Vietnam: What does the information regarding conditions for training and research quality assurance to be disclosed by higher education institutions include?

What does the information regarding conditions for training and research quality assurance to be disclosed by higher education institutions in Vietnam include?

According to the provisions in Article 12 of Circular 09/2024/TT-BGDDT, higher education institutions must disclose the following information regarding conditions for training and research quality assurance:

- Level of satisfaction of criteria set out in the higher education institution standards, conformable with the result announced by the Ministry of Training and Education of Vietnam (for higher education institutions).

- Training majors/programs and exams for certificates:

+ List of training majors currently provided and details on satisfaction of conditions for opening such majors;

+ List of training programs currently provided, details on such programs according to training program standards (expected learning outcomes, admission requirements, conditions for implementing training programs) and forms of degrees or certificates issued to graduates at each level, training major and training mode; regarding international cooperation programs, information on the higher education institution engaging in joint training, duration of cooperation program, and written approval given by competent authority;

+ List of exams for international certificates which are organized in cooperation with other parties, and details on exams, types and forms of certificates issued, duration of cooperation, and written approval given by competent authorities.

- Lecturers, educational managers and employees:

+) Number of educational managers and employees sorted by groups of job positions;

+ Number of full-time lecturers of the educational institution and of each training field sorted by level of training, professors, associate professors; list of tenured lecturers sorted by professional unit, including: full name, qualifications, position, in-charge fields, and main research direction;

+ Number of lecturers, educational managers and employees who have completed annual training courses as prescribed;

+ Ratio of students to tenured lecturers.

- Shared physical facilities:

+ List of training locations/campuses; information on land area, address and main use purposes (training, research, services, etc.);

+ List of buildings (halls, lecture halls, dormitories, libraries, learning material center; working buildings, etc.), and physical facilities; information on building floor area, and floor area used for training, research and other purposes.

+ Information on library (working spaces, reading room, etc.); number of titles and copies of textbooks and monographs.

- Quality assessment and accreditation of the educational institution and training program:

+ Results of internal assessment carried out by the educational institution; plans for improving quality after internal assessment;

+ Educational quality accreditation certificates issued by qualified educational quality assessment body in chronological order;

+ Annual and 05-year plans for improving educational quality after external assessment and implementation results.

What does the information regarding conditions for training and research quality assurance to be disclosed by higher education institutions in Vietnam include? (Image from the Internet)

What does the information regarding plans and achievements in training, science and technology activities to be disclosed by higher education institutions in Vietnam include?

According to the provisions in Article 13 of Circular 09/2024/TT-BGDDT, higher education institutions must disclose the following information regarding plans and achievements in training, science and technology activities:

- Annual plan for enrolment and organization of training activities for each level and model of training which conforms to current regulations on enrollment and training.

- Annual enrolment and training results of each training level, calculated for the entire educational institution and sorted by training sector and mode:

+ Training scale, number of freshmen and number of graduates;

+ Ratio of enrolled students to planned enrolment target, dropout rate, dropout rate at the beginning of the academic year, ratio of students who graduate late by no more than 2 years from the normal graduation time, and on-time graduation rate (i.e. ratio of students who graduate by the normal graduation time);

+ Ratio of university graduates who are employed in fields related to their qualifications within 12 months after graduation.

- Achievements in science and technology in the year, calculated for the entire educational institution and sorted by field of science and technology:

+ List of science and technology projects, schemes or tasks in which the educational institution plays the leading role: name of the project, scheme or task; level of managing authority; leading person and participating members; domestic and international partners; implementation duration; funding; brief description of findings and products;

+ Number of scientific works post on reputable international publications and other scientific publications; number of granted invention patents and utility solution patents;

+ Results of knowledge transfer, technology transfer and support for startups (if any).

What is the time for public disclosure of information on the web portal in the activities of higher education institutions in Vietnam?

Under Clause 2, Article 15 of Circular 09/2024/TT-BGDDT, the regulation is as follows:

Time of public disclosure

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2. Public disclosure of information on a web portal must last for at least 05 years from the posting date. Public posting of information at premises of early childhood education institutions and schools/classes for people with disabilities that do not yet establish their own web portals must last for at least 90 days, and such posted information must be retained for at least 05 years from the posting date to ensure the access to information.

3. In addition to the public disclosure of information as prescribed in clauses 1, 2 of this Article, educational institutions must also make public disclosure in accordance with regulations of relevant laws.

Thus, public disclosure of information in the activities of higher education institutions on a web portal must last for at least 05 years from the posting date.