What conditions must be met in order to establish universities in Vietnam?

What conditions must be met in order to establish universities in Vietnam?

In Clause 1, Article 22 of the Law on Higher Education 2012, Clause 2, Article 2 of the 2018 revised Higher Education Law and Clause 16, Article 1 of the 2018 revised Higher Education Law has the following provisions:

1. A higher education institution is established or authorized to be established when the following conditions are satisfied:

a) Having the establishment project consistent with master plan for socio-economic development and the approved higher education institution network planning;

b) Having the written consent from the provincial People’s Committee where the head office of the higher education institution is situated about the establishment of the higher education institutions and the certification of the land tenancy;

c) Having the certification of the financial capability of the investment in the construction of the higher education institution from competent agencies;

d) Foreign-invested higher education institutions shall satisfy other conditions prescribed by the Law on Investment.

Thus, to be able to open a university in Vietnam, you need to meet the 03 conditions mentioned in Point a, Point b, Point c, Clause 1, Article 22 of the Law on Higher Education 2012. For foreign-invested higher education institutions, need to meet other conditions as prescribed by the Law on Investment.

What are conditions for training activities in universities in Vietnam?

Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Higher Education 2012 has the following provisions:

1. A higher education institution is allowed to do training activities when the following conditions are satisfied:

a) Having the decision on the establishment or the decision on approving the establishment of the higher education institution;

b) Having land, facilities, equipment, dorms, PE facilities serving the demands for training activities; the construction location must satisfy the pedagogic principles, must be safe for students, teachers and other workers under the committed project;

c) Having the training programs and teaching materials as prescribed;

d) Having adequate full-time teaching staff and management staff that are professionally qualified ;

dd) Having sufficient financial resources for sustaining and developing the higher education institution operation;

e) Having the regulations on the organization and operation of the higher education institution.

Thus, in order to be allowed to conduct training activities in Vietnam, universities need to meet the conditions mentioned in Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Higher Education 2012.

Best Regards!