Universities in Vietnam shall have the rights and autonomy in terms of academic and specialized operations

According to Clause 1 Article 13 of Decree No. 99/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, higher education institutions shall exercise autonomy and accountability according to regulations of the Law on Higher Education and Law on amendments to the Law on Higher Education and regulations on autonomy in terms of academic and specialized operations, autonomy in terms of organizational structure and personnel, autonomy in terms of finance and property. In particular, regarding autonomy in terms of academic and specialized operations, higher education institutions have the right to:

- Promulgate internal regulations on admission, training, scientific and technological activities, and domestic and international cooperation and organize implementation thereof as prescribed by law;

- Identify and publish admission methods and quotas according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, excluding those in the field of national defense and security, which shall comply with regulations from each institution’s supervisory authority;

- Decide training organization and management methods as appropriate to each training mode and qualification; develop, appraise and promulgate training programs in accordance to regulations on the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework and training program standards, ensuring that no harm is caused to national defense and security, community interest, culture, morals, fine traditions and customs, ethnic solidarity in Vietnam, and peace and security around the world; history is not distorted and there is no religious promotional content; compile, select, appraise, approve and use higher education teaching resources and textbooks (excluding those of compulsory subjects); implement and evaluate higher education training programs; design specimens of degrees and certificates, print blank degrees and certificates, issue and manage degrees and certificates as per the law;

- Decide distance learning and cooperation in in-service undergraduate training with domestic educational institutions that are qualified according to regulations of law;

- Decide scientific and technological activities according to regulations in Article 16 of this Decree; and decide international cooperation as per Clauses 3, 5 and 6 Article 44 of the Law on Higher Education in compliance with regulations of law;

- If an institution is eligible to exercise the autonomy prescribed in Clause 17, it may exercise autonomy in offering new programs as prescribed in Clause 18 and in international cooperation in training as prescribed in Clause 30 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Higher Education;

- Exercise autonomy in other academic and specialized operations in accordance with the law.

Autonomy and accountability of higher education institutions affiliated to the people's armed force shall abide by regulations in this Decree and other relevant regulations of law.

View more details at Decree No. 99/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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