Vietnam: 04 standards of members of the external assessment commission

Specifically, according to Article 19 of the Regulation on the process and frequency of education quality assessment of universities, colleges, and vocational high schools enclosed with Circular No. 62/2012/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, standards of members of the external assessment commission (“external assessment” is the survey and assessment carried out by an education quality assessment organizations based on the education quality assessment standards provided by the Ministry of Education and Training in order to determine the extent of the conformity of the educational institution with the education quality standards) are specified as follows:

1. Be qualified, ethical, honest, and objective; have good health to perform the assigned tasks;

2. Teach or participate in managerial activities at higher education institutions or vocational schools for at least 10 years; the members being employers do not have to teach or engage in managerial activities, but must have at least 05 years of experience of enterprise management;

3. Have labor contracts signed with the education quality assessment organization;

4. Make a written commitment with the education quality assessment organization that they have never worked for the assessed educational institution; have never contributed capital, purchased stocks and bonds; and no family members (parents, spouses, children, siblings) are members in the board of directors of the educational institution.

Before establishing the external assessment commission the education quality assessment organization must send the tentative list of the composition of the external assessment commission to the educational institution. The educational institution may request the education quality assessment organization to replace one or some members of the commission if there is evidence that such members have been in a conflict of interest with the educational institution, but may not suggest or propose any particular individual for the external assessment commission.

Note: The educational institution is considered to concur with the tentative list made by the education quality assessment organization if the educational institution does not give any opinion within 10 working days from the date on which the tentative list is received.

View more details at Circular No. 62/2012/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2013.

Le Vy

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