Vietnam: Decisions of the Council of education accreditation shall only be valid if they have at least two third votes of the members

According to Article 12 of the Regulations on conditions for the foundation and dissolution, missions and rights of the education accreditation organization promulgated together with Circular No. 61/2012/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, the Council of the education accreditation shall shoulder the responsibility to inspect the education accreditation results and request the Director to recognize or not recognize education facilities and programs meeting the education quality standard. Working rules of the Council are as follows:

- All activities of the Council shall comply with collective rules and the majority rule is applied in decision making of issues under the duty of the Council.

- The Council shall periodically have biannual meetings or be convened by the Chairperson. Decisions of the Council shall be only valid if they have at least two third votes of the members.

- The Council's member who is the representative of an accredited education facility shall not attend the meeting of the Council when the result of education quality evaluation of the educational facility or program which that member used to work or is working for is being inspected.

Moreover, operations of the education accreditation organization shall include:

- Organize the external evaluation operation for educational facilities and programs at the request of competent education facilities or authorities.

- Consider and recognize educational facilities and programs meeting the standard of education quality;

- Organize or involve in the organization of domestic and international evaluation operation of education quality.

View more provisions at Circular No. 61/2012/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2013.

Le Vy

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