Vietnam: Regional parent universities shall cooperate with enterprises in recruiting post-graduate employment

According to Circular No. 10/2020/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, regional parent universities and their member units shall cooperate with local governments and other domestic service providers and enterprises in determining demands for training and scientific research and in connecting training and scientific research with jobs and post-graduate employment; signing training and technological and scientific research agreements; applying new technological and scientific achievements in business operation and daily life; advising local governments and enterprises on formulating important socio-economic development projects, programs, policies, plans, planning and strategies.

Moreover, member units of a regional parent university shall proactively cooperate with their regional parent university in resolving issues regarding the organizational structure and/or operation of a member unit with the regulatory bodies, units and People's Committees of the locality where the concerned member unit is located.

Regarding educational quality assurance and accreditation, regional parent universities have the following duties and powers:

- Fulfill their responsibilities for educational quality assurance; fulfill the duties and exercise the powers concerning educational quality accreditation according to regulations in the Law on Higher Education, Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education and relevant regulations of law.

- Promulgate internal guidelines and regulations on educational quality assurance and assessment criteria appropriate to each regional parent university’s characteristics and in compliance with regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

- Formulate plans and develop systems for quality assurance in higher education institutions based on the missions, objectives and actual capacity of each regional parent university; direct and provide guidelines for their member units and affiliates to launch such plans and systems; and inspect and evaluate implementation of such plans.

- Assist their member units and affiliates with applying to legal accreditation organizations for educational quality accreditation.

View details at Circular No. 10/2020/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from June 29, 2020.

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