Vietnam: Required qualifications of university principals

According to the Law on Higher Education 2012 of Vietnam, the tenure of a principal is 05 years. The principals are designated and re-designated by tenure and not exceeding two consecutive tenures.

To be a principal of a higher education institution, the following criteria must be met:

- Having political credentials, having strong sense of dignity, having prestige within the science and education community, having capability of management and having participated in faculty management or department management in at least 05 years.

- The principals of universities, the directors of academies and universities must have the doctorates; the principals of colleges must have the master’s degree or above.

- Having good health. The age of a designated principal of a public higher education institution must be adequate for at least a principal’s tenure.

Besides, this Law also specifies duties and authority of principals as follows:

- Promulgating the regulations and provisions of the higher education institutions under the resolutions from the School Council, the Board of Directors or the University Council;

- Making decisions on the merger, division, separation, dissolution of the organizations affiliated to the higher education institution under the resolutions from the School Council, the Board of Directors or the University Council; designating, discharging the chiefs and deputies of the organizations affiliated to the higher education institution;

- Organizing the implementation of the resolutions from the School Council, the Board of Directors or the University Council;

- Planning the development of teaching staff and management staff;

- Organizing the training, scientific researches, international cooperation, assuring the higher education quality;

- Implementing the information and report regulations, subject to the supervisions and inspections as prescribed;

- Building and implementing the internal democratic regulations; obtaining opinions and subject to the supervisions from individuals and organizations in the higher education institution;

- Reporting the duty fulfillment of the principal and the management board to the School Council, the Board of Directors, the University Council;

- Other duties and authority as prescribed by law provisions.

The Law on Higher Education 2012 of Vietnam takes effect from January 01, 2013.

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