Vietnam’s new regulations: Responsibilities and powers of regional parent universities

Specifically, according to Circular No. 10/2020/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, procedures for establishment and recognition of regional parent university councils; and for recognition and dismissal of chairpersons and other members of regional parent university councils are provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 99/2019/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government.

In addition to the responsibilities and powers stated in the Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education and Decree No. 99/2019/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a regional parent university council has the following responsibilities and powers:

- Stipulate criteria, number of tenures and authorization procedure for the council chairperson; criteria, duties, powers and election and dismissal procedures for council deputy chairpersons (if any) and council secretaries; number of council members and organizational structure of the council; council member adding and replacement; and the method by which the council decides each type of activity;

- Stipulate the procedure for decision on the regional parent university director and procedures for decision on other managerial titles that are within the competence of the regional parent university; bases and procedure for dismissal of the regional parent university director; number of deputies whose appointment is within the competence of the regional parent university; maximum tenure of the regional parent university director, deputy directors and other managerial titles of affiliates of the regional parent university;

- Provide for the operating budget, standing bodies, controlling bodies and assisting apparatus of the regional parent university council, composition of delegates and procedure for organization of conferences of delegates of the regional parent university and other matters at the request of the regional parent university council;

- Provide for division of responsibilities and powers between the council and the director of the regional parent university; relationship between the regional parent university council and councils of autonomous affiliates and member universities of the regional parent university.

- Regulate assignment of representatives of the regional parent university to join councils of member universities.

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

Thu Ba

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