Vietnam: Standards and structures of the Training program appraisal council

According to Article 7 of the Regulation on minimum amount of knowledge, required capacity of graduates at each training level of higher education and procedures for establishment, appraisal and issuance of training program for university level, master’s level and doctorate level enclosed with Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, Director of the training institutions shall issue the decision on establishment of Training program appraisal council (hereinafter referred to as the Appraisal council) at the request of the Council of science and education. Standards and structures of the Appraisal council are as follows:

- The Appraisal council shall include at least 5 members who are professors, associate professors, doctor expert on the discipline/speciality conformable to the program subject to appraisal; in which at least 1 representative of the employers; members of the curriculum-designing team shall not participate in the Appraisal council. Training institutions are encouraged to invite reputable lecturers from foreign universities to participate in the appraisal council;

If there is not any representative for the employers is qualified to participate in the Appraisal Council, a person who has completed a 3-year Master's program with a Master’s degree of the same discipline and has at least 5 years' experience in the speciality of training program may be invited as a member of the Appraisal council of university level or master’s level;

- The Appraisal council shall include the President, a Secretary and some members including 02 opponent members working for 2 different training institutions. The training institution having program subject to appraisal shall not participate or appoint only 1 person to participate in the Appraisal council;

If the program subject to appraisal concerns a new discipline/speciality which is not included in the training program of any establishment in Vietnam , the Appraisal council shall include qualified people in similar specialities that have conducted research and declared at least 1 one scientific work relating to the program subject to appraisal (excluding the representatives of the employers).

View more details at Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from June 01, 2016.

Le Vy

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