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On the morning of October 7, the Ministry of Education and Training organized an online preliminary conference to implement Decision 78/QD-TTg approving the Program Developing an education quality assurance and accreditation system for university education and pedagogical colleges in the period 2022 - 2030. Clear changes in quality accreditation Mr. Huynh Van Chuong, Director of the Department of Quality Management, said that in the period 2022-2025, the higher education quality assurance and accreditation system has seen clear changes. According to a survey from 177 university institutions and 5/7 domestic accreditation organizations, 170/177 institutions have established units in charge of quality assurance (96.3%). There are 2,637 accredited training programs (1,941 domestic, 696 international), reaching 52.1% compared to 5,007 university majors; exceeding the medium-term target according to Decision 78 (35%, of which 10% is international). This result is the basis for implementing Resolution 281/NQ-CP on university stratification and ranking. 100% of due accreditation organizations have been periodically evaluated by the Ministry according to Circular 13/2023/TT-BGDDT; At least 60% of organizations participate in international QA networks or international collaborations. This is a step forward to expand accreditation according to international standards, meeting integration requirements under Resolutions 57-NQ/TW and 71-NQ/TW. Three important keywords for education quality assurance and accreditation. Speaking in conclusion, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc assessed that the work of ensuring and accreditation of educational quality has had positive changes. If 10 years ago, the number of accredited establishments was very small, now it has reached more than 90%, with only a few new or special schools remaining. The number of accredited training programs has also increased sharply, currently reaching more than 40% in the university sector. School leaders awareness of internal quality assurance has significantly improved; The majority have implemented internal quality assurance systems and are conscious of international integration. The team doing this work has grown in both quantity and experience. However, there are still some shortcomings such as the internal quality assurance system at schools, which has changed more positively, but the level is not uniform. Some establishments have good awareness and implementation, but there are still schools that do it purely as a formality, even after completing the accreditation, they leave it there, waiting until the next 5-year cycle to continue. The sense of responsibility for quality - which is the core benefit and vital factor of each school - is still not uniformly instilled. Regarding training program accreditation, the number is still limited. Although it has increased compared to before, it only reached more than 40% at the university level, lower at the masters level and very little at the doctoral level. The quality assurance team at many facilities is still not properly trained. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen training and in-depth training programs for this force, and at the same time improve the capacity of inspectors at inspection centers in the coming time. Investment resources for facilities, data systems, information and infrastructure to serve quality assurance work are still limited, even at inspection centers. Regarding international integration, Vietnam is only in the early stages, has not yet reached the leading group in the ASEAN region and is still quite far away from developed countries. Regarding the direction for the coming period, the Deputy Minister emphasized three important keywords in quality assurance and accreditation work: continued improvement, substance and international integration. He believes that each school needs to urgently improve its internal quality assurance system as a core part for sustainable development; must carry out quality accreditation, especially at the training program level, spread quality culture to each lecturer, and continuously improve. To do so, it is necessary to have a team, resources and a complete data system. The Deputy Minister suggested that inspection centers consider appropriate organizational models, learn from experiences from developed countries such as the US, UK, Australia, Japan, Korea, China and Europe, to build a system suitable for Vietnams conditions. Centers must be quality gatekeepers, operating objectively, independently, honestly and professionally, creating a fair, transparent and integrated accreditation playing field. The Deputy Minister also asked centers to coordinate with the Ministry of Education and Training in providing comments and perfecting regulations and accreditation standards. The Ministry is amending and supplementing three laws in the field of education; Implement Resolutions 71-NQ/TW, 57-NQ/TW and other projects, strategies, and network planning, towards an advanced, integrated and practical legal corridor, promoting the development of a higher education quality assurance and accreditation system. The Department of Quality Management is assigned to synthesize reports and advise the Prime Minister to consider making adjustments and supplements, if necessary, to Decision 78/QD-TTg. Thu Trang See moreSee moreSee moreSee more
