Autonomy in higher education in Vietnam

https://doi.org/10.21744/ijbem.v5n4.2047

Authors

  • Nguyen Tai Hoa Hanoi University of Natural Resources & Environment, Vietnam, No 41 A Phu Dien Road, Phu Dien precinct, North-Tu Liem district, Hanoi, Vietnam

Keywords:

accountability, autonomous universities, autonomy, high quality universities, higher education

Abstract

Currently, the education and training in Vietnam sector has had specific policies and actions in which to attach importance to the renewal of the management mechanism for universities in the direction that universities are more and more autonomous in their mission implementation, improve the quality of education. International experience shows that one of the solutions to improve the quality of public universities is to gradually increase autonomy for universities in the following areas: autonomy in program and education plan; autonomy in using finance and facilities; autonomy in recruitment, human resource management; autonomy in educational goals and quality. The paper presents the research on the model of autonomous public universities in Vietnam in the context of the implementation of the Education Law 2019.

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Published

2022-11-30

How to Cite

Hoa, N. T. (2022). Autonomy in higher education in Vietnam. International Journal of Business, Economics & Management, 5(4), 470-477. https://doi.org/10.21744/ijbem.v5n4.2047