Vietnam sets up non-state school alliance, aims quality step-up
An association of Vietnamese non-state universities and colleges was officially established in Hanoi the morning of Sept. 9, with the aim of improving the training quality and standards of its members.
During its operation, the association will work out and propose to the Vietnamese government, the Ministry of Education and Training, appropriate agencies and its members strategies to reform the goals and contents of education programs, develop teaching staff, upgrade management schemes, improve financial efficiency and fulfill other tasks, according to local media.
The association currently has 20 school members. Former Vietnamese Education Minister Tran Hong Quan was appointed president of the association.
Vietnam has 22 non-state universities and five non-state colleges. These education institutions have trained about 120,000 students, making up 12 per cent of the student population nationwide over the past two decades.
Reported by Kieu Huong – Translated by Hieu Trung.
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Published: 10 September, 2004, 17:07:25 (GMT+7)
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