VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will
veto any plan on the set up of a new university from now to 2020, said Deputy
Minister Bui Van Ga.
Speaking at a meeting to seek
ways to save private universities, held with representatives from the Vietnam
Private Universities Association (VIPUA) on March 5, the deputy minister said a
number of universities would have to merge to improve their operations and meet
enrollment quotas.
“The ministry must reconsider the
goal of increasing student numbers by 450 for every 10,000 and focus their
expansion efforts on methods in line with the Party Central Committee's
Resolution No.2,” he added.
Some analysts have pointed out
that the establishment of too many schools, as well as upgrades of colleges
into universities has led to the current problem, and that many schools,
especially private universities, have been failing to meet their enrollment
quotas.
By the end of 2012, Vietnam had
81 private colleges and universities, accounting for 14% of graduates.
Few of them achieved their
enrollment quotas, with most reaching between 30% and 60% of their targets.
Many fell even shorter.
Regarding the VIPUA’s proposal on
removing mandatory requirements for university entrance exams in order to
increase the number of students in private universities, Deputy Minister Bui
Van Ga said that the ministry was working on a decree on the classification of
universities. The decree would allow universities to issue their own entrance
requirements.
The ministry also rejected the
association’s proposal on merging the high school graduation exam with
university entrance exam. The association said that this would have helped
potential students by saving on exam fees.
The deputy minister said that
such a move would have to be carefully considered and would not be possible to
implement this year.
“After 2015, when the quality of
the high school graduation exam is improved and the curriculum is reformed, the
ministry may consider allowing some universities to use their own guidelines
for entrance requirements," he stated.
According to Deputy Minister Ga,
the ministry will make a proposal to the government and the Ministry of Finance
that, if approved, would offer a preferential corporate income tax of 10% to
all private universities. Currently the tax rate for private universities is
25%, with the exception of those that can offer a space of 55 square metres per
student, who already get the 10% preferential rate.
Source: DTriNews
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