As
of next July, vocational schools and higher education institutions will be free
to decide how many students they want to enroll, said a circular recently
issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.
Up until now, the ministry has decided
enrollment quotas for each school. Yet, the ministry has hardly punished
schools that exceed quotas.
According to the circular, the ministry will
also ban higher education institutions from offering vocational courses as of
next school year.
Many vocational schools have complained they
cannot enroll enough students given fierce competition by higher education
institutions.
Nguyen Duc Nghia, vice Director of the Vietnam
National University in Ho Chi Minh City, said this was the right move from the
ministry.
It is meant to gradually grant autonomy to
junior colleges and universities, Nghia said.
According to Bui Duy Cam, President of the
Hanoi University of Science, schools may not increase their enrollment suddenly
in order to ensure quality, for which they will be held fully responsible once
they are given autonomy.
All in all, this is “a revolution in
education,” Nguyen Van Ang, a ministry official, said.
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