Vietnam - Citizens raise concerns over education quality

HA NOI – Education and human resource training were among the hot-button issues raised during today's online dialogue with Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan.

Regarding the quality of human resources, Luan said the ministry has instructed universities to adjust their training programmes to better serve students' needs.

"The ministry has issued higher standards for universities to conduct master training and has increased the number of inspections. Last year, the ministry revoked license of more than 100 educational establishments that were not qualified to grant master's or PhD degrees," Luan said.

In another move, the ministry encouraged educational institutions to extend their relations with businesses and other universities both inside and outside the country, in order to improve their curricula and training methods.

Luan also addressed the imbalance among training sectors, saying that the ministry had adopted policies to encourage teachers' engagement in less attractive industries such as agro-forestry, fisheries and education. It would provide each teacher with an allowance of between 25 to 45 per cent of minimum wage depending on his or her education level.

"In particular, teachers in disadvantaged, remote, mountainous and ethnic minority-inhabited areas will receive an allowance rate of up to 70 per cent of the minimum wage," he said.

Students at universities of education would be exempt from tuition fees, the minister said.

Tuition fees for agro-forestry and fisheries education are the lowest among training sectors.

VNS (to be updated)

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