The Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh
City (VNU-HCM) that comprises leading tertiary schools in southern Vietnam has
decided not to admit new students to its honors programs at five member
universities for the next school year starting September.
The
bloc wants to review the effectiveness of the programs, which have been run in
the past ten years, and seek new funding for their expected resumption one
school year later, according to Dr. Nguyen Duc Nghia, its vice director.
Nghia
rejects rumours that VNU-HCM will stop the programs for good, and asserts it
would merely shrink them in the case of too much financial difficulty.
The
university group needs a hiatus to work out an improvement plan for the
programs, says Dr Nguyen Quoc Chinh, vice chief of the undergraduate and
graduate board.
“We
will soon ask our member universities to submit their detailed schemes related
to the use of financial sources and the future of the programs, before resuming
them.”
The
honors programs are now available at five of VNU-HCM’s seven member
universities. The five are the University of Science, University of Technology,
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Economics and Law,
and University of Information Technology.
They
are intended to produce a skilled workforce for the labour market and highly
qualified staff for higher education institutions.
Students
who have passed the national university entrance exams – Vietnam’s screening
tests to select students for higher education – with high scores will have to
go through a demanding selection process before being admitted to the programs.
Graduates
of these programs will be given high priority when it comes to overseas study
using state funds or they may be granted automatic admission to graduate
courses at their schools.
The
honors programs have proved very appealing to VNU-HCM students, Dr Nguyen Kim
Quang, academic affairs chief at the University of Science, says.
The
halt, though temporary, is a real pity, Dr Quang says.
They
should be resumed as soon as possible, as the honors programs have been run
pretty successfully so far, according to Tran Tinh Duc, vice chief of academic
affairs at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
These
high-quality courses have been the main supply of lecturers for the school
since their inception, Duc adds.
But
many insiders, including students and lecturers, complain the programs have not
been so successful while students have been forced to learn too much.
Theory
still prevails over practice in these programs whereas not enough attention has
been given to the teaching materials and job opportunities for graduates, they
moan.
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