VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training
(MoET) plans this year to embark on an ambitious plan to change personnel at
faculties of universities, colleges and other tertiary-level training schools.
At a two-day online conference
that ended yesterday, Jan 23, Dr Bui Anh Tuan, head of the ministry's Tertiary
Education Department, said that universities for teachers would have their
enrollment quotas changed to comply with the country's actual demand.
The plan also calls for better
qualified staff at universities.
Last year, the ministry reduced
the number of faculties in accountancy, banking-finance and business
administration, but encouraged the opening of faculties in technology,
agriculture and environmental resources.
Twenty-three new universities
opened last year, including Viet Bac University and Kinh Bac University.
According to Minister of
Education and Training Pham Vu Luan, one university in HCM City and another in
Ha Noi will be chosen as the site of pilot projects that will focus on new
training and teaching methodologies.
The ongoing training programme of
lecturers with doctoral degrees will also be hastened.
The ministry has asked the
government to devise new salaries for five levels of lecturers at universities.
The government should also
encourage universities and colleges to have preferential policies for lecturers
with high qualifications.
At the conference, Luan said that
Decree 115, which called for local authorities to inspect schools on site, had
been effective in solving problems.
Last year, the ministry worked
with local authorities to inspect 62 universities and colleges nationwide.
Of that number, violations were
found at five universities as well as 17 faculties at universities and
colleges. The violations concerned student-lecturer ratios and quality of
facilities. All of the universities and faculties had to cease enrollment of
new students.
The ministry this year will
continue to inspect universities and colleges and shut down enrollment at those
who violate regulations.
Five faculties at Luong The Vinh
and Chu Van An universities continue to be closed as both schools have not kept
their lecturer-student ratios right.
In addition, many lecturers are
teaching without master's or doctoral degrees.
Luan said this year many laws
related to higher education would come into effect.
Schools will be allowed to submit
their own enrollment plans to the ministry for approval.
At the conference, Deputy Prime
Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked the ministry to review and carry out 20
projects that are part of the education development strategy.
Twenty projects include one on
land planning for education facilities by 2020, and the removal of universities
out of the inner city of HCM City and Ha Noi.
Nhan also asked the ministry and
local authorities to strictly punish schools that charge students and parents
fees beyond the regulated amount.
Also, teachers who offer private
classes at home will be penalised as well.
Source: VNS
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