Flagging public confidence in private colleges led Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training to announce a series of measures last week to raise the standards of private higher education.
The article discusses how Vietnamese citizens Ton Nu Thi Ninh and Dang Thi Hoang Yen have worked to support the creation of private universities in Vietnam. The author discusses the perception of private education in Vietnam.
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.
Wearing a dark-blue polyester suit, shiny black shoes, a stiff white shirt, and a humorless expression, Le Cong Co looks like the quintessential Vietnamese bureaucrat.
Charismatic as well as politically astute, Ton Nu Thi Ninh is a patient woman — up to a point. As a high-ranking member of Vietnam's Communist Party, and regarded as the most powerful woman in...
Under the 2005 Education Law, Vietnam does not have “people-founded schools.” Therefore, the schools, established before the time the law took effects, will have to follow the procedures to shift into private run schools.
Many low-tier and private Vietnamese universities have recruited students via a lax selection process, raising concerns over the quality of future doctors and pharmacists, reports Tuoi Tre.
Private colleges in southern Vietnam are demanding very high tuition, which is up to 15 times that collected by public schools, but aren’t necessarily matching the high prices with a quality education.