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The Ho Chi Minh City National University held a seminar on Nov. 28, drawing on European and Southeast Asian experiences in university organisation and management.

Sixty delegates from France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam attended the seminar.

According to Le Quang Minh, Deputy Director of the Chi Minh City National University , countries with well-developed education systems possess a wealth of knowledge that Vietnam could apply in developing its education sector, particularly in the area of university self-governance.

Effective university self-governance entails universities preparing their own course programmes, deciding on their own staff and training fees, and particularly, managing their own financial resources.

Vietnam ’s university system suffers from a lack of applied standards, particularly international quality standards. Furthermore, there is no real connection between the courses offered and public demand.

Participants discussed the prospects of university self-management in Vietnam under the orientation of the Government and the management of the State.
A number of successful models of university self-governance were presented at the seminar.

According to Peter Mayer, Chairman of the Social Sciences and Business Management Department of the Osnabrueck Applied Science University in Germany, ensuring strong financial resources is of the utmost importance for successful university self-governance.

Source: VNA