Launching the Center for Education Quality Assessment

On January 8, the Ministry of Education and Training officially issued the decision to establish and put into operation the Center for Education Quality Assessment (under the Association of Vietnamese Universities and Colleges).

The Center is an independent educational quality assessment organization, with the mission of evaluating and recognizing educational institutions and educational programs that meet national educational quality standards. Currently, the Center for Educational Quality Assessment has 25 assessors, of which 10 were trained abroad.

According to Mr. Tran Xuan Nhi, Vice President of the Association of Vietnamese Universities and Colleges, this is the first independent accreditation center in Vietnam. In the world, especially in countries with advanced education, with standards and criteria for assessing educational quality, accreditation results are a vital factor that determines the existence of universities.

Currently, Vietnam has only established 4 Centers for Education Quality Assessment under: Hanoi National University, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Danang University and the Center under the Association of Vietnamese Universities and Colleges.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien presented the Center's Operation Decision to Ms. Nguyen Phuong Nga.

“If Vietnamese education wants to develop to keep up with the world, it must accept independent assessment to know where it stands and what the quality is. From there, improve the quality of education and meet human resource requirements,” Mr. Tran Xuan Nhi emphasized.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien said that Vietnam's education is shifting from a management and inspection mechanism to one of delegation and supervision. Schools previously avoided inspection, but quality assessment is an opportunity to point out the strengths and weaknesses of the school, so that they can determine their position, helping schools see solutions to strengthen the school. The Ministry of Education and Training will continue to license other assessment centers. The competition between centers, the goal is that assessment must help schools and help society.

Receiving the decision to appoint as Director of the Center for Education Quality Assessment, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Nga affirmed that the center will participate in evaluating and recognizing educational institutions and educational programs according to educational quality standards issued by the Ministry of Education and Training. At the same time, it will advise educational institutions on solutions to ensure quality, maintain and improve quality.

According to QĐND Online