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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY

Good Governance in Higher Education:

concepts, implement, and training

Case: Vietnam National University-HCMC

Le Quang Minh, PhD, Assoc. Prof.

Vice President, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh city Former Member of Parliament

Former Member of National Council of Education Former Rector, Cantho University

DIES-Conference: Strengthening Universities, Enhancing Capacities –Higher Education Management for Development

28/29 November 2011, Bonn, Germany

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Higher education reform

Issues of University Governance in VN

Lessons learned

Training programs in VNU-HCMC

CONTENT

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HIGHER EDUCATION

REFORM IN VIETNAM

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Period Before 1954

1954-1975 1975-1990 1990 to date Colony Vietnam war Reunification Reform

North French system

Russian (++++)

French (+)

Russian (++++)

French (+)

Broadening curricula

More

comprehensive university

South French system

American (+++)

French (+)

Russian (+++)

American (++)

French (+)

More practical, less theoretical “Standard”

degrees, QA 2 national, 3 regional, >100 mono-

disciplinary, >30

HE Reforms in Vietnam

(5)

Opened door policy from 90s

Transition + fast-growing economics

HE Reforms in Vietnam

Old type of

human resource

• top-down

• employment: gov.

• public servant =>

obey

New type of

human resource

• bottom-up

• employment: private

• entrepreneurship =>

create

Leadership

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ISSUES OF UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE IN

VIETNAM

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University autonomy

Lack of international standards, norms, definitions; Lack of international standards, norms, definitions;

internationally

internationally--accepted common practices => vague accepted common practices => vague definition/understanding of

definition/understanding of autonomy

Weak linkage with industry/business/society => unclear Weak linkage with industry/business/society => unclear accountability

Centralized power (example Prof. promotion: confused Centralized power (example Prof. promotion: confused practices and criteria) =>

practices and criteria) => quality control

Unclear role division between ministries and universities

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Boundary

Laws

Government policy

Accountability/

Society

Responsibility

Tradition

Quality

Reality

Law ambiguity

Bureaucracy

Auditing

Standardization

University rector’s dream

budget

research

education self-management

student admission

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Ambiguity in Laws and Legal Procedures

complex law system related with university autonomy:

• Law of Education

• Law of Budgeting

• Law of Government Officials

• Law of Auditing

• Law of Science and Technology,…

Law of Education (2005): new or clearer defined concepts: autonomy, quality assurance, university governance, credit system,…

University autonomy

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Article 14

State (Ministry of Education) responds:

• education objectives

• curricula and contents

• planning

• staff qualification

• testing / exam regulations

• degrees

• quality assurance

autonomy

• decentralization

Law of Education 2005

University autonomy

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Newly, quickly and vaguely evolving concepts

centralized de-centralized

Not-well-defined/risky zone

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY

4 levels of autonomy

2 National universities PM highest

3 Regional and 14 Key universities MOET high

more than 100 other universities MOET + line ministry provincial universities MOET+ line ministry

+ provincial authority

Special university charter for the 2 National universities:

testing cases for a high-level autonomy

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Governance Structure in Vietnam National University

HCMC

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3

reform

periods in Vietnam National University-HCMC

most suitable most suitable

but new but new

concept in VN concept in VN university

university system 6 university

6 university members Development

Development ((reported to PM) reported to PM)

extra

extra ““layerlayer”” of of administration administration

““small small ministry ministry”” 3 + 2 3

universities universities ReRe--structurestructure

(reported to PM) (reported to PM)

autonomy of autonomy of

specialized specialized

university university

““big universitybig university”” 10 10

universities universities Establishment

Establishment

(reported to MOET) (reported to MOET)

Main issues Main issues Governance

Governance structure

structure Number of

Number of institutions institutions Phases

Phases

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PM Office

Ministry of

Education VNU

university university university university

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Roles

Steering and strategy

Quality

Efficiency

VNU

Vision

VNU objectives Criteria, QA Supervision Criteria

Members

Mission, inst. objectives, strategic plans

Implementation plan

Curriculum development Action plan

Internal guidelines

Role division between VNU and Members

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Differences between VNU and others

Issues Finance

Curriculum QA

Fund raising

VNU

Direct from NA Self-decided Self-evaluated system

Autonomous

Others

MOET/LM MOET

MOET

Approval needed

University autonomy

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VNU Board of Governance

President

Rector

University Member

VNU structure

Rector

University Member

Rector

University Member

Faculty Faculty Faculty

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Less than 5% of Public Universities in Vietnam having Board of Governance

The first BOG in Vietnam

University Presidents are Board President 30% members of the Board from outside

University Governance

Board of Trustees

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Leader appointment

President and Vice Presidents: Prime Minister Rector and Vice Rectors: Minister of Education

University Governance

Finance

Tuition fee: Prime Minister

Expenditures: University President =>

Faculty/Staff General Assembly

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Student admission

Qualification: National University Entrance Examination Number: Ministry of Education

University Governance

Professor promotion

National Council of University Promotion University appointment

Staff management

“supervised” by Ministry of Internal Affairs

salary scales decided by Ministries of Internal Affairs and Labor

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“RESIDUE” of autonomy of VNU-HCMC

Autonomy

MOLISA

Vocational Education

MPI

Plans/Programs

MF

Budget

MIA

Salary scale

Other M

Specialized programs

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LESSONS LEARNED

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1. Transition in university decision-making:

centralization => de-centralization = mixture

confused by new concepts

old habits and traditions

2. Unclear accountability / society responsibility mechanism (University Council/Board of

Trustees: few universities, including VNU, well- established + clear functions)

Lessons learned

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3. Autonomy is THE key word but what’s next after autonomy?

4. Introduce

University leadership training => RTC in VNU-HCMC

New Strategic plan New Cultures

Norms,…

Lessons learned

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5. Clearer role division between State and Institutions

Roles

Steering and strategy

Quality

Efficiency

State

Vision, state objectives

Criteria, QA Supervision

Criteria

Institutions

Mission, inst.

objectives,

strategic plans Implementation plan

Action plan Internal

guidelines

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6. New HE Laws

• quality assurance and efficiency should be the “core”

• then, conditions:

autonomy and accountability (at least 1 chapter) governance: de-centralized

• clear role/responsibility divisions: ministries, city/provincial authority and universities

• university board of trustees: role, composition,

appointment

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TRAINING

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DESIGN GOOD GOVERNANCE TRAINING PROGRAM

Technical/skill training Good governance

system

Effective and Efficient Management

Motivation Management

skills

Leadership

action plan formulation

• teamwork

• delegation

creative environment

• evaluation and incentive

• vision

strategic plan

• culture

CONDITIONS

Mid level training

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Train the BOG members

• the first to be trained

• to provide new concepts, norms,…

• by

strategic planning formulation workshop =>

strategic plan approval

special report of strategic programs (action plan)

study tour, …

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Train leaders of university members

• Center of University Governance and Management

• 3 dimensions of training programs

• team building and interaction between levels

• common theme: Total Quality Management

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Train university staff and faculty

• young leadership program

• promote quality culture

Policy-Strategy

Human dimension Specialized

Foundation Management tools

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TRAINING PROGRAM CONCEPT

Basic/

technical Human dimension Strategic dimension

Director Dean

Vice Rector Rector

Participant

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Questions

Which one is more stable?

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY

Thank you

Be aware, in some countries, university leader can be a

dangerous job!!!

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