Thi Thu Hien Ta

• VNU University of Education

Based on Martin’s and Parikh’s (2017) model of quality assurance, this research investigated the extent to which higher education institutions in Vietnam developed Internal quality assurance (IQA) processes and tools in five aspects: teaching and learning, students’ employability, research, governance, revenues and community services, and internati...

Tài liệu này được xây dựng nhằm mục đích giúp các cơ sở giáo dục đại học và các bên tham gia vào hoạt động tự đánh giá, cải tiến chất lượng cũng như kiểm định chất lượng giáo dục (theo các bộ tiêu chuẩn của Việt Nam và của AUN-QA) hiểu rõ và sử dụng hiệu quả hơn các thuật ngữ mới trong các công việc liên quan.

Tài liệu này được xây dựng nhằm mục đích giúp các cơ sở giáo dục đại học và các bên tham gia vào hoạt động tự đánh giá, cải tiến chất lượng cũng như kiểm định chất lượng giáo dục (theo các bộ tiêu chuẩn của Việt Nam và của AUN-QA) hiểu rõ và sử dụng hiệu quả hơn các thuật ngữ mới trong các công việc liên quan.

This paper presents a dataset from a survey of student perceptions and experiences of quality assurance in Vietnamese higher education institutions. Data were collected from July to September 2020 using the online survey via Google Forms. The survey was sent to students via their email and social media, and there were 1323 valid responses. The data...

This study utilized the secondary data of recent accreditation results of undergraduate training programs, and in-depth interviews with five peer reviewers to assess the status of and the challenges facing those programs to meet the learning outcomes required by the Vietnamese Quality Framework (VQF). The results reveal that 605 training programs a...

Students are considered the most essential internal stakeholders in the higher education sector. They play a significant role in quality assurance processes. This study aims to investigate students’ engagement with and perceptions of Vietnamese higher education quality assurance. The study conducted an online survey questionnaire for undergraduate...

A study analyzing data from an international university ranking system, a regional rating system, and quality accreditation processes revealed that challenges of Vietnamese higher education are identified in three levels: the national system, the institution level, and training programs. Analysis of the multiple datasets exposed 20 potential gaps a...

Quality assurance of higher education has been carried out across the world in the past few decades. Therefore, setting up an effective internal quality assurance (IQA) system that fosters improvement in teaching and learning is of great significance. This research examined whether the IQA system was associated with the continuous improvement in th...

Thanks to the 4th Industrial Revolution, distance education including online and blended learning have been massively implemented in many countries across the world. As a transition economy in the Asia-Pacific region, Vietnam has considered distance education important modes of teaching and learning in its national education system. However, contro...

Along with the mechanism of quality assurance and accreditation that higher education system in Vietnam has been operating, university autonomy is a crucial factor in university governance, creating flexibility and dynamism for higher education institutions (HEIs), and increasing competitiveness among HEIs in the process of creating knowledge and l...

Internal quality assurance is an important management tool in higher education. World-class universities have established and developed their internal quality assurance system together with buiding and developing the institutional quality culture. Research and practice from many universities worldwide showed that there are good connections between...

This study examines joint-degree training in a higher education context in Vietnam, especially its different operation and quality management aspects. First, it reviews program mobility in international practices, from which it identifies critical requirements for maintaining quality and sustainable transnational partnerships. It then discusses the...

Internal quality assurance (IQA) is an important element of higher education. Many universities across the world have successfully developed and implemented IQA models, which contributed to improving training quality, management and job opportunities for the graduate. UNESCO's recent research on IQA implementation at eight different universities ar...

Education quality assurance and accreditation is a vital quality management tool that helps higher education institutions, government agencies and the society to monitor the quality of higher education. In the organization of the quality assurance and accreditation activities in Vietnamese higher education institutions, the unification of views to...

In the globalization context, Vietnamese higher education institutions need to fufill the functions of the third generation university as well as the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution. In this case, the innovation-driven smart university, namely SMARTI model, was proposed. By the approach of the university ecosystem, SMARTI model has b...

This chapter discusses issues with digital innovation in science and technology that have affected quality assurance in higher education both globally and in Vietnam. The first section presents potential development approaches Vietnamese higher education can use to meet workforce needs in the 4th Industrial Revolution. The second section discusses...

This chapter focuses on process and procedures, standards and criteria, achievements and challenges, and lessons learned from institutional and training programme (programme for short) accreditation of Vietnam higher education. First, the chapter illustrates the legal corridor system for higher education accreditation and the organizational structu...

University autonomy is regarded as the necessary condition to implement advanced university governance practices to improve and enhance the quality of higher education. It should be paid attention to how to grant autonomy to higher education institutions and how these institutions exercise autonomy to ensure the purpose of improving the efficiency...

This study investigates the viewpoints of higher education managers, staff, lecturers and students on the impacts of accreditation in institutional quality management. These views are explored via a case study approach involving semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders at a leading university in Vietnam. The study’s results suggest that acc...

The new set of assessment standards for universities has just been promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training with a purpose to replace the current one. This paper first analyses the weaknesses of the current standards through the synthesis of specialists’ viewpoints and results of self-assessment and external assessment. Next, the study...

Higher education quality assurance and accreditation was officially implemented inVietnamover twelve years ago. From a totally centralized model,Vietnam’s accreditation system has been becoming more independent, especially with the establishment of accrediting agencies. The first accreditation certificates were also awarded to universities that met...