Chương IV Luật giáo dục đại học 2012: Hoạt động đào tạo

Chapter IV

TRAINING ACTIVITIES

Article 33. Training new professions and majors

1. The conditions for training new professions and majors at colleges, universities, or master’s, doctorate level:

a) The professions and majors being trained are conformable with the demands for the workforce serving the socio-economic development of the locality, the region, the entire country or in each field;

b) Having structurally, quantitatively and qualitatively qualified full-time teaching staff and scientific staff;

c) Having facilities, equipment, libraries and teaching materials sufficiently satisfying the teaching and learning requirements;

d) The training programs can satisfy the standards of knowledge and skills of the students after graduated and satisfy the requirements for educational transfer among the levels and other training programs.

2. The Minister of Education and Training shall specify the conditions and procedures for establishing or suspending the profession training at college, university level, the profession training or major training at master’s and doctorate level; make decisions on approving the establishment or suspending the profession training at college, university level, the profession training or major training at master’s and doctorate level.

National universities, higher education institutions meeting national standards are entitled to be independent and responsible for the establishment of new profession training at college or university level,  profession training or major training at master’s and doctorate level within the list of profession training and major training that have been approved belonging to the scope of training of the school when the conditions are satisfied as prescribed.

Article 34. Enrolment targets and enrolment organization

1. Enrolment targets:

a) The enrolment targets are set on the basis of the requirements for socio-economic development and the workforce development planning, consistent with the quantitative and qualitative conditions of the teaching staff, facilities and equipment.

b) Higher education institutions shall autonomously determine the enrolment targets, be responsible for disclosing the enrolment targets, the training quality and the conditions assuring the training quality.

c) Higher education institutions committing violations of the provisions on enrolment targets shall be handled as prescribed by law depending on the seriousness.

2. Enrolment organization:

a) The methods of enrolment include: entrance exams, profile evaluation or combination methods;

b) higher education institutions shall autonomously make decisions on the enrolment methods and bear responsibilities for the enrolment.

3. The Minister of Education and Training shall specify the determination of enrolment targets and promulgate the enrolment regulation.

Article 35. Training duration

1. The training duration at higher education levels shall be carried out in the form of formal education specified in Article 38 of the Law on Education.

2. The duration of credit-based are determined on the basis of quantity of subjects and credits of each program and level of training.

The principal of the higher education institution shall determine the quantity of subjects and credits of each program and level of training.

3. The training duration at each higher education level carried out in the form of continuing education must be at least one-semester longer than the training duration in the form of formal education.

Article 36. Higher education programs and textbooks

1. Training program:

a) The training programs at the college and university level include: the targets, skill and knowledge standards of students after graduated; the training contents, assessment methods of each subject, profession and training level; satisfying the requirements for educational transfer between the levels and other training programs;

b) Training programs at master’s and doctorate level include: the targets, skill and knowledge standards of students and graduate students after graduated; the volume of knowledge, the structure of the Training programs at master’s and doctorate level theses and dissertations

c) Higher education institutions are entitled to adopt foreign training programs of which the quality has been evaluated and recognized in order to serve the higher education training at different levels.

d) Higher education institutions are autonomous and responsible for the development, appraisal and introduction of the training programs at college, university, master’s and doctorate levels;

dd) Foreign-capitalized higher education institutions are autonomous and responsible for the development and implementation of the training programs evaluated by a Vietnam’s education quality assessment organization that do not harm the National defense and security, social interests, that do not distort history or negatively impact the culture, ethics, good customs, good traditions and solidarity of Vietnam’s communities as well as the world peace and security, that do not contain religious propagation;

e) The contents of training programs in the form of continuing education are similar to that of the training programs in the form of formal education.

2. Higher education textbooks:

a) Higher education textbooks must specify the requirements for knowledge and skills in the training program of each subject and each profession, aiming for the targets of the training level

b) The Ministry of Education and Training shall organize the compilation of the textbooks for the political theory and National defense subjects;

c) The principals of higher education institutions shall organize the compilation or select and approve the higher education textbooks in accordance with the appraisal from the textbook appraisal council established by the principal;

d) Higher education institutions must implement the provisions on intellectual property and copyright during the use of textbooks and announcement of scientific research works.

3. The Minister of Education and Training shall specify the minimum knowledge volume and requirements that the student must reach after graduated regarding each training level of higher education; specify the compulsory subjects in the training programs of foreign-capitalized higher education institutions; specify the compilation, selection, appraisal, approval and use of higher education textbooks and teaching documents.

Article 37. Training organization and management

1. The training organization and management are carried out by year or by credit.

2. Higher education institutions are autonomous and responsible for the by course, by academic year and by semester, implement the regulations and training programs of each training level and training form.

3. Higher education institutions are only allowed to cooperate in college and university education in the form of continuing education with other universities, colleges, vocational intermediate schools, provincial continuing education centers, schools affiliated to State agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, the People’s armed forces as long as the associate educational institutions can satisfy the requirements for pedagogic environment, facilities, libraries and management staff.

4. The Minister of Education and Training shall promulgate the regulations on training and associate training.

Article 38. Higher education diplomas

1. The higher education diplomas are issued to students after graduated from a training level under a training form, including: College degree, university degree, master’s degree and doctorate degree.

a) The students completing the college program shall take the final exam or do the dissertation if eligible. If the exam is passed or the cumulative credit quantity is sufficient, and other out put standards of the higher education institution are satisfied, the principal shall issued the college degree;

b) The students completing the university program shall take the final exam or do the dissertation if eligible. If the exam is passed or the cumulative credit quantity is sufficient, and other out put standards of the higher education institution are satisfied, the principal shall issued the university degree;

c) The students completing the master’s program shall do the dissertation if eligible. If the dissertation is passed, the principal shall issued the master’s degree;

d) The graduate students completing the doctorate program shall do the dissertation if eligible. If the dissertation is passed, the principal shall issued the doctorate degree;

2. Educational institutions shall print and issued diplomas to students, disclosing the information about the diplomas on their websites.

3. The Minister of Education and Training shall specify the higher education diplomas form; the printing, management, issuance, recall and annulment of higher education diplomas; specify the responsibilities and authority for diploma issuance of Vietnam’s higher education institutions in training cooperation with foreign higher education institutions; specify the responsibilities of foreign-capitalized higher education institutions issuing higher education diplomas in Vietnam; sign the mutual diploma recognition agreements with other countries and international organizations; specify the procedures for recognizing the higher education diplomas issued by foreign higher education institutions.

4. The Minister of Education and Training shall take lead and cooperate with other Ministries and Heads of ministerial-level agencies to specify the diplomas for recognizing the practice and application skills of persons that undergo extensive training after university graduation in a number of special profession.