This document proposes developing an adaptive university model in Vietnam to respond to the market economy and globalization. It discusses future trends in higher education, including the rise of knowledge economies, ICT technologies, and internationalization. It then analyzes the current status of higher education in Vietnam, noting issues like low quality, lack of research, and inadequate monitoring. The document proposes directions for reform, including a focus on quality assurance, modernization, and adapting to the market economy. It presents a proposed adaptive university model that would be market-oriented, ICT-based, produce high quality and knowledge-creative societies, and have strong global and internal networks.

1. DEVELOP AN ADAPTIVE UNIVERSITY
MODEL TO THE MARKET ECONOMY IN
VIETNAM AND THE RAISING OF
GLOBALIZATION
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP WORSKHOPS- SHANGHAI CHINA 23
OCTOBER-4 NOVEMBER 2011
Dr. Tran Thi Bich Lieu, VNU, IFERD (www.iferd.edu.vn)
Email: hoangdanlieu@yahoo.com
Huynh Xuan Nhut, ICER, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education
Email: nhuthuynh@ier.edu.vn

2. OUTLINE
 Future trends (Paradigms)
 Status of HE in Vietnam
 Directions of HE development in Vietnam
 Develop Adaptive University Model to the market
economy and globalization

3. FUTURE TRENDS
 Standards for 21 c citizens
 ICTs & Networks (social & professional)
 Knowledge economy- creative societies-
entrepreneurship
 Market economy (competition & creativity)
 Globalization (cooperation, competition, creativity)
 Internationalization (compatibility)
 HE trends & new HE models around in the world
(Singapore, China, Malaysia, US, LSE,Joint Universities)

4. BOOK: HE TOWARD 2030 (OECD)
 Cross border HE immigration students, faculty,
programs and institutions, co research projects
 Autonomy, QA & privatization
 Competition and cooperation at global level, raising
role of China& India
 Media
 Global cosmopolitanism & resistance
 Religion
 The expansion and retreat of civil society

5. STATUS OF HE IN VIETNAM

6. EDUCATION SYSTEM

7. HE IN VIETNAM
Context Socialist oriented market economy
General Diversity, Rapid development in quantity, low
features quality
Years No of three No of Private % of
year universities institutions Student/18-
colleges 24
population
2007-2008 209 160 40 18%
2004-2005 137 93 22 12%
Low Low training, research and services (knowledge and
Quality skills did not meet the needs of society),
inadequate QA conditions

8. STATUS OF RESEARCH OF HEIS IN VIETNAM
Very small number of the
international publication Only some research results can
Money, time & mind be applied in the real life
waste

9. Lack
monitoring,
Vision &
assessment,
thinking IMplementation, accountability
Policies+ monitoring,
strategies assessment,
accountability
Lack of Overload
? Low requirement
of educ.quality
conditions for
education
teaching, poor
infrastructure

10. IMPACTS OF MARKET ECONOMY & TRENDS ON
HE IN VIETNAM
Positive
-Diversify education
systems
-More competition,
internationalization
-More opportunities
Negative
- Develop Consumerism
-Gaps - inequality
-Less face to face contact
-Backward

11. SOME CHANGES
 Create the system of university: national university
 More autonomous
 Many foreign universities open in Vietnam: Vietnam –
Germany University, RMIT
 3 educational accreditation agencies in three areas:
North, Central and South

12. DIRECTIONS OF HE IN VIETNAM
Focus on Quality & QA &
Equity
Modernization
Tie to the life and serve
socio economic development
& knowledge economy
Adapt to the market
economy and globalization
Research oriented
Decentralization

13. PROPOSED AN ADAPTIVE UNIVERSITY MODEL

14. 2020 VISION
A creative, dynamic
university that effectively
responds to the market
demands & fast changes of
sciences & technology and
has strong cooperation
capacity.

15. MODEL
Market oriented
Market elements
T& R Responding to the
Market market & knowledge
economy demands
ICT based
High Quality Knowledge Knowledge
ICT creative creation,
University societies research
oriented
Internal & Regional &
Global+ global networks
internalization English Language
dominant

16. STUDENTS
 Diverse student body with specific
markets for target customers
 Equality
 Full development of each individual
 21 c competences
 High mobility

17. STAFF (LECTURING + ADMINISTRATIVE)
 Highly qualified (21 c teaching & managing skills)
 ICT skills
 Global Knowledge
 Continuous professional development
 Research skills

18. TEACHING & LEARNING & ADMINISTRATING
 Instructional process
 Pedagogy Approaches
 21 c pedagogy +Formative and summative
assessment
 Content
 Self and continuous learning skills
 Creativity and entrepreneurship skills
 Living skills
 Ethical and artistic education to learn about the
beauty in the nature, in human being & in the life
o Administrating: decentralization, autonomous

19. RESEARCHING
 New trends in education development to serve
socio- economic development
 Providing information for training
 Tie & cooperation with domestic and international
agencies

20. SERVICES
 High quality services for students + society
 Diverse to meet different demands

21. INFRASTRUCTURE
 ICT based, open attractive learning space
 Modern facilities
 Freedom
 Environmental addressing

22. STEPS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
Exploiting and sustaining
Evaluating
Implementing
Planning activities
Developing Criteria for evaluation
Writing proposal & applying for funds

23. FUTURE IS BEABLE TO CREATE

24. THANK YOU! Q &A