On May 31, 2023, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in collaboration with the Thang Long Center for Educational Quality Accreditation, held a ceremony to announce the Decision and award the Certificate of Quality Accreditation for 7 undergraduate training programs of the university.
These seven programs include: Journalism, Public Relations, Management Science, Hotel Management, Office Management, Religious Studies, and Vietnamese Studies.
Seven undergraduate programs at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities have been awarded Certificates of Quality Accreditation.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Phung, Director of the Thang Long Center for Educational Quality Accreditation, highly appreciated the serious spirit of "doing things right, ensuring quality, and not being afraid of change" of the school's Board of Directors, lecturers, staff, trainees, and students in the process of implementing the accreditation program.
According to Dr. Phung, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities regularly accesses various domestic and international standards to refine its training programs, moving towards autonomy in training activities, opening high-quality training majors, and international joint programs…
"Compared to the current rate of 17-18% of accredited training programs nationwide, we can see the outstanding efforts of the faculty and students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in teaching and learning, scientific research, and community service," Dr. Phung assessed.
The Director of the Thang Long Education Quality Assurance Center also stated that receiving the Quality Accreditation Certificate for 7 undergraduate training programs is an important milestone demonstrating the school's development, requiring the school to further improve its training programs to meet the expectations of society.
Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Phung, Director of Thang Long Education Quality Assurance Center
Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Phung believes that with a sustainable development strategy, a mission to be at the forefront of training high-quality, highly skilled human resources; researching, creating, and disseminating knowledge in social sciences and humanities, serving the cause of national construction and defense and international integration, the school will achieve its strategic goals.
Specifically, by 2025, the goal is to be among the top 150 universities in Asia, and by 2035, among the top 100 universities in the continent, on par with the world's leading universities (among the top 500).
Associate Professor Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, stated that, with a deep understanding of the importance of quality assurance and quality accreditation, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities was the first institution within the Vietnam National University, Hanoi to establish a Center for Educational Quality Assurance in 2006.
The school is also one of the pioneering institutions in building an internal quality assurance system, strongly implementing self-assessment and external evaluation activities for its training programs.
To date, 18 out of 31 undergraduate programs at the university have been accredited according to national and international standards.
Associate Professor Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
According to Associate Professor Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, the 7 training programs that received Quality Accreditation Certificates represent 2 important subject groups of the university.
The first group consists of highly practical training programs that serve the needs of society for high-quality human resources and attract a large number of students, such as Journalism, Public Relations, Management Science, Hotel Management, and Office Management.
The second group consists of fundamental sciences that play a crucial role in the building, development, and protection of the country, such as Religious Studies and Vietnamese Studies.
Certificate of Accreditation of Training Programs of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi
Notably, among these training programs, many demonstrate the leading and pioneering role of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in the field of education.
"The Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language is the most traditional institution in the country for training in Vietnamese language and culture for over half a century, and is now the only institution in Vietnam that has developed two separate training programs for two distinct groups: Vietnamese people and foreigners."
"The Department of Religious Studies is also the first and only program (as of 2022) to offer a full-time bachelor's degree," Associate Professor Thu Huong informed.
Prior to this, the accreditation of these seven training programs had been underway since December 2022, through rigorous and strict evaluation steps in accordance with the Regulations on quality assessment standards for university-level training programs of Circular No. 04/2016/TT-BGDĐT.
Here are some photos from the ceremony:
