TTLV: Identifying barriers in implementing autonomy policies at universities in our country today - Case study: University of Construction

1. Student's full name: Le Thi Thuy Linh 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: November 10, 1985
4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2168/QD-XHNV dated November 19, 2020 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process:
(record the forms of change and the corresponding time)
7. Thesis topic: Identifying barriers in implementing autonomy policies at universities in our country today - Case study: University of Construction'
8. Major: Public Policy; Code: 8340402.01
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Trinh Ngoc Thach
Faculty of Management Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis has studied and pointed out the barriers in the process of implementing the autonomy policy at universities in Vietnam in general and the University of Construction in particular. Assessing the current situation at the University of Civil Engineering, although the school has a Board of Directors and has implemented partial autonomy in enrollment, training, staff development, etc., it is not financially autonomous, so it still operates the school according to the model of the subsidy period, so it is still stagnant, has not created initiative in performing tasks throughout the school, has not encouraged employees, the management of lecturers and employees is still loose, there is a lack of sanctions, leading to waste of time and labor, so the income is not high. Meanwhile, legal documents such as the resolution of the Central Executive Committee of the Party, the Law amending a number of articles of the Law on Higher Education, Decree 99 of the Government as well as documents and resolutions of the Party Committee of Hanoi National University of Civil Engineering all affirm that TCĐH is necessary and that the study of the model of university management in the direction of TCĐH at Hanoi National University of Civil Engineering is urgent in the current situation.
Based on the assessment of the situation and current status as well as identifying the issues that need to be resolved, the Thesis has identified 03 main barriers in the process of implementing the autonomy policy of universities in our country in general, including: The legal management system is still lacking, incomplete, and not consistent in all areas of work in universities to meet the conditions for university autonomy; The capacity of university management staff is still limited in implementing university autonomy; Difficulties in financial resources and equipment, classrooms, workshops, practice rooms, and laboratories serving teaching and learning while the main source of revenue is still from tuition fees.
With the University of Construction, the author identified 4 (four) barriers in implementing the autonomy policy: barriers in management documents guiding implementation, in organizational structure and personnel, in finance and facilities, and in academics.
From the identification of barriers in the process of implementing the autonomy policy of universities, the thesis has proposed 4 (four) groups of solutions to overcome barriers in implementing university autonomy at domestic universities and the University of Civil Engineering, which are: Developing documents, regulations, and rules on university autonomy; Completing the organizational and personnel apparatus, improving management capacity; Improving the capacity for financial and material autonomy; Improving the capacity for self-responsibility in inspection and evaluation to promote more effective implementation of university autonomy.
11. Practical applicability: From the proposals in the author's Thesis, the Ministries and Departments need to develop a separate law to propose to the National Assembly for approval in order to create unity in implementing university autonomy. It is necessary to establish a committee or a standing Government agency to help resolve difficulties in the process of implementing autonomy of higher education institutions; Build a roadmap for autonomy of the entire higher education system in relative correlation with the higher education system in the world; - For the University of Construction: Focus on raising awareness of the leadership team and staff of the schools about implementing university autonomy; decentralize and give authority to units in the school to expand revenue sources and allocate expenditures; train to improve financial management capacity for units; regulate financial accountability between levels; organize internal control activities and financial disclosure...
12. Further research directions: (if any)
13. Published works related to the thesis:

 

1. Full name: Le Thi Thuy Linh 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: November 10, 1985 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen
5. Admission decision number: 2168/QD-XHNV Dated: November 19, 2020
6. Changes in academic process: ..........................................................................................
(List the forms of change and corresponding times)
7. Official thesis title: Determining the barriers in implementing the autonomy policy of Universities in our Country today (Case study: National University of Civil Engineering)
8. Major: Public Policy Code: 8340402.01.
9. Supervisors: Dr. Trinh Ngoc Thach, Faculty of Management Science,
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The thesis has researched and pointed out the barriers in the process of implementing the autonomy policy at universities in Vietnam in general and the National University of Civil Engineering in particular. Assessing the current situation at Hanoi University of Education and Training, currently, although the university has a training council and has been assigned some autonomy such as enrollment, training, and staff development, it is still not financially autonomous, so it still operates. The school's operation according to the model of social management in the subsidy period, so it is still stagnant, has not created initiative in performing tasks in the whole University, has not encouraged employees, the management of lecturers and employees is still loose. Lack of sanctions, leading to waste of time and labor, so the income level is not high. Meanwhile, the legal documents such as the Resolution of the Central Committee of the Party and the amending Law of Higher Education, the Decree 99 of the Government as well as the guiding documents and resolutions of the Party. The committees of the HUCE are all confirmed that the university autonomy is necessary and that the study model of the university governance in the direction of autonomy is really urgent in the current situation.
On the basis of assessing the situation and reality as well as identifying problems to be solved, the thesis has identified three main barriers in the process of implementing the autonomy policy of universities in our country in general, including:: The legal system is still lacking, incomplete, not synchronized in all areas of work in the university to meet the university autonomy conditions; The capacity of the management staff of the University is still limited in implementing university autonomy; Difficulties in financial resources and equipment, classrooms, workshops, practice rooms, experiments for teaching and learning while the main source of income is still from tuition fees.
With the National University of Civil Engineering, the author identified four (four) barriers when implementing the autonomy policy, which are: barriers on management documents and implementation guidelines, on organizational structure and personnel, on financial and academic facilities.
From the identification of barriers in the implementation of the autonomy policy of universities, the thesis has proposed 4 (four) groups of solutions to overcome barriers in the implementation of university autonomy at universities. in the country and the NUCE are: Developing documents, regulations and regulations on university autonomy; Improve organizational structure and personnel, improve management capacity, improve autonomy in finance and facilities; Improve self-responsibility for examination and assessment to promote more effective implementation of university autonomy.
11. Practical applicability, if any: From the suggestions in the content of the author's thesis, ministries and agencies need to develop a separate law to propose the National Assembly to pass in order to create a unified implementation of autonomy. University. It is necessary to set up a committee or a permanent government agency to help solve problems in the process of implementing autonomy of higher education institutions; Building a roadmap for the autonomy of the whole higher education system in relation to the higher education system in the world; - For the National University of Civil Engineering: Focusing on raising awareness of the academic leaders and officials of the universities on the implementation of university autonomy; decentralization and authority for units in the university to expand revenues and expenditures; training to improve financial management capacity for units; regulations on financial accountability among all levels; Organize internal control activities and financial disclosure…
12. Further research directions, if any:
13. Thesis-related publications: ..........................................................................................
(List them in chronological order)
[1] Anderson, D. & Johnson, R. 1998. University Autonomy in Twenty Countries. Canberra: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
[2] Dr. Pham Thi Ly, 2008, Building an effective university governance system. The US experience and applicability in Vietnam, Renovation of Vietnamese higher education, the first two moments of the century.
[3] Thomas Estermann 2010, Terhi nokkala & Monika steinel, University Autonomy in Europe II
[4] Nguyen Minh Thuyet (2014), University autonomy: Situation and solutions for Vietnamese universities. Workshop on reform of higher education VED.
[5] Trinh Ngoc Thach (2017), Higher education development policy: successes in developed countries and suggestions for lessons for Vietnam, VNU Scientific Journal: Educational Research, Vol. 33, No. 1 (2017) 81-90
[6] Trinh Ngoc Thach (2017), Renovating the autonomy policy on personnel in Vietnamese universities to meet the requirements of university autonomy in the current period, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Episode 3, No. 1b(2017) 32 – 46
[7] Trinh Ngoc Thach (2017), Two issues of university governance in Vietnam in the context of integration, VNU Scientific Journal, Policy and Management Studies, Vol. 33, No. 1 (2017)11 -17
[8] Pham Phu (2017), Some international experiences on autonomy of higher education institutions.
[9] Do Duc Minh (2018), Autonomous university governance mechanism and requirements for improvement of the law on university autonomy in Vietnam, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
[10] Paulina Pannen, Aman Wirakartakusumah, Hadi Subhan, 2019, Autonomous higher education institutions in Indonesia Challenges and potentials, Book: The Governance and Management of Universities in Asia.
[11] Nguyen Thanh Ha (2020), University autonomy in Vietnam: Situation and mechanisms and policies to promote the development of Vietnamese public universities applying the management model according to the self-regulation mechanism. complete owner. Scientific discussion in Hanoi
[12] Dao Trong Thi and Pham Thi Thanh Hai (2020), University autonomy and accountability in Vietnam: Situation and solutions, ed. M. 416-KHXH-2020. Hanoi National University Publishing House.
[13] Trinh Ngoc Thach, 2021, Public Policy Implementation Lecture for students majoring in Public Policy (Faculty of Management Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities)
[14] Abebaw Yirga Adamu, 2021, What are the implications of “real” university autonomy? Unversity World News, Africa Edition