Attending the Opening Ceremony were Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Phung (Director of Thang Long Center for Educational Quality Assurance); the External Evaluation Team consisting of 5 members led by Prof. Dr. Dang Ung Van. Representing the University of Social Sciences and Humanities were Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan (Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Rector); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong (Vice Rector), heads of departments and functional centers under the Rectorate; and representatives of the leadership of Faculties/Institutes/Departments with training programs undergoing quality assessment.
In his opening remarks, Rector Hoang Anh Tuan emphasized: The university has always considered quality accreditation as one of its key tasks. Throughout the process of accrediting training facilities and programs, the university has always received the support of accreditation centers, especially valuable advice and recommendations that have contributed to improving and enhancing the quality of training programs. Looking ahead, with a large number of training programs yet to be accredited, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities hopes to accelerate the process and receive even greater support, cooperation, and close collaboration from accreditation units.
Rector Hoang Anh Tuan delivered a welcoming speech and expressed gratitude for the collaboration of the accreditation bodies in the strategy to improve the quality of training programs at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Phung (Director of Thang Long Center for Educational Quality Assurance) expressed her gratitude to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for trusting and choosing the Center as a partner in the accreditation of training programs. The main objective of the preliminary survey was to review the self-assessment documents of the training programs and to discuss issues that need improvement before the official evaluation. Most importantly, the Evaluation Team strived to provide the most accurate advice and recommendations to help the university further develop and improve the quality of its training programs.
Nguyen Thi Kim Phung, Director of Thang Long Center for Educational Quality Assurance, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.
Also at the opening ceremony, Vice Rector Dang Thi Thu Huong gave a brief introduction to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the highlights of the 7 accredited programs: Journalism, Public Relations, Management Science, Office Management, Hotel Management, Religious Studies, and Vietnamese Studies.
Vice Rector Dang Thi Thu Huong introduced the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the 7 accredited training programs.
After reviewing the self-assessment reports and supporting documents of the training programs, the members of the External Evaluation Team highly appreciated the results achieved over the past five years in training, scientific research, and community service. The self-assessment reports of the training programs were meticulously prepared. In addition, the External Evaluation Team also pointed out some areas that need improvement and supplementation before the official evaluation: there needs to be consistency in the arrangement of supporting documents of the training programs; the arrangement of evidence needs to be more scientific and clear; while action plans often focus on addressing shortcomings, they also need plans to leverage strengths;… With limited preparation time, the Evaluation Team hopes that the Faculties/Departments with programs to be accredited will focus all their efforts on completing the supporting documents as fully as possible, creating favorable conditions for the official survey, scheduled for the end of December, to be conducted promptly, smoothly, and successfully.
Professor Dang Ung Van (Head of the External Evaluation Team) and the team members discussed several points to note regarding the completion of supporting documents for accredited training programs.
Following the opening ceremony, both sides signed a memorandum confirming the completion of the preliminary survey.
