Attending the Conference were representatives of the Office and functional departments; Heads, Deputy Heads in charge of quality assurance (QA), heads of QA departments and specialists (directly in charge of university ranking) of member and affiliated training and research units; representatives of the Institute for Education Quality Assurance.
At the Conference, representatives of the Institute for Education Quality Assurance presented the ranking results of VNU in international rankings in 2021 and the ranking plan for 2022.
With careful preparation of resources, detailed research on ranking criteria and inclusion in the general operational tasks in 2020, 2021 is one of the years in which VNU has had many outstanding achievements in university rankings in a number of prestigious rankings in the world. From that basis, VNU is being affirmed as one of the top educational institutions in Vietnam and has been recognized in prestigious world rankings. VNU ranks first in Vietnam in a series of world rankings and rankings by field. To achieve such achievements is a success of the internal quality assurance system of VNU, which has worked hard and seriously carried out the common tasks.
With the presentation "Current situation and solutions to implement strategic targets on science and technology of VNU in association with university rankings", Head of the Department of Science and Technology, VNU Vu Van Tich presented to the Conference on science and technology criteria in some university rankings; results of implementing science and technology criteria in association with university rankings in the period 2016-2021; Some shortcomings, limitations and strategies, solutions to implement the science and technology strategy of VNU in the period 2021-2030 in association with university rankings and national responsibilities.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Quoc Binh - Vice Rector of the University of Natural Sciences shared some experiences in promoting international publication, cooperation in scientific research, and technology transfer of the University of Natural Sciences, including: focusing on building a culture of international publication and intellectual property (IP) registration; organizing forums for exchange and sharing to enhance aspirations and experiences in international publication; having policies to support and regularly reward international articles, international monographs, and IP registration. The search for resources for research is also focused on, through increasing proposals and implementation of investment projects in equipment for research activities; encouraging staff to register topics with internationally published products and being proactive in international cooperation.
In the discussion "Solutions to implement the strategic targets on internationalization of VNU in association with university ranking indexes", Deputy Head of the Department of Cooperation and Development Le Tuan Anh proposed a number of measures to attract and increase the number of international students such as: Building high-quality training programs, training programs in English; Developing student exchange programs with international partners, Asia - ASEAN region, Northeast Asia, Europe, ...; Through university associations and unions that VNU or its units are members of such as AUN-ACTS, UMAP-UCTS, ...; Upgrading facilities to meet international standards: dormitory rooms, classrooms, ...
Regarding foreign lecturers, the representative of the Cooperation and Development Board said that it is necessary to pay attention to the rights and obligations of foreign lecturers, guest lecturers, and part-time lecturers; Develop appropriate facilities and accommodation to meet the working requirements of foreign experts and scientists; Implement the International Lecturer and Scholar Exchange Program to attract excellent foreign professors and lecturers to participate in the research and training process; Promote cooperation with foreign partners, implement joint research programs and projects, etc.
According to statistics from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020, the University of Economics, VNU, has received 824 scholars for academic exchange and research cooperation. To achieve this result, President Nguyen Truc Le shared his experience in connecting scholars at the University of Economics such as:Enhance connectivity throughResearch cooperation, participation in conferences - seminars, academic exchanges; Develop strategic plans and clearly define short-term and long-term task performance targets; Strengthen and develop a team of quality lecturers participating in scientific research and academic exchanges.
Mr. Vo Thanh Son - Deputy Director of the Institute of Natural Resources and Environment presented at the Conference on the topic "Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of universities - Practice of the Institute of Natural Resources and Environment". He shared that sustainable development is the trend of the times from the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, of which the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs are the clearest evidence. The Institute of Natural Resources and Environment always adheres to the sustainable development goals as the strategic orientation for the development of its unit. The participation of research units and universities in implementing Agenda 2030 and 17 SDGs also demonstrates responsibility to society, thereby enhancing its position in the international arena and contributing to promoting its university rankings.
Speaking at the conference, VNU Vice President Pham Bao Son acknowledged and highly appreciated the coordinating role of the Institute for Education Quality Assurance and the active participation of units in university ranking. He affirmed that the participation of all units will help promote the multidisciplinary and multi-field advantages of VNU as well as contribute to increasing the position of VNU in the rankings.
Vice President Pham Bao Son suggested that in order to improve its position in university rankings, in the coming time, VNU should focus on maintaining stability and increasing training indicators (teacher/student ratio, scale of postgraduate/undergraduate training, rate of lecturers with doctoral degrees). It is necessary to promote research indicators, develop policies and implementation plans to increase the quantity and quality of scientific publications. There should be a policy to develop international cooperation to increase the rate of international scholars and students coming to VNU to research and work.
In the coming school year, member and affiliated training and research units will build targets and plans for university rankings for the 2021-2022 school year based on their strengths. Units need to implement solutions to promote engagement with scientific partners and employers to both increase development resources and improve the academic reputation and recruitment reputation of the unit and VNU.
Along with implementing communication solutions on training and scientific research in a systematic and modern manner, Vice President Pham Bao Son also emphasized the need to synchronize brand identity between the unit and VNU, ensuring compliance with the OneVNU policy in international transactions and forums. University ranking is a method of managing strategic goals and measuring and evaluating the quality of training, research, and knowledge transfer of a unit.
