Pursuant to Decision No. 1117/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the Program for building an open educational resources model in higher education, and Plan No. 1919/KH-BGDDT of the Ministry of Education and Training implementing the above Decision, the seminar was organized to exchange, discuss, and contribute ideas to complete the draft Decree - an important legal document, creating a corridor for the construction, exploitation and use of Open Educational Resources (OER), contributing to promoting innovation in Vietnamese higher education.
The seminar was attended by nearly 50 managers, scientists, and lecturers from the Advisory Group for the implementation of Decision 1117/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister; scientists from 22 universities, a number of organizations, and businesses nationwide.
Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities delivered the opening speech of the seminar
In his opening speech, Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities emphasized that Resolution 71-NQ/TW (August 22, 2025) on breakthroughs in education and training development clearly states the policy of "building an open and interdisciplinary education system, ensuring equal learning opportunities". Building and using open educational resources is an inevitable trend today, as the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal No. 4 stated on quality education for all. The development of a Decree regulating the building, exploitation and use of open educational resources in higher education is the foundation for an official legal corridor for universities to widely develop open educational resources in Vietnam.
Since 2015, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has conducted research on Open Educational Resources, organized 5 workshops, published books, provided training for lecturers and librarians, and actively participated in promoting the development of Open Educational Resources in Vietnam, especially in the higher education system.
The school commits to accompany and support the authorities in collecting comments from scientists, thereby perfecting the Decree for implementation in training activities at higher education institutions nationwide.
Dr. Dang Van Huan - Deputy Director of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Training, deployed the content of the Discussion to collect comments on the draft Decree regulating the construction of TNGDM in higher education.
The seminar received contributions from managers, scientists, lecturers from more than 20 universities, representatives of organizations and businesses from practical issues.
In his concluding remarks at the seminar, Dr. Dang Van Huan expressed his appreciation for the comments of the delegates. The relevant agencies will continue to improve the contents of the draft Decree, such as reviewing terminology for appropriate adjustments; clarifying the subjects of application in the Decree; and developing regulations on creating a connection portal to relevant units in the construction, exploitation and use of open educational resources in higher education. The representative of the Ministry of Education and Training also said that the Decree will focus on encouraging lecturers to actively create and use open educational resources.
With a sense of responsibility, objectivity and constructiveness, the comments contributed at the seminar will be a valuable basis for the Ministry of Education and Training to absorb and perfect the draft Decree, contributing to the strong development of the TNGDM ecosystem in Vietnam.
