Meeting to deploy the 2018 training quality assurance plan

Attending the meeting were representatives of the Center for Education Quality Assurance, Faculty of Library Information, Faculty of Sociology, Faculty of Psychology and Faculty of International Studies.

At the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Thi Minh Hoa emphasized the importance of training quality assessment as a solution to improve training quality. As a leading unit in VNU in this work, up to now, the University has implemented assessment according to AUN standards for training programs in Oriental Studies, Linguistics, Literature and Philosophy with positive results. Many training programs in other fields have implemented peer assessment such as Journalism, Anthropology, Political Science, etc. The assessment results and suggestions from assessment experts have helped the University review its strengths and limitations in order to make appropriate adjustments.

Because the accreditation work requires quite elaborate preparation and dedication from the units, Vice Principal Tran Thi Minh Hoa requested that the units need to be of one mind, understand and support the school's policy. If there are difficulties, the units also need to proactively share so that the school, specifically the Education Quality Assurance Center, can have a support plan.

This year, it is expected that four training programs will be accredited, including the Sociology and Psychology programs that will be accredited according to AUN standards in November 2018; the International Studies program that will be accredited according to the standards of the Ministry of Education and Training; and the Information Technology program that will be peer-reviewed for quality according to AUN standards.

It is expected that in March 2018, the School will organize training for the above units on the work of building self-assessment reports and how to work with survey teams. By April 2018, the units will start writing reports and finding evidence. The Center for Education Quality Assurance will advise and make specific plans for the School on these activities and will notify the units to coordinate implementation.

Representatives of the faculties also requested the School to re-inform the assessment results of previous training programs, summarize the problems that units often encounter in the process of building self-assessment reports to gain experience, and provide specific and timely instructions to units...