Tra Vinh University attended the forum " International Accreditation and Recognition Value and Success Showcase"
On May 27, 2022, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thai Son, Dean of School of Engineering and Technology, Tra Vinh University and lecturers attended the forum "International Accreditation and Recognition Value and Success Showcase" held at Hanoi Industry University. The forum has the participation of Dr. Le My Phong, Deputy Director of Quality Management Department, Ministry of Education and Training, together with many domestic and international accrediting experts and representatives of universities across the country.
The forum emphasized the importance of international accreditation for training programs at universities in Vietnam, and the forum shared success stories as well as experiences, valuable in international accreditation work at a number of universities such as Ho Chi Minh Technology University, Danang University, Ho Chi Minh Industry University.
Members of Tra Vinh University participated in the forum
At the forum, Dr. Scott Danielson affirmed the importance and basic principles of international accreditation. They must be regularly and continuously evaluated, reviewed and improved.
In addition, universities also share the advantages and disadvantages often encountered when participating in international accreditation, of which the three biggest difficulties are:
Firstly, for internal communication, it is necessary to have a solution to ensure that all lecturers and employees of relevant departments understand the need for international accreditation, participate in the inspection and operation of the post-accreditation training program.
Second, resources to invest in facilities due to international accreditation standards are very demanding. In addition to meeting the training of the modules in the program, the equipment workshops must always be ready to meet the students' additional practice needs. At the same time, the infrastructure must meet safety and environmental friendliness standards.
Third, international accreditation requires close and deep cooperation of enterprises in the development and operation of training programs. Enterprises must play the most important role in contributing to the output standards of the training program. However, the cooperation between enterprises and schools is only at the level of enterprises receiving internship students, recruiting and evaluating students before and after graduation. How to make private businesses see their benefits when deeply involved in the development of training programs is also a big challenge for educational institutions.
Guest delegates discuss the importance of training program accreditation
Through the forum, members of Tra Vinh University have learned a lot of important knowledge and experiences related to international accreditation, contributing to improving with the success in accrediting the Information Technology industry according to ABET standards, Tra Vinh University will continue to perform accreditation according to this standard with a number of engineering disciplines under the School of Engineering and Technology in 2023 – 2024 includes Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology and Automotive Engineering Technology. In addition, Tra Vinh University will also choose prestigious and appropriate international accreditation standards for other training disciplines to accomplish the goal of the Resolution of the Council of Tra Vinh University to In addition, by 2024, 51% of university-level training programs will be accredited.
News, photos: Trương Văn Mến
Translator: Thúy Nguyễn
