Decision No. 2448/QD-TTg dated December 16, 2013 of the Prime Minister on approving the scheme for international integration with respect to education and vocational training by 2020

THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No. 2448/QD-TTg dated December 16, 2013 of the Prime Minister on approving the scheme for international integration with respect to education and vocational training by 2020

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Law on Education dated June 14, 2005; the Law on the amendments to the Law on Education dated November 25, 2009;

Pursuant to the Law on Vocational training dated November 29, 2006;

Pursuant to the Law on Higher education dated June 18, 2012;

At the request of the Minister of Education and Training and the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs,

DECIDES:

Article 1. Approving the scheme for international integration with respect to education and vocational training by 2020

I. VIEWPOINTS

1. Engage in international integration to selectively accumulate experience of education and vocational training, ensure the independence, sovereignty, equitability, and mutually beneficial cooperation.

2. Diversify the cooperation with foreign countries in investment in education and vocational training at home and overseas. Take opportunities to attract resources, increase the quantity and quality of manpower.

3. Seek international cooperation in education and vocational training to boost socio-economic development, expand the labor market, develop science and technology, enhance cultural and academic exchange.

II. TARGETS

1. General targets

By 2020: To develop some institutions of higher education and vocational training institutions to reach the regional and international standards; to innovate education and vocational training programs to come closer to advanced educations of other countries; to plan the recognition, conversions of qualifications among Vietnam, other ASEAN countries, and then other countries in the world; to increase the quantity of overseas students; to attract foreign students to study in Vietnam; to provide training in international integration for teachers, lecturers and education managers.

2. Specific targets

a) 2014 - 2015

- To develop 03 excellent universities; select 3,000 lecturers for master’s training and doctorate training overseas; receive about 300 international students and 300 international lecturers to Vietnam; about 50 training programs are inspected by reputable international organizations by 2015.

- Develop 05 vocational schools that meet international standards; adopt 49 vocational training programs that meet ASEAN standards, 26 vocational training program that meet international standards.

- Provide training in integration for 4,500 lecturers in universities, colleges and junior colleges, 60,000 primary and secondary teachers, 25,000 kindergarten teachers, and 4,100 vocational teachers and managers.

- Students, especially the students of 03 excellent universities and 05 vocational schools that meet international standards, must be able to learn further or to work in every country.

b) 2016 - 2020

- Increase the number of excellent universities to 05; select 7,000 lecturers for master’s training and doctorate training overseas; receive about 500 international students and 400 international lecturers to Vietnam; about 150 training programs are inspected by reputable international organizations by 2020.

- Increase the number of vocational schools that meet international standards to 10; adopt 70 vocational training programs that meet ASEAN standards, 35 vocational training program that meet international standards.

- Provide training in integration for 22,500 lecturers in universities, colleges and junior colleges, 300,000 primary and secondary teachers, 130,000 kindergarten teachers, and 5,500 vocational teachers and managers.

- Students, especially the students of 05 excellent universities and 10 vocational schools that meet international standards, must be able to learn further or to work in every country.

III. ACTIVITIES OF THE SCHEME

1. Formulate and promulgate legislative documents on international integration with respect to education and vocational training.

2. Make investment in facilities of institution of higher education towards regional and international standards. Focus on building and developing Vietnamese - German University, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, and Vietnam - Russia University of Technology in the short term.

3. Formulate an education system that conforms with the world’s tendency and suits Vietnam’s conditions; adopt training programs, textbooks, teaching materials, teaching and learning methods from institutions of higher education in developed countries; use them in a way that suit Vietnam’s conditions.

4. Provide training for teachers and lecturers under national standards, in association with socio-economic development and international integration; provide training in international cooperation and integration for education managers under international standards.

5. Enhance cooperation in training with reputable institutions of higher education of other countries; increase the participation of companies and research institutes in education and vocational training to raise the capability of domestic educational institutions and vocational training institutions; encourage lecturer and student exchange. Enhance inspection of education quality and vocational training quality according to regional and international standards.