Improving Effectiveness of Implementing the Accountability of Public Universities in Vietnam

Pham Minh Hung¹, Nguyen Thi Thu Hang^1, , Nguyen Nhu An¹ and Pham Le Cuong¹

¹Vinh University, Vinh City, Vietnam

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Pham Minh Hung, Nguyen Thi Thu Hang, Nguyen Nhu An and Pham Le Cuong. Improving Effectiveness of Implementing the Accountability of Public Universities in Vietnam. World Journal of Chemical Education. 2018; 6(4):175-179. doi: 10.12691/WJCE-6-4-3

Abstract

Vietnamese higher education is undergoing radical and comprehensive reform in line with the general trend of higher education in the world. In innovated aspects of the Vietnamese higher education, innovating the governance model towards university autonomy and accountability is seen as a key step. On the basis of clarifying the theoretical issues of accountability, the article proposes some solutions to improve the efficiency of accountability of public universities in Vietnam: Review, supplement and readjust the legal documents on accountability of the university; Carry out accountability in various forms; Form the accountability culture in universities.

Keywords

university autonomy, accountability, public university

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