To improve the quality of university education?

The conference on implementing innovation in higher education management of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities' Rectorate took place on April 16, 2010, with the participation of leaders and experts from the Rectorate. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Kim Son chaired the conference.At the beginning, the conference listened to Mr. Tran Ngoc Lieu - Head of Training Department - disseminate important documents of the Government on innovation in university education management in the period 2010-2012, including: Resolution No. 05 - NQ/BCSĐ dated January 6, 2010 of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Education and Training on innovation in university education management in the period 2010-2012; Decision No. 179/QD-BGDDT dated January 11, 2010 approving the Action Program to implement Resolution No. 05-NQ/BCSĐ dated January 6, 2010 of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Education and Training on innovation in university education management in the period 2010-2012; Directive No. 296/CT-TTg dated February 27, 2010 of the Prime Minister on innovation in higher education management for the period 2010 - 2012; Official Dispatch No. 1242/BGDĐT-VP dated March 12, 2010 on guidance on organizing discussions and implementing the Prime Minister's Directive and Resolution 05 of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Education and Training on innovation in higher education management for the period 2010 - 2012. Next, the opinions focused on the topic: Why is it necessary to improve the quality of training? What to do to improve the quality of university training in the current period? Solutions to innovate higher education management?Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Quyet - Head of the Department of Postgraduate Training - assessed that the movement to innovate university education management launched by the Ministry of Education and Training is very practical in the current period. For the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, a leading university, the goal of innovation in education management is to reach regional and international standards. Regarding training, the immediate requirement is that the University needs to adjust undergraduate and postgraduate training programs to ensure connectivity, specialization and updating. In the regular university training system, the implementation of the training process is quite serious and highly effective, but in postgraduate training, this process needs to be researched to be implemented more systematically. Proposing to the Ministry of Education and Training, Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Van Quyet said that the Ministry should pay more attention to policies to ensure the lives of officials and civil servants in the education sector, and pay attention to investing in facilities at universities, recognizing these as important factors affecting the improvement of training quality. Also referring to postgraduate training management, MSc. Dao Minh Quan (Department of Postgraduate Training) emphasized the important role of the postgraduate training assistant team in faculties and departments; thereby requesting the University to have specific regulations to more clearly define the roles, functions and tasks of this team. Comrade Nguyen Thi Hang (Union Office) spoke about planning, implementation and evaluation of the work efficiency of departments, saying that these tasks have not been carried out seriously when the plans set out are not really close to reality. The emulation and reward stage needs to be strict to avoid the idea of ​​"leveling". MSc. Ngo Van Hoan - Head of the Inspection Board - commented that, regarding the management document system, the University has built quite a complete system from action programs, orientations, major development strategies to specific regulations on the fields of scientific management, finance, staff organization... The problem is how to implement those documents? On the other hand, human resource management plays a particularly important role in the university. Therefore, the University needs to pay attention to considering and training the staff, finding ways to maximize the capacity of each staff member in their work. The leaders need to be aware of and promote their pioneering role in common activities. Also discussing the work of staff, Master. Pham Huy Cuong (Politics and Student Affairs Department) pointed out a "contradiction" between the fact that on one side the human resource quota for the University is low, but in reality, all units are lacking staff? In the management departments, are professional qualities or work skills highly valued? Some other contributions proposed innovative management solutions related to finance, international cooperation, etc. At the end of the Conference, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Kim Son once again affirmed the special attention of the University to the innovation of university education management and improving training quality. These two major contents will continue to be discussed and opinions will be collected at the upcoming Key Staff Conference. In the coming time, the University also has a policy to put into operation training management according to ISO standards after asking for guidance and support from VNU and the Ministry of Education and Training.