The Hanoi Business & Technology University said that students with 18 score would be admitted to the general practice (GP) faculty. Facing strong opposition from the public, the school raised the minimum to 20.
However, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) immediately asked the school to stop enrolling students for the training major. Nguyen Thi Kim Phung from the ministry said that the school violated regulations because there had been no final decision by MOET and the Ministry of Health (MOH) on whether to allow it to train general practitioners.
At state-owned schools, lecturers have to retire at a certain age. Lists of lecturers shown by private schools include lecturers who have retired from state-owned schools. |
As for GP program, the two ministries will allow it to register training if the school can expand its staff and employ one obstetrics PhD and six permanent lecturers in six learning subjects.
The university is not the only school setting low admission requirements.
Vo Truong Toan University, for example, announced it admitted the students with 20 exam scores and higher for the GP faculty, as did Buon Ma Thuot and Duy Tan universities. Meanwhile, students just need to have a 19 score to be eligible for Tan Tao University.
In 2015, the public was stirred up by information that the Hanoi Business & Technology University could train GPs because people doubted the training capability of the school. Deputy Minister Vu Duc Dam then instructed MOH and MOET to inspect the school. The inspectors decided that the school needs to improve staff and buy more equipment for training.
Nguyen Duc Hinh, rector of the Hanoi Medical University, who was a member of the inspection team, commented that there were many legal loopholes for private schools to exploit.
At state-owned schools, lecturers have to retire at a certain age. Lists of lecturers shown by private schools include lecturers who have retired from state-owned schools.
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