The Association of Vietnam Universities and Colleges should become a link to connect private universities with each other and with public universities to help improve training quality, according to private universities.

Unlike in the past, many private universities have higher cut-off scores for admission this year than many public ones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has permitted more private universities to offer medical courses starting in 2018-19.

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha on Thursday instructed universities to develop their brand by improving training programmes that will attract students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private universities are struggling to attract students, with some colleges thousands short of their targets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During the last 20 years, the private university system in Viet Nam has been facing a number of challenges, including an insufficient management framework, an unfair competitive environment

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more schools that have incurred losses are being sold by their owners this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The low training quality, the lack of students and the huge bank debts that schools have incurred--after throwing money into land and investment deals, would all drive a lot of universities to death.

VietNamNet Bridge – The private sector, tertiary education system is under threat. There are currently 83 private colleges and universities in Viet Nam, at which 17 per cent of the country's undergraduate and postgraduate students attend.