Many public and private universities throughout the country in the 2020-2021 academic year will launch new majors to meet labour market trends and demands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An amended higher education law should create a clear legal environment for public universities to become autonomous, representatives of universities have urged.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam yesterday (Oct 22) urged the Ministry of Education and Training to tailor its policies on autonomy for public universities to the needs of each institution.

The Government encourages public universities to manage their own funding in order to improve the quality of education and human resources, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said during a recent visit to Ton Duc Thang University.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Universities will have more discretion over student enrollment procedures following a draft regulation announced by the Ministry of Education and Training last week.

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.