University relocation plan stalls for lack of funding

By Hiep Pham. Vietnam’s much-vaunted plan to move dozens of higher education institutions out of cramped city-centre locations to the suburbs of big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City has stalled, with few universities making the move so far. As part of a bid to enhance higher education quality, five institutions in Hanoi and five in Ho Chi Minh City are to be relocated under the relocation pilot phase from 2011-15, according to plans drawn up in 2010. Another 10 to 15 institutions are scheduled to move during the second phase from 2016-20, with the rest eventually relocating between 2020 and 2030. Read more...