Universities want more say in recruiting, enrollments

HCM CITY — Education experts have asked the Ministry of Education and Training to create conditions for universities to have more autonomy in making decisions regarding administration, recruitment and enrolment quotas.
These tasks should not be the responsibility of the ministry, according to Asso Prof and Dr Dao Cong Tien, the UEH's former rector, who spoke at a recent workshop on education reform held at University of Economics HCM City (UEH).
Only by having more autonomy could universities make better decisions, according to Tien.
The ministry should also not dictate the enrolment quota for each university, he said, adding that it should be based on the number of facilities and lecturers.