The rise of the corporation-affiliated university

By Chau-Duong Quang. Ha Hoa Tien University, a private university founded in 2007 in the neighbouring province of Hanoi, used to be owned by a steel and construction corporation. In the first four years of its operation, it welcomed and said goodbye to four rectors – the longest-serving being in office for just two years – before the corporation’s chairman directly took charge of the university. More...