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Asia-Pacific conference talks tertiary education

The 13th plenary session of the CONFRAISE (Regional Conference of Rectors of the member universities of the University Agency of the French-speaking world (AUF) in Asia-Pacific) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 7.
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HCM City (VNA) – The 13th plenary session of the CONFRASIE (RegionalConference of Rectors of the member universities of the University Agency ofthe French-speaking world (AUF) in Asia-Pacific) took place in Ho Chi Minh Cityon May 7.

Representativesfrom 88 universities and educational and research organisations from 11countries centred discussions on social challenges and responsibility fortertiary education, including quality of training and research programmes, jobopportunities for graduates, startup practices and university governance, amongothers.

Deputy Minister ofEducation and Training Nguyen Van Phuc highlighted the need for trainingprogrammes with socio-economic development demand.

According to him, Vietnam’seducation and tertiary education are undergoing basic and comprehensive reforms.The Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law onTertiary Education, that took effect in July 2019, are set to bring importantstrides in university development, especially university autonomy.

Participants sharedexperience in university governance and collaboration between universities andfirms to meet learners and society’s demand.-VNA
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