The Cambodian Ministry of Education on October 12 announced that it has given a green light to public universities across the country to reopen after months of closure to prevent the outbreak of COVID-19.
The Association of Vietnam Universities and Colleges should become a link to connect private universities with each other and with public universities to help improve training quality.
An amended higher education law should create a clear legal environment for public universities to become autonomous, representatives of universities have urged.
In Vietnam, getting into a university has been described as a national obsession and getting admission seen as a cut-throat competition. However, despite getting through such a tough initiation, more students are failing to stay in college until graduation, and the steady increase in their numbers is worrying educators.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the free tuition bill for students of all public universities and colleges across the country, announced the Philippine presidential palace on August 4.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on October 22 urged the Ministry of Education and Training to tailor its policies on autonomy for public universities to the needs of each institution.
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