(VLU, March 23, 2021) - After 7 days, on the afternoon of March 22, 2021, the closing ceremony of the official survey for external evaluation of the university training program in Travel and Tourism Administration, Construction Engineering, Finance - Banking took place at N2T1 Hall, main Campus, Van Lang University.
The official survey serves the external evaluation of 3 undergraduate training programs in Tourism and Travel administration; Construction Engineering; Finance - Banking at Van Lang University by the External Evaluation Team of the Center for Education Accreditation (Association of Universities and Colleges of Vietnam) from 16 to 22 March 2021.
External Evaluation Experts of undergraduate training programs in 3 majors at Van Lang University includes:
- Professor. Dr. Banh Tien Long – Former Permanent Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Member of Policy Council of the National Science and Technology, Member of the State Council of Professors, Head of the External Evaluation Delegation;
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phuong Nga – Director of the Center for Education Accreditation, Advisor to the External Evaluation Team;
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Ha – Former Director of Higher Education Department – Ministry of Education and Training, Deputy Director of Education Accreditation Center, Standing member of External Evaluation Team;
- MSc. Dinh Tuan Dung – Head of Education Quality Assessment Department - Education Accreditation Center, Secretary of External Evaluation Team
- Dr. Pham Van Quyet – Senior Lecturer at Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Member of External Evaluation Team;
- Dr. Nguyen Thi Tuyet – Accreditor of Education Accreditation Center (Vietnam Association of Universities and Colleges), Member of External Evaluation Team;
- Dr. Tran Quoc Hung – Accreditor - Education Accreditation Center (Vietnam Association of Universities and Colleges), Supervising External Evaluation Team.
At the Closing Ceremony, Prof. Dr. Banh Tien Long – Former Permanent Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Member of the National Science and Technology Policy Council, Member of the State Council of Professors, Head of the External Evaluation Delegation presented the Preliminary Report of official survey results of 3 undergraduate training programs in Tourism and Travel Administration, Construction Engineering and Finance - Banking of Van Lang University. Accordingly, the Report pointed out the strengths and made recommendations on 11 assessment standards in the Training Quality Assessment Standards.
Prof. Dr. Banh Tien Long – Former Permanent Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Member of the National Science and Technology Policy Council, Member of the State Council of Professors, Head of the External Evaluation Delegation shared: “During the time at Van Lang University, we are very impressed by Van Lang's facilities, dynamic and creative students in the 4.0 revolution, the enthusiastic and professional staff of 3 faculties in particular and Van Lang University in general.... Keeping and improving training quality is very difficult, requiring unity and responsibility from individuals.The training quality of Van Lang is increasing to reach excellence. Wishing Van Lang Team more and more success”.
On behalf of the University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu - Rector of Van Lang University expresses her sincere thanks to the External Evaluation Team of the Center for Education Accreditation - Association of Universities and Colleges Vietnam. Through the evaluation of strengths and recommendations of the External Evaluation Team for the University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu accepted the limitations, committed to find solutions for improvement, and affirmed that the conclusions of the External Evaluation Team will be lessons for training programs of VLU in the future.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu - Rector of Van Lang University thanked the External Evaluation Team
Also at the Closing Ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phuong Nga - Director of Education Accreditation Center, Advisor to the External Evaluation Delegation, thanked Van Lang University and especially teachers from 3 training programs for enthusiastically supporting this official survey. At the same time, Assoc. Prof. Dr.Nguyen Phuong Nga also highly appreciated the impressive change, preparation and professionalism of Van Lang University in the 3rd survey at the University.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phuong Nga, Director of the Center for Education Accreditation, Supervision Advisor of the Evaluation Delegation delivered the closing speech on the official evaluation of the training program at Van Lang University
Representatives of Van Lang University and the External Evaluation Team of the Education Accreditation Center (Association of Universities and Colleges of Vietnam) signed the minutes of completing the external survey for quality accreditation.
The official survey of the External Evaluation Team is an important basis for determining the quality accreditation results for the 3 major training programs of Van Lang University. This also helps to improve the quality of training.
During 7 working days at Van Lang University (from March 16 to 22, 2021), the External Evaluation Team carried out many activities including: studying self-assessment records, documents of 3 majors: Tourism and Travel Administration, Construction Engineering and Finance - Banking; interviewing with 252 stakeholders of 3 majors ( Self-assessment Council of training programs, heads of departments; officials, lecturers, staff, students of different majors). Also, the External Evaluation Team visited and surveyed the facilities: library, dormitory, medical facilities, laboratory and other facilities of the University.
Written by Thanh Tien
Photo: Minh Phuong