As a leading university in Vietnam with experience and strengths in the field of education quality assurance and accreditation, in 2013, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) was assigned by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to develop a proposal for the establishment of an educational quality accreditation center. On September 5, 2013, the Minister of Education and Training issued Decision No. 3568/QD-BGDDT to establish the VNU Center for Education Accreditation (VNU-CEA), marking the establishment of the first educational quality assessment center in Vietnam. VNU-CEA is a public service organization with legal identity, responsible for conducting quality accreditation for educational institutions outside VNU, providing consultation on quality assurance and improvement, and organizing training and professional development in the field of educational quality accreditation. Since the Minister of Education and Training appointed the Director in December 2013 and granted operational approval in November 2014, the Center has developed and implemented development strategies and medium-term plans annually to fulfill its mission, making significant contributions to the development of the quality assurance system in education and building a culture of quality in higher education institutions and colleges in Vietnam. After 11 years of operation, 2025 marked a significant milestone in the institutional and organizational transformation of the Center under the mechanism of comprehensive autonomy with the recognition of the Management Council by the competent authority. With a modern, professional, and transparent governance model, VNU-CEA continues to affirm its role in the higher education system and is realizing its vision of becoming a leading accreditation organization in Vietnam, has a reputation in the region and internationally.
Main achievements after 10 years of establishment and development Organizational and human resources development: VNU-CEA has a well-established organizational structure, including: the Leadership Party Cell, Management Council, Board of Directors, Educational Accreditation Council, Trade Union, Youth Union, and functional departments. To carry out quality assessment, the Center has a team of collaborators consisting of full-time inspectors and assessors who are highly experienced and qualified, with over 200 members, including 30 professors and 102 associate professors. Improvement of management processes: In addition to complying with the general regulations of Vietnam, the Ministry of Education and Training, VNU-CEA has developed and issued a comprehensive system of internal management documents and procedures, as well as tools for managing various areas of activity: educational quality assessment and accreditation; development and cooperation; personnel; inspection and legal affairs; administration; planning and finance. The management documents and procedures are periodically updated and supplemented in accordance with current legal regulations and the Center practical requirements. Educational quality accreditation activities: As of May 2025, has completed reviewing of 123 self-assessment reports (SAR) and conducted external assessments for 111 higher education institutions, issued accreditation certificates to 107 higher education institutions, reviewed 6 SAR , conducted assessments for 6 and and issued accreditation certificates to 4 pedagogical colleges; In training program accreditation, reviewed 655 self-assessment reports of programs (3 at college level, 575 at university level, 66 at master degree level), conducted external assessments for 626 programs and issued accreditation certificates to 602 programs (3 at college level, 539 at university level, 60 at master degree level). Training and capacity building for the accreditors: has organized and co-organized 46 training courses for accreditors with 2,103 participants, of which 2,041 participants were awarded certificates of completion (among them, 392 have been issued the education accreditor lisences); organized 38 workshops, training sessions, and seminars to enhance the capacity of accreditors, experts, and evaluators attracting the participation of over 1,000 individuals nationwide. Development and cooperation: - VNU-CEA has been the official full-member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) since March 2019, an associate member of the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN) since May 2017, and a standing member (representing Vietnam) in the ASEAN Young Quality Assurance Officers Network (AYQON) since 2019. VNU-CEA has actively participated and contributed to the success of the EU-SHARE Project from 2019 to 2022, and led a project funded by INQAAHE to train core lecturers in developing training programs based on output standards in Vietnam and Laos from 2023 to 2024. Within the framework of the EU-SHARE Project, VNU-CEA was the first educational accreditation organization in Vietnam to be evaluated for improvement consultation by international experts according to the ASEAN Quality Assurance Framework (AQAF) standards. - In Vietnam, VNU-CEA has cooperation agreements with 03 regional universities, and maintains cooperative relationships with the Department of Schools - Ministry of National Defense, the Department of Training - Ministry of Public Security, several provincial Departments of Education and Training, higher education institutions, and pedagogical colleges nationwide. Based on these cooperation agreements, in addition to conducting external assessments and implementing accreditation process, VNU-CEA organizes numerous capacity-building activities for evaluators, accreditors, quality assurance officers, and managers of educational institutions in areas such as quality assurance, EQA, university governance, developing output standards, and designing training programs. Regarding scientific research and participation in postgraduate teaching: VNU-CEA has led and completed 03 research projects, developed, and successfully transferred a question bank for examinations to assess and select vocational education accreditors, as well as a question bank for training higher education and pedagogical college accreditors. VNU-CEA’s staffs have published over 50 scientific articles, including 21 international publications in the WoS/Scopus on governance and management in higher education, led and contributed to the compilation of 12 monographs, books, and reference in the field of governance and management in education, and successfully supervised 23 master’s and 04 doctoral students.
Other contributions and community service VNU-CEA participates in policy consultation proposing guidelines and policies to the MOET on quality assurance and educational quality accreditation. VNU-CEA actively contributes to the development and improvement of the legal framework and professional guidelines for implementing quality assurance and EQA in Vietnam through the Quality Management Department, MOET. The consulting activities aimed at improving and enhancing quality, conducted through the evaluation and accreditation of educational institutions and training programs by VNU-CEA, have contributed to the formation and development of a quality culture in universities. Numerous workshops and training sessions to enhance capacity in quality assurance and accreditation are organized free of charge for the community involved in this work. Annually, VNU-CEA accepts students and trainees for internships and practical training, and supports universities in guiding and training on educational management and educational quality accreditation.
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