Education in 21th Education in 21th Century – the Case of Century – the Case of HCMC Law UniversityHCMC Law University

Prof. Dr. Mai Hong Quy, RectorProf. Dr. Mai Hong Quy, RectorHo Chi Minh City Law UniversityHo Chi Minh City Law UniversityThe November, 2006The November, 2006

PART 1PART 1The Definition of Developing and The Definition of Developing and Transition with regard to HCMCT Transition with regard to HCMCT LAW universityLAW university

Developing and Developing and transition in Viet nam transition in Viet nam at Presentat Present Affected Structure, the regulation Affected Structure, the regulation

from “above” => lack of active, from “above” => lack of active, lots of barrierlots of barrier

It is difficult for small school (lack It is difficult for small school (lack of lecturers) to compete with of lecturers) to compete with large interdisciplinary school, high large interdisciplinary school, high management fee, limited source management fee, limited source of revenue (economies of scale)of revenue (economies of scale)

Developing and Developing and transitiontransition Lack of mLack of material facilitiesaterial facilities, and , and

human human resource resource.. Passive teachers and studentsPassive teachers and students Lack of interest in scientific Lack of interest in scientific

researchresearch Limited in communication skills Limited in communication skills

and English languageand English language

Transition in three- different speeds

Economic

Education

Mechanism

ConsequencesConsequences

The development << social requirement and The development << social requirement and the economy.the economy.

Focus on => “short-term” problems:Focus on => “short-term” problems: “ “Solidarity”, salary, materials facilities, Solidarity”, salary, materials facilities,

teaching-time norms, regulation, entrance teaching-time norms, regulation, entrance norms => lack of common languages with norms => lack of common languages with foreign University difficultly.foreign University difficultly.

Norms, teaching methods, research, appreciate Norms, teaching methods, research, appreciate standards differ far from any countries all the standards differ far from any countries all the world.world.

Final EffectFinal Effect

Lack of interest in globalizationLack of interest in globalization- Anxiety: menace >> chance- Anxiety: menace >> chance- Indiference- Indiference No given the solution, just No given the solution, just

around the resolutionaround the resolution attach special importance toattach special importance to

forms, appreciation of anything forms, appreciation of anything foreign, any kinds of “foreign”.foreign, any kinds of “foreign”.

PetitionPetition

Opening mechanism for schools and Opening mechanism for schools and departmentsdepartments

Integrating skills program for students, Integrating skills program for students, such as: WTO law, English, ect.such as: WTO law, English, ect.

internationalizeinternationalize Vietnamese Vietnamese Standards, such as structure of Standards, such as structure of research, quotation methods, the way research, quotation methods, the way to assessto assess research work research works, ect.s, ect.

Part 2Part 2

The case of HCMC Law The case of HCMC Law UniversityUniversity

SWOT: strengthsSWOT: strengths

Large requirement from society => Large requirement from society => large relationshiplarge relationship

Quick developmentQuick development Ministry of Education supports to build Ministry of Education supports to build

campus 1campus 1 Rector is a good listener and activeRector is a good listener and active Increasing amount of staffs studying Increasing amount of staffs studying

from abroadfrom abroad SIDA Project and others projectsSIDA Project and others projects

SWOT: weak pointSWOT: weak point

Mono-disciplinary universityMono-disciplinary university The different level in lecturers, serious The different level in lecturers, serious

diseases of “diseases of “banianbanian tree” tree” The method and teaching programs are The method and teaching programs are

quite underdevelopedquite underdeveloped The difficulties of material facility (no The difficulties of material facility (no

basic solutions even talk a lot about the basic solutions even talk a lot about the change)change)

Student is at not good in EnglishStudent is at not good in English

SWOT: ThreatsSWOT: Threats

Organism in chargeOrganism in charge didn’t support didn’t support to integrateto integrate

Heavy teaching-time, lack of Heavy teaching-time, lack of interest in educationinterest in education

Losing a number of lecturers…Losing a number of lecturers…

SWOT: OpportunitiesSWOT: Opportunities

SIDA project with 10 million US SIDA project with 10 million US dollarsdollars

Opening mechanism from Ministry Opening mechanism from Ministry of Educationof Education

Training cooperation to change the Training cooperation to change the teaching programteaching program

Increasing amount of lecturers Increasing amount of lecturers from abroadfrom abroad

We need to be ready We need to be ready to…to… Strategic plan 2015: raising school Strategic plan 2015: raising school

position, raising teacher’s incomesposition, raising teacher’s incomes Four main points: English, IT, teaching Four main points: English, IT, teaching

methods, scientific research.methods, scientific research. Digital library, digital syllabus.Digital library, digital syllabus. Balance between research and Balance between research and

teaching time: award to articles teaching time: award to articles published abroad, cpublished abroad, criterionriterion scientific scientific research topics, improve training research topics, improve training program attached to scientific program attached to scientific research .research .

International International cooperation to cooperation to integrateintegrate Determine tatic partners :Lund Determine tatic partners :Lund

University, Nagoya University, London University, Nagoya University, London University và Singapore National University và Singapore National UniversityUniversity

Students will take part in cultural Students will take part in cultural exchangesexchanges

Training AssociationTraining Association AAssign tasksssign tasks to manage project… to manage project… Support enterprisesSupport enterprises Opening coperation with international Opening coperation with international

organizations. organizations.

ConclutionConclution

It is necessary to have a trategy plan It is necessary to have a trategy plan and analyse SWOTand analyse SWOT

Tatic PartnerTatic Partner Whether we can integrate depend on Whether we can integrate depend on

whether available conditions we havewhether available conditions we have Hence, board of managers, PHence, board of managers, Party arty

committeecommittee, each branch has to release , each branch has to release for lecturers, authorities, motivate for lecturers, authorities, motivate them to receive duties and self-control them to receive duties and self-control in tasks.in tasks.

Part 3Part 3The LessonsThe Lessons

university university

WTO opportunities

conditions

mechanism