Opening Ceremony of the Official Site Visit for the Evaluation of Four Academic Programs: Information Technology, Political Science, Mathematics Teacher Education, and Literature Teacher Education

On the afternoon of December 23, the external evaluation expert team from the Center for Education Accreditation – Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in collaboration with Hanoi Metropolitan University, held the opening ceremony of the official site visit for the evaluation of four academic programs: Information Technology, Political Science, Mathematics Teacher Education, and Literature Teacher Education.

Attending the opening session were Dr. Tạ Thị Thu Hiền, Director of the Center for Education Accreditation – Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Hữu Đức, Head of the external evaluation expert team; along with other experts and team members.

Welcoming and working with the delegation were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Vũ Bích Hiền, Rector of Hanoi Metropolitan University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Văn Tuân, Vice Rector; and leaders of various departments within the university.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Vũ Bích Hiền, Rector of Hanoi Metropolitan University

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Vũ Bích Hiền, Rector of Hanoi Metropolitan University, emphasized that in the context of international integration, the university always attaches great importance to accreditation and quality assurance as a means to continuously improve and enhance training quality to meet the increasing demands of society. The quality accreditation criteria have become a benchmark for all aspects of the university’s operations.

She noted that the university conducts annual internal self-assessments of institutional operations and academic programs, and regularly collects feedback from stakeholders—including students, alumni, faculty, and employers—to improve activities, revise course content, and enhance academic programs.

The Rector also highlighted the importance of external evaluation, stating that in the process of meeting the requirements of the external evaluation team, each individual in every unit of the university strives to identify their strengths to promote, as well as areas that need improvement. This process supports self-adjustment and self-orientation, contributing to the development of a strong culture of quality within both individual units and the university as a whole.

Dr. Tạ Thị Thu Hiền, Director of the Center for Education Accreditation – Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Delivering the opening remarks for the accreditation program of four academic disciplines—Information Technology, Political Science, Mathematics Teacher Education, and Literature Teacher Education—Dr. Tạ Thị Thu Hiền, Director of the Center for Education Accreditation – Vietnam National University, Hanoi, affirmed that Hanoi Metropolitan University is one of the pioneering institutions in implementing program evaluation and accreditation.

She emphasized that this pioneering effort has laid a solid foundation for the university to align with both national and international training standards, thereby enabling the university to ensure the quality of its academic programs internally. Notably, Hanoi Metropolitan University is the first university in the country to carry out accreditation for the Political Science program.

In the field of Information Technology, since 2009, only 60 programs nationwide have undergone accreditation. For Mathematics Teacher Education, there are just 15 accredited programs across the country. In Literature Teacher Education, there are only 14 accredited programs nationwide.

These figures highlight the fact that Hanoi Metropolitan University is truly at the forefront of educational quality assurance activities. 

The evaluation team took a commemorative photo with the university leadership.

Through the preliminary survey, the evaluation team acknowledged and highly appreciated the university’s preparation in terms of working conditions, document lists, information and evidence for verification, facilities, and interview subjects.

With a spirit of cooperation, support, and mutual commitment, the external evaluation team recommended that the university continue its coordination and finalize preparations to ensure the successful implementation of the official site visit scheduled from December 23 to 27, 2023, for the evaluation of four academic programs: Information Technology, Political Science, Mathematics Teacher Education, and Literature Teacher Education.

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