GENERAL CONDITIONS TO OPEN TRAINING DISCIPLINES AT BACHELOR’S, MASTER’S AND DOCTOR’S DEGREES
Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BGDDT defining the conditions, order and procedures for opening and suspending training disciplines at bachelor’s, master’s and doctor’s degrees is promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training on January 18, 2022.
Accordingly, upon opening a training discipline at bachelor’s, master’s or doctor’s degree, a training institution must meet general conditions for training discipline and training level to be opened, lectures, physical foundations. Also, the training program of the discipline to be opened is developed, appraised, and promulgated to ensure compliance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, meeting the standard training program of the field, group of disciplines, training disciplines and complying with the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework.
In addition, the training institution must have a specialized unit at the faculty level or equivalent to manage professional activities, lecturers, learners for the training discipline to be opened; meet the minimum requirements to be ready to shift to online teaching. And the council of the training institution has passed a resolution approving the policy of opening the training discipline of the training institution.
Addition to the above general conditions, the training institution opening training discipline at bachelor’s degree must have at least 1 permanent lecturer with doctor’s degree in appropriate discipline with at least 3 years of experience in training management or university teaching, and in charge of leading the development, organization and implementation of training programs; at least 5 PhDs who are permanent lecturers with appropriate professional qualifications to lead the teaching of the program; etc.
This Circular takes effect from March 4, 2022.
