On the morning of March 28, 2023, at Meeting Room I at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE), there was the opening ceremony of the official survey of educational institution quality (according to Circular 12/2017/TT-BGDDT dated May 19, 2017 of the Ministry of Education and Training) with an external evaluation team from the Center for Education Accreditation, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM).

The opening ceremony of the official survey of evaluating educational institution quality in cycle 2

Attending the ceremony, there was the presence of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Quynh Lam – Director of the Center for Education Accreditation, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City and the Supervisor of the Evaluation Team. On the side of the Center for Education Accreditation (VNU-CEA) - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City and the external evaluation delegation, Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chinh – Director of the Institute for Education Quality Assurance, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City – was the Head of the delegation; Dr. Huynh Kha Tu – Head of Training Department, International University, VNU-HCM –was the secretary of the delegation; Dr. Nguyen Duc Nghia – Former Vice President of VNU-HCM – was a member of the Team; Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Hong – Chairman of the Council of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education – was a member of the Team; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dinh Duc Anh Vu – Vice President of International University, VNU-HCM – was a member of the Team; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngo Dai Nghiep – Head of External Relations Department, University of Science, VNU-HCM – was a member of the Team and Ms. Luong Thi Luu – Professional Secretary.

On the side of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, there were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang – Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice President - Acting president of the university, Dr. Truong Thi Hien - Standing member of the Party Committee and Vice President of the University along with the Lecturers who are members of the Self-Assessment Council and leaders, staffs, lecturers, and students from faculties/departments/institutes/centers of the University.

University leaders gave flowers to the assesment delegation 

Giving the welcome speech at the opening session, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang - Vice President - Acting President of HCMUTE emphasized the role of educational quality accreditation to the University, summarized the self-assessment process of the University, and sent his thanks to the Center's Leaders and the External Evaluation Team for accepting the invitation to deploy the educational quality accreditation at the University of Technology and Education of Ho Chi Minh City.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang – Vice President - Acting President of the university speaking at the Opening Ceremony

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Quynh Lam - Director of the Center for Education Accreditation, VNU-HCM thanked the University of Technology and Education of Ho Chi Minh City for trusting and continuing to accompany the Center in quality accreditation in cycle 2. The Center's representative highly appreciated the cooperation of the University in the assessment process, its great efforts to complete the self-assessment report, and the prompt preparation to assist the external assessment of the delegation at HCMUTE. The standards of the second cycle were strict and high-demanding on the quality accreditation related to the proofs, conditions and evaluation processes in this official survey. 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Quynh Lam – Director of the Center for Education Accreditation, VNU-HCM speaking at the Opening Ceremony

On behalf of the external evaluation team, Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chinh – Head of the team praised the breakthrough spirit and recognized innovations in the application of Information Technology into this entire external assessment. Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chinh also said the whole assessment process was held online via Dashboard showing that the school has pioneered to innovate the form of assessment from manual to digital.

Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chinh – Head of the external evaluation team spoke at the Opening Ceremony

After the opening ceremony, the external evaluation team would study the evidences, interview and collect opinions of management leaders, lecturers, staffs in charge, employees, employers, learners and former learners of training systems, and work with representatives of Departments/Faculties/Centers, leaders of the University and the Self-Assessment Council.

HCMUTE and Evaluation Team at the opening session