QA have been developed. Specifically, QA standards, 03 programs were certified
QA manuals for training programs and QA including: Agricultural Economics (4.0
guidelines are compiled and released. In points), Advanced Biotechnology (4.4 points)
particular, the University has completed the and Advanced Aquaculture (4.7 points). The
surveys to receive the stakeholders' opinions results from international assessment tools
about training programs, employment help the University gradually adjust training
situation of graduated students, and training programs, courses' objectives and outcomes
program innovation.
comparable to the quality standards in the
It is notable that many activities contributing to region.
enhancing QA in scientific research have been External QA is carried out synchronously with
organized periodically such as instructions of internal QA and quality accreditation. The
thesis registration and acceptance, writing University always participates in matching
and publishing articles in scientific journals. and academic ranking activities at national
Besides, the softwares for managing scientific and international levels. CTU was ranked
publications, and for checking "plagiarism" 2nd in January 2016 within Vietnam and 39th
have been developed and used, considered among rated universities in Southeast Asia by
as effective tools in research activities.
Webometrics. Results by QS Asian University
CTU publicizes QA requirements and Ranking in June 2014 showed that CTU was
qualities of assessed training programs on its ranked 139th in Asia and 3rd in Vietnam for
website. The information of the standardized academic reputation.
programs are displayed in the transcripts of In 2015, CTU, for the first time, implemented
students who graduate from that program.
"rating peers" with the participation of
Quality assessment of training programs colleagues from two German universities,
complies with national and international Mainz and Potsdam, and University of
standards. According to statistical results Economics Ho Chi Minh City. External QA
since 2013, CTU has self-assessed 27 training activities not only help CTU identify its
programsbasedonAUN-QA,MOETandABET position, but exchange experience of QA
standards. Concurrently, 07 programs has with international friends.
been external-assessed, of which 04 programs To inherit and promote the achievements,
were evaluated using AUN-QA standards, CTU will continue to perfect the QA
and 02 programs was assessed according to system; strengthen the QA responsibility
the standards of ABET. In particular, since decentralization; promote the consulting role
2014, the University has evaluated the quality of the Council for QA; upgrade QA members
of master programs and recognized the results to build professional QA teams; apply
of internal quality accreditation according to appropriate policies to meet the national and
AUN-QA standards.
international quality standards; maintain self-
Of 04 undergraduate programs were assessment activities and improve the quality
accredited according to international AUN- of training programs; periodically review
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