On the morning of July 30, 2023, the Opening Ceremony of the Official Site Visit for Educational Quality Assessment at Hanoi Medical University was held by the External Assessment Team from the Center for Education Accreditation - Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-CEA).
Attending the Opening Ceremony, representing the Center for Education Accreditation - Vietnam National University, Hanoi, was Assoc. Prof. PhD. Dinh Van Toan – Deputy Director of the Center, Chairman of the Educational Quality Accreditation Council, and member of the External Assessment Team.
The External Assessment Team includes:
- Prof. PhD. Nguyen Huu Duc – former Deputy Director of VNU, Head of the External Assessment Team;
- PhD. Hoang Thi Xuan Hoa – former Deputy Director of the Institute for Education Quality Assurance – VNU, Secretary of the External Assessment Team;
- Prof. PhD. Dong Khac Hung – Deputy Director of the Military Medical University, Ministry of National Defence, member of the External Assessment Team;
- Assoc. Prof. PhD. Pham Van Tuan – Head of the Testing and Education Quality Assurance Department, Da Nang University of Science and Technology, The University of Danang, member of the External Assessment Team;
- Assoc. Prof. PhD. Dinh Thi Thanh Hai – Vice Rector of Hanoi University of Pharmacy, member of the External Assessment Team;
- MSc. Nguyen Hoa Huy – Center for Education Accreditation – VNU, Supervisor of the External Assessment Team.
Representing Hanoi Medical University:
- Prof. PhD. Ta Thanh Van – Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the University Council;
- Prof. PhD. Nguyen Huu Tu – Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Rector;
- Prof. PhD. Doan Quoc Hung – Vice Rector in charge of professional affairs;
- MSc. Pham Xuan Thang – Vice Rector in charge of economic affairs;
- Assoc. Prof. PhD. Ho Thi Kim Thanh – Member of the Party Standing Committee, President of the University Trade Union.
Also in attendance were members of the Party Committee and University Council; representatives of leadership from various Offices, Departments, Schools, Faculties, Centers; and faculty members serving as Heads/Deputy Heads/Secretaries/Members of the University's accreditation groups.
On behalf of the leadership of Hanoi Medical University, Prof. PhD. Ta Thanh Van – Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the University Council, stated: Over the past period, the University has made significant efforts in preparation to warmly welcome the External Assessment Team for the official site visit to assess the educational quality of Hanoi Medical University. Hanoi Medical University is the first university in Vietnam and has accompanied the country's history through its ups and downs for over 120 years. Currently, in the context of educational reform within the public education system, medical education reform remains the most challenging and slowest to implement, requiring a long period for transformation.
Prof. Ta Thanh Van wished the members of the External Assessment Team good health and expressed his hope that the relationship between Hanoi Medical University and VNU, specifically the VNU-CEA, which has contributed greatly to the cause of education in Vietnam, will continue to develop sustainably. He also expressed his desire to receive feedback from the experts in the assessment team, which will help the University establish directions and implementation plans to create new breakthroughs in its journey of comprehensive educational reform.
Following the program, MSc. Nguyen Hoa Huy – Supervisor of the External Assessment Team for Hanoi Medical University, announced Decision No. 638 dated July 13, 2023, of the VNU-CEA regarding the establishment of the External Assessment Team and presented the attached list of 09 team members.
Assoc. Prof. PhD. Dinh Van Toan – Deputy Director of the VNU-CEA, Chairman of the Educational Quality Accreditation Council, and member of the External Assessment Team, delivered the opening remarks: The External Assessment Team is very pleased and honored to cooperate with the University in the educational quality assessment of Hanoi Medical University after 5 years of the first cycle; he thanked the University leadership for trusting and selecting the Center as the accreditation body for the second cycle. Assoc. Prof. Toan highly appreciated the preparation work of the University staff, noting the extensive and comprehensive volume of evidence and data provided. Furthermore, Assoc. Prof. Toan committed that the team would conduct an objective, impartial, and compliant assessment, and would provide practical and effective recommendations for the University, especially for the next 5-year period.
Prof. PhD. Nguyen Huu Tu - Rector of the University, presented an overview of Hanoi Medical University: The history of Hanoi Medical University, specific context, development goals; facilities and equipment; current organization, human resources, and governance; development of the internal quality assurance system; undergraduate and postgraduate training programs; innovations in admissions, curricula, teaching methods, assessment, and management; successful innovation in testing; scientific and technological activities; community service activities; and the University's development orientation...
At the Opening Ceremony, the organizing committee introduced the members of the External Assessment Team to the conference and took commemorative photos with the University leadership.
According to the plan, the External Assessment Team from the Center for Education Accreditation - Vietnam National University, Hanoi, will conduct the official site visit for the educational quality assessment of Hanoi Medical University from July 30, 2023, to August 3, 2023.
Source: HMU
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