The above content was mentioned by Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son when exchanging with Lao Dong Newspaper about the plan and roadmap for implementing the arrangement of higher education institutions.
Minister Hoang Minh Son said that the recent Central Conference has issued very specific policies. The Politburo has concluded and the Government has issued an Action Program, assigning the Ministry of Education and Training to preside over and coordinate with ministries, branches, and localities to organize the arrangement of vocational education institutions and higher education institutions. The time is also very specific. Vocational education institutions will be streamlined, reducing at least 30% of focal points and transferring management to localities.
The Ministry of Education and Training has coordinated with ministries and sectors to have a summary report and propose implementation plans in September 2026, completing 1 month ahead of schedule as required in the Politburo's Conclusion" - the Minister informed.
The head of the education sector said that for higher education institutions, the problem will be more difficult. Higher education institutions are mostly large in scale, training occupations, segments, missions, and strategies. There may be difficulties in the short term, but in the long term, the reorganization is to make the system stronger. Each higher education institution will be stronger, eliminating institutions and places with poor quality training and ineffective operation, so that in the end, we can train high-quality, superior quality human resources to meet the requirements of socio-economic development.
The Ministry of Education and Training is completing the project, step by step with ministries and sectors to arrange it as much as possible, thereby having a system and network of universities operating effectively and with quality" - the Minister stated his point of view.
The arrangement of higher education institutions is identified by the Ministry of Education and Training as one of the 7 key tasks of the 2026 - 2027 school year.
The Ministry of Education and Training requests to review and arrange the network of public vocational education institutions, continuing education centers, vocational education centers, vocational education - continuing education centers, community learning centers; Focus on investing in vocational education institutions with leadership capabilities and national and regional vocational skills training centers.
The Ministry also set out the requirement to accelerate the arrangement and restructuring of the public higher education system, developing higher education into a national leading pillar in the English ecosystem with the ability to integrate deeply, transfer knowledge and innovate in English.
Along with that, accelerate the arrangement and restructuring of the public higher education institution system and invest in developing 3 to 5 elite universities according to the international-class research university model.
