On May 26, Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee issued a decision approving the project to merge Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism into Hong Duc University, with the common name Hong Duc University. This merger marks an important step in the roadmap for streamlining the apparatus, improving management efficiency and expanding the scale of university training in the province.
After the merger, Hong Duc University will manage a system of 12 training units, including 9 faculties, 2 affiliated schools and 1 center. Autonomous units and scientific journals are also received and merged to optimize management and operation.
Regarding personnel, after the merger, Hong Duc University has a total of 926 officials, employees and laborers; including 708 officials and 218 contract workers. The teaching staff includes 562 people (494 officials and 68 contract workers), with professional qualifications including 230 PhDs, 35 Associate Professors, 314 masters and 18 people with university degrees.
All lecturers meet the standards for pedagogical professional certificates, foreign language and computer skills according to the national competency framework. The management team includes 125 people, including 88 PhDs, 23 Associate Professors, 36 Masters and 1 person with university degrees, ensuring management capacity and meeting the requirements of higher education innovation.
The facilities and equipment of Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism are received in their original state, including lecture halls, practice rooms specializing in fine arts, music, performance halls, multi-purpose sports area and many other modern equipment. This reception helps save investment costs, avoid waste of resources and create favorable conditions for students to study.
Students of Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism will be fully admitted to the corresponding faculties at Hong Duc University, ensuring completion of the course, graduation consideration and receiving degrees according to the studyed program, thereby maximizing the protection of students' rights and continuity in the learning process.
The merger process is implemented in many stages: from establishing the Drafting Committee, stabilizing the ideology of officials, employees and students, to surveying and inventorying assets, facilities and training data files. The School Board and management teams at the units will be consolidated to ensure the apparatus operates effectively immediately after the merger.
The merger project is expected to bring clear socio-economic efficiency. The streamlining of the apparatus not only helps save budget but also synchronizes facilities, laboratories and libraries, avoiding overlap, thereby improving the quality of multidisciplinary training, promoting scientific research, technology transfer, and increasing job opportunities and competitiveness for students.
The approval of this project is an important step forward, contributing to enhancing the prestige of Thanh Hoa higher education, creating a sustainable foundation for developing high-quality human resources and serving the community.
