Review of Higher Education Policies during Pandemic Covid-19: A Vietnamese Perspective

Abstract

The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has encouraged significant changes in higher education. Training curricula at universities have been adjusted to adapt to the blended learning model for the past two years in Vietnam. This paper is a qualitative analysis of higher education policies during the Covid-19 pandemic. The authors have based on data collected from universities combined with interviewing experts to evaluate the effectiveness of policies applied in Vietnam. In addition, the paper also analyzes the difficulties that universities face in ensuring the quality of training and enrollment sources during a pandemic. Research results also show that Vietnam is facing fundamental challenges in higher education. The higher education system must build a foundation for reforming online training programs and innovating university governance. Finally, the paper also proposes strategic education policies in developing the higher education system to meet the requirements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.