The Impact of Globalisation on the Reform of Higher Education in Vietnam

Abstract

In this paper, the impact of globalization on higher education in Vietnam will be illustrated. This paper reviews literature of scholars about the higher education reform in Vietnam to figure out how globalization affects the change in Vietnamese higher education policies and practices. The Vietnam higher education system began privatized and internationalized as a part of the higher education reforms. The process of internationalization of higher education will be discussed. The author points out that Vietnam needs to enhance education quality to improve its competitiveness in the Asia-Pacific region. The curricula need to be updated, research and development capacity needs to be increased, and higher education institutions should be given more autonomy freedom. Thus, the quality of the human resource will be improved, and the country can achieve the target in the modernization of the nation.