Models of university autonomy and their relevance to Vietnam

ABSTRACT

This study explores the models of public university autonomy across different university governance models among countries shaped by the state control model. The findings provide answers to the following questions: (i) What are the similarities and differences in each four-pillar structure of public university autonomy among countries shaped by the state control model? (ii) What model is best for the ‘modernization’ of Vietnamese universities’ understanding of public university autonomy based on a synthetic comparison of different aspects of public university autonomy in a number of non-Anglosphere university systems?

KEYWORDS:

• Public university autonomy
• university governance
• the Napoleonic model
• the Humboldtian model
• the Soviet model

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This research is funded by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam (MOET) under grant number KHGD/16-20. ĐT003.

Notes on contributors

Anh Ngoc Mai

Anh Ngoc Mai, Assoc.Prof. Dr, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam. His primary research interest is public policies of Vietnam.

Ha Thi Hai Do

Ha Thi Hai Do, Assoc.Prof. Dr, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam. Her primary research interest is public policies of Vietnam.

Cuong Ngoc Mai

Cuong Ngoc Mai, Prof. Dr, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam. His primary research interest is public policies of Vietnam.

Nui Dang Nguyen

Nui Dang Nguyen, Dr. National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam. His primary research interest is public policies of Vietnam