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UEF Reviews 2025-2026 quality assurance activities, highlighting notable Achievements

08/21/2026

AUGUST 21, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance (UEF) successfully held its 2025-2026 academic year quality assurance review conference. The event highlighted key achievements in accreditation, self-assessment, and quality enhancement while setting new orientations for 2026-2030 stage.

The results of the past academic year demonstrate UEF's commitment to treating accreditation as an ongoing process, associated with responsibilities of every unit and every member of the University.

UEF reviewed its quality assurance activities for the 2025-2026 academic year, ready for the next stage of development.

The conference welcomed Mr. Nguyễn Chiến Thắng, representing the Vietnam Education Quality Management Agency, Ministry of Education and Training; Dr. Kiều Xuân Hùng, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Dr. Lý Thiên Trang, Director of Quality Assurance and Accreditation; Dr. Nhan Cẩm Trí, Dr. Đỗ Hữu Nguyên Lộc, and Dr. Phan Bảo Giang, Vice Presidents; as well as leaders from UEF's faculties, institutes, departments, offices, and centers. Leaders from the Center for Accreditation and Quality Assurance at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH) also attended.

Delegates reviewed the year's key quality assurance achievements.

In her opening remarks, Dr. Lý Thiên Trang emphasized the role of quality assurance in higher education and reflected on UEF's major achievements during the 2025-2026 academic year.

A major milestone during the last academic year was FIBAA accreditation for four UEF study programs: the undergraduate programs in Korean Language, Chinese Language, and Law, and the master's program in English Language. At the same time, UEF continued to fulfill post-accreditation requirements for its undergraduate programs in Finance and Banking and English Language. Under ACBSP standards, 12 academic programs continued their self-assessments, completing their reports and evidence portfolios in preparation for the next stages of external review.

At the educational institution level, UEF also launched its third-cycle self-assessment under FIBAA standards, progressively putting in place the implementation plan, Self-assessment Council, accreditation contract, and evidence system.

Dr. Lý Thiên Trang delivered the opening remarks and reviewed the year's major achievements.

At the conference, three professional presentations also offered multidimensional perspectives on quality assurance, ranging from the responsibilities of each unit to post-accreditation enhancement and the implementation experiences under international standards.

In her presentation "Promoting the role of units in the internal quality assurance system," Dr. Hà Thị Thủy, Dean of the Faculty of Finance and Accounting, focusing on the proactive role of units play in forming and operating the University's internal quality assurance system.

The presentation "Enhancing the effectiveness of educational quality accreditation: From ‘Accreditation Achieved’ to ‘Continuous Improvement’" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dương Mỹ Thẩm, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of English and Head of the postgraduate program in English Language, focused on the post-accreditation phase. Moving beyond compliance with standards, she emphasized the capacity of sustaining and enhancing quality, and forming practical improvements in teaching and learning.

In particular, Dr. Lý Thiên Trang's presentation "Quality Assurance at Programme Level based on the International Standards: Experiences and Implementation Practices" shared practices and experiences in implementing program-level quality assurance in line with international standards.

Together, the three presentations indicate that quality assurance needs to be recognized as a shared system in which every unit serves as an essential link. When assessment is followed by enhancement, quality standards become firmly embedded in training practices.

Speakers delivered three presentations at the conference

Building on the foundation strengthened during the past academic year, UEF is entering a new stage of development with the 2026-2030 orientation. The University has completed its 2026-2030 Strategic Plan and the Strategic Plan of the Department of Quality Assurance. UEF also guided 28 units in developing and reviewing their own strategic plans, aligning development priorities and the implementation of quality objectives across the University.

In his remarks, Dr. Kieu Xuan Hung recognized the dedication of UEF's faculty and staff throughout the academic year and noted that many areas had achieved positive results, in some cases exceeding expectations. He expressed confidence that UEF would build on its existing foundation, further advance accreditation, and pursue the objective of internationalization of education more ambitiously in the new period.

Dr. Kieu Xuan Hung shared his assessment and outlined priorities for the next stage of quality assurance

On this occasion, UEF recognized and honored units that completed FIBAA program accreditation, units with strong quality assurance performance, and individuals who made valuable contributions to the University's quality assurance efforts.

Recognizing units with notable achievements in accreditation and quality assurance

The 2025-2026 Academic Year Quality Assurance Review Conference concluded with a shared review of achievements, lessons learned, and plans for the road ahead.

With a stronger accreditation foundation and clear development priorities for 2026-2030, UEF continues on a journey in which quality is demonstrated by results, validated against established standards, and sustained through a spirit of continuous improvement.

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