Vietnamese educational system, child of communist ideology, needs reform
Hanoi ( AsiaNews ) - The Vietnamese education
system, despite government proclamations, is still backward and a victim of a
communist ideology that pervades at all levels . A
real reform is needed that guarantees freedom of education and better conditions
for teachers and student , a necessary step to make the country more
competitive in future terms, at a cultural and professional level . Recently,
the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) , in its report on " Global
Competitiveness " 2013/14, ranked the Vietnamese schooling model in 67th
place out of 148 countries , and 4th place among the ASEAN nations (Association
that brings together 10 countries
of South- east Asia), after Singapore, Brunei and Malaysia . However
, these rankings are the result of data provided by the authorities and values
that do not correspond to the real level of education - warn teachers and
educators - which is quite different.
When
analyzing real data - particularly among graduates and doctoral candidates -
Vietnam falls to 95th place out of 148 countries in the world and 7th out of the
eight examined in ASEAN , also behind Cambodia. A
confirmation of the poor reliability compared to the data provided by
Vietnamese officials, in the face of an education system marked by anything but
excellence.
According
to the Hanoi government there are hundreds of thousands of students who can
claim "xcellent" results. According
to the data , in the year 2012/13 there were 24 thousand doctorates in
philosophy , as well 9 thousand professors and associate professors. The
highest number among the Asian nations, however, that contrasts with the fact
that among the top 500 universities in the world none are Vietnamese .
The
number of scientific publications between 1970 and 2011 ( 10,745 ) is much
lower than in neighboring countries : 22% compared to Thailand , 27% in
Malaysia and 11 in comparison with Singapore and 80 % of these were prepared in
collaboration with foreign colleagues . Finally,
even data on patents demonstrates Vietnam's backwardness with only 19 between
2000 and 2007, none in the calendar year 2011.
Experts
and educators are calling for a plan to reform the school system not only looking
at "financial investment" , but an improvement of professional ethics
, teaching methods and radical change of mentality. Professor
Them, of the National University of Hanoi, confirms the level of deterioration
of education, caused by the "monopoly" of the system, the lack of
professionalism , from the legacy of the communist ideology that persists today
at all levels . "We
must abandon lies and deceit, the teacher adds , and reformulate teaching
methods, eradicate dogmatism and the communist mentality ."
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26/01/2021 15:37
