Achieving Vietnam’s Sustainable Development Goals in the Higher Education Sector

Abstract

Vietnam is firmly committed to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals articulated in the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Goal 4 concerns quality education, and target 4.3 refers to ensuring access by all men and women to quality and affordable technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university education. In 2017, the Prime Minister issued a directive that included five actions to be taken by Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training to achieve target 4.3 in the context of the higher education sector. This chapter provides an opportunity to review some challenges the Ministry faces in implementing the five actions specified.

Citation

Chinh, L.-N.D. and Hayden, M. (2024), "Achieving Vietnam’s Sustainable Development Goals in the Higher Education Sector", Pe Symaco, L. (Ed.) Higher Education in Southeast Asia (International Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 49), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 151-167. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-367920240000049011