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PA P E R I D : SAC-MESS-2019-375

T I T L E O F A RT I C L E
OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO ACHIEVE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT
UNIVERSITIES IN VIETNAM
 INTRODUCTION

1. How to achieve sustainable development has

become an interesting topic.
2. Previous studies attempted to identify the
obstacles that explain why HEIs are not willing to
change.
3. There is a litle study on this field in Vietnam.
4. This paper attempted to identify the barriers to
develop sustainablity at Vietnamese Universities.
5. The findings suggest feasible solutions to improve
the quality of education system.
 LITERATURE REVIEW
Sustainable development at higher educational
institutions
1 • Education for sustainable development is defined as “a process of
learning how to make decisions that consider the long-term future of
the economy, ecology and equity of all communities” (UNESCO,
2005)

Internal barriers to the implementation of sustainable

2 development (Dahle & Neumayer, 2001; Wright, 2002; and
Dahle & Neumayer, 2001)

External barriers to the implementation of sustainable

development (Lidgren, Rodhe, & Huisingh, 2006 and
3 Wright & Wilton, 2012)
 RESEARCH RESULT
Barriers to sustainable development in Vietnam's higher education system

Old style of teaching

method
New graduates have
not met the The
requirements from competence of
industries lecturers is
Quality not the same
training and
Campus education
development has Administrative
not been properly staffs are lacking
invested communications
It has not skills and not
integrated professional
theoretical
knowledge and
practical skills
 RESEARCH RESULT

Not Provide enough

knowledge
Seeking for how to
integrate the Not
theoretical knowledge encourage
to practical students to
applications improve
English
The quality of proficiency
Need to update curriculum
and change the
current structure Lack of soft skills
of training and professional
programs techniques
Lack of flexible
alternative courses
 RESEARCH RESULT

Have to face with a

tough competition to
recruit new lecturers
with Ph.D degree
The elderly lecturers Not enough
were not motivated to incentive policies
improve the teaching to recruit the
skills and do research outstanding
lecturers
Faculty
recruitment
Students have no The lecture notes
motivation to were often based
stay in the on the textbooks
classrooms. and no
improvement year
The brain drain by year
problem
 RESEARCH RESULT

HEIs are still the Most of universities

centralized have not identified a
management with clear educational
many restrictions philosophy.
and bureaucracy

Academic
autonomy and
management
support
Due to thinking of the
Lack of supports from presidental term,
adimistration, educational university leaders are
leaders more general resistance
to change
 CONCLUSION

To identify key barriers to sustainable development and evaluate

measures to prioritize sustainable development of HEIs in
Vietnam

The policy makers need to increase academic autonomy to

redesign the existing curriculum and build sustainability
awareness

The school leaders should commit to engage operations,

teaching, research, and outreach activities