Non-public universities are not banned from offering courses in pedagogy, law and journalism, the Ministry of Education and Training has clarified in a draft circular issued on February 26.
This is the second draft issued by the ministry on the topic of courses offered by colleges and universities, including masters degrees.
The latest announcement followed one made three days earlier in the first draft which said private and quasi-private universities were not allowed to offer courses in the disciplines mentioned above.
The first draft had provoked protest from the public, with many saying the restriction was an instance of unfair discrimination between public and non-public universities.
Deputy Minister Pham Vu Luan said that the ministry did not have policy to ban non-public universities from offering the above-mentioned courses, and that the first draft was a “technical error”.
