5-star UPM construction engineering

18/01/2022 10:06     221

Once a year, UPM will publish the results of its assessment of its training programs and the assessment of its registered universities. In 2020, in the first implementation of this evaluation system, Thu Dau Mot University achieved 4 UPM stars at the educational institution level, the highest star standard achieved by the group of application-oriented universities. And in 2021, the school registered to evaluate 3 disciplines. The results were announced this morning, with the construction engineering industry reaching 5-star standards, the two branches of business administration and the environmental resource management industry reaching the 4-star + standard.
UPM is a university ranking system developed by experts from Hanoi National University, under the sponsorship of the National Education Science Program, chaired by the Ministry of Education and Training. The UPM Star Rankings are evaluated based on 52 criteria in 8 areas, including: Strategic Management, Education, Research, Innovation, University Ecosystem, Digital Transformation, Internationalization , Serve the community. Each area has its own benchmarks and weights with a total score of 1000 points. Each criterion in each area is compared with benchmarks and stars. Therefore, UPM helps to identify the whole and can analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each activity and each field of a higher education institution. From there, the system can provide schools with a basic set of indicators, serving as a strategic management tool and supporting quality accreditation.
First launched in August 2020, up to now, in addition to universities in Vietnam, there are more than 50 universities in Asia participating in the UPM star rating system. Speaking at the seminar "Comparing higher education quality" in August 2020, Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti - Executive Director of Southeast Asian University Network - AUN believed that the standards system and indicators of UPM will be used as a tool not only to help universities self-match and adjust their quality, but also as one of the bases for AUN to strengthen and expand its network. He congratulated Vietnam on taking the first step across the country to contribute to the development of the higher education system in the region, through the UPM system.