DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Strategic Period 2016 – 2021 (Vision to 2026)

1. Vision

• Diversification: Diversify training types and educational programs.
• Technological Integration: Progressively apply information technology in teaching to enhance quality, aiming for standards comparable to prestigious domestic and regional institutions.
• Research & Development: Promote scientific research in linguistics, culture, theory, and foreign language teaching methods.
• Accreditation: Develop and refine undergraduate programs to achieve accreditation from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and international organizations by 2023.

2. Mission

• Human Resource Training: Educate and foster human resources with strong language proficiency, professional skills, and life skills.
• Learner Autonomy: Cultivate self-study and research capabilities in learners to meet increasing social demands in the context of international integration.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure foreign language outcome standards for students and lecturers at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade (HUIT).

3. Development Strategy

• Education & Research: Improve the quality and efficiency of training and scientific research while strengthening international cooperation.
• Personnel Development: Build a faculty and management team sufficient in quantity, high in quality, and balanced in structure.
• Multifunctional Growth: Evolve the Faculty into a multifunctional training unit adaptable to modern requirements, aiming to become a specialized entity for foreign language testing.
• Graduate Education: Finalize undergraduate programs and begin implementing postgraduate (Master’s) training from 2025, increase the educational quality to meet the social need.

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Strategic Period 2021 – 2026 (Vision to 2030)

1. Vision

• Regional Standards: Continue diversifying training programs and enhancing IT applications to reach the quality of prestigious regional institutions.
• Applied Research: Strengthen research tied directly to teaching in linguistics, culture, and methodology.
• Extended Accreditation: Refine undergraduate programs to meet MOET and international accreditation standards by 2028.

2. Mission

• Competency & Adaptation: Train human resources with solid language skills, professional expertise, and high adaptability.
• Lifelong Learning: Instill a spirit of lifelong learning and research capacity in students.
• Institutional Support: Ensure the university’s language outcome standards are met to support integration and development.

3. Development Strategy

• Faculty Research: Ensure 100% of lecturers participate in and complete their prescribed scientific research quotas.
• International Publication: Aim for at least 20% of lecturers to publish scientific articles in international journals annually.
• Qualification Targets: By 2025, ensure 100% of lecturers hold at least a Master’s degree, with a minimum of 25% reaching Doctoral (PhD) level.
• Innovation & CDIO: Continue refining curricula according to the CDIO (Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate) framework and innovatively update teaching methods.
• Digital Communication: Enhance the effectiveness of the Faculty website (www.knn.huit.edu.vn) for communication and alumni networking.
• Postgraduate Expansion: Formally launch the Master’s degree program in English Linguistics in 2025.