Universities urged to implement new education model

The conceive-design-implement-operate (CDIO) model is viewed as a good model for universities in Vietnam that want to integrate internationally, experts have said.

At the two-day workshop that ends on Dec. 14, Dr.Nguyen Duc Nghia, head of the Vietnam National University-HCM City, said the university in January began implementing an eight-year pilot CDIO project.
The conceive-design-implement-operate (CDIO) model is viewed as a goodmodel for universities in Vietnam that want to integrateinternationally, experts have said.

At the two-dayworkshop that ends on Dec. 14, Dr.Nguyen Duc Nghia, head of the VietnamNational University-HCM City, said the university in January beganimplementing an eight-year pilot CDIO project.

Theproject is taking place at the VNU's University of Technology 'sMechanical Engineering Faculty and the University of Natural Science's Information Technology.

Improving teacher attitudes on the need to change teaching methods and curricula is one of the aims of the model.

The CDIO's standards help faculty leaders and teachers find ways tohelp graduates learn necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes for theirjobs.

Based on the CDIO principles, new curricula and output standards have been built easily.

"The CDIO helps match methodology to learning output, which assists in meeting employers' demands," he added.

In the near future, the CDIO model will not only be used widely in allmember universities of the VNU – HCM City but also in otheruniversities nationwide, he said.

Every year, VNU-HCM City will have one more faculty to apply the CDIO model, he said.

Currently, CDIO has been applied at some faculties at University ofEconomics and Business under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi,Van Lang University, Lac Hong University and Banking Universityin HCM City

Dinh Ba Tien, who is responsiblefor implementing CDIO at the University of Natural Science 'sInformation Technology, said they were faced with many difficulties incarrying out the CDIO because teachers did not have similar experience.

Teachers were not familiar with the necessary knowledge, skills and career attitude training to teach their students.

Le Hoai Bac, Tien's colleague, said more investment was needed toupgrade and build new facilities so the CDIO model could be usedproperly at universities./.

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