Innovation Approaches in Vietnam and Thailand Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

In the 4th industrial revolution era, instead of following the entrepreneurial approach of traditional third-generation universities, nowadays, a university is redefined as an ecosystem that innovates not only "for itself" but also "for others". Thus, university transformation is described with three key characteristics: radical mindset changes, holistic innovation facilitation, and ecological and social norm encouragement. It responds well to the demands of entrepreneurial spirit, innovative approaches, digital transformation, personalized education, and ecological and social norm promotion. The responsiveness to this university model can be assessed by the criteria and indicators of the new rating system of the University Performance Metrics (UPM). Practically, UPM has been applied to benchmark the universities of Vietnam and Thailand. The results indicate that while facilitating the research quality focus, higher education institutions need to develop the innovation-driven university model, supporting the universities' autonomy in implementing their activities.

Readings in Philippine History as GEC: 4IR Ready?.docx

“…Nevertheless, despite the congruence among the WEF top 10 skills needed in 2025 and the specific learning competencies in Readings in Philippine History, the analysis of strategies for teaching, instructional materials used, and the assessment of learning indicated in the university-approved syllabus confirms the said GEC core subject has still to satisfy the most important feature of 4IR which is the use of digital technology. This is affirmed by the literature implying the same situation in selected countries like South Africa, Vietnam, and Japan (Chung et al, 2022;Olaitan & Mavuso, 2022;Oliver, 2022). To fill in the gaps in terms of readiness of the higher education institutions, strategies were identified like adopting an innovation-driven model (Chung et al, 2022), conducting intensive curricula review (Olaitan & Mauso, 2022), and exploring practical leadership and partnership among stakeholders (Oliver, 2022).…”

“…This is affirmed by the literature implying the same situation in selected countries like South Africa, Vietnam, and Japan (Chung et al, 2022;Olaitan & Mavuso, 2022;Oliver, 2022). To fill in the gaps in terms of readiness of the higher education institutions, strategies were identified like adopting an innovation-driven model (Chung et al, 2022), conducting intensive curricula review (Olaitan & Mauso, 2022), and exploring practical leadership and partnership among stakeholders (Oliver, 2022).…”

Readings in Philippine History as GEC: 4IR Ready?.docx

“…Nevertheless, despite the congruence among the WEF top 10 skills needed in 2025 and the specific learning competencies in Readings in Philippine History, the analysis of strategies for teaching, instructional materials used, and the assessment of learning indicated in the university-approved syllabus confirms the said GEC core subject has still to satisfy the most important feature of 4IR which is the use of digital technology. This is affirmed by the literature implying the same situation in selected countries like South Africa, Vietnam, and Japan (Chung et al, 2022;Olaitan & Mavuso, 2022;Oliver, 2022). To fill in the gaps in terms of readiness of the higher education institutions, strategies were identified like adopting an innovation-driven model (Chung et al, 2022), conducting intensive curricula review (Olaitan & Mauso, 2022), and exploring practical leadership and partnership among stakeholders (Oliver, 2022).…”

“…This is affirmed by the literature implying the same situation in selected countries like South Africa, Vietnam, and Japan (Chung et al, 2022;Olaitan & Mavuso, 2022;Oliver, 2022). To fill in the gaps in terms of readiness of the higher education institutions, strategies were identified like adopting an innovation-driven model (Chung et al, 2022), conducting intensive curricula review (Olaitan & Mauso, 2022), and exploring practical leadership and partnership among stakeholders (Oliver, 2022).…”