Accreditation, Ranking and Classification in Vietnamese Higher Education: The Localization of Foreign-Born QA Models and Methods

This chapter discusses major questions of importing foreign-born Quality Assurance models and policies into the local higher education contexts, specifically focusing on accreditation, ranking and classification (also referred to as stratification). The discussion provides insights into the evolvement of the local higher education quality assurance system and implications about how to develop a better established system in the future. Since educational model and policy borrowings have gained increased popularity, the analysis through the lens of model borrowing should be useful for local higher education policymakers in the national educational reform.