Vietnamese University Culture with External Relations in the Era of Integration

In the era of integration and tendency of autonomy, the Vietnamese higher education institutions (HEIs) have been paying more attention to the diverse external relations in the process of developing the university culture. The accountability about the quality of education, research as well as other missions of the HEIs requires the close connection with both internal and external stakeholders. The paper first aims to analyse the integration context and the requirements for innovation in the Vietnamese higher education. Next, the role of each external stakeholder of the HEIs will be presented and analysed. Finally, the paper will give some implications for the policies of developing and enlarging the external relations, making contributions to the university culture on the basis of core values appropriate for the new era of integration, especially the value “living together” and “accountability”.