Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam)

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET, Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo) is the government ministry responsible for the governance of general/academic education and higher education (training) in Vietnam. Vocational education is controlled by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA). Ministry offices are located in central Hanoi. In the Vietnamese system, MoET is responsible for the 'professional' performance and regulation of educational institutions under it, but not for ownership or finance, except for the major public universities (VNU, Vietnam National University in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, fall directly under the Prime Minister's office, not MoET). Ownership and administrative/financial responsibility for the bulk of educational institutions, including all school-level general education, falls under Provinces or Districts, which have substantial autonomy on many budgetary decisions under the Vietnamese constitution. Some institutions are also controlled by other central ministries, although mainly at higher education levels (senior secondary and college)

Departments
The Ministry maintains provincial-level departments (DoETs, Departments of E&T), under which there are also district offices (BoETs, Bureau of E&T), and central departments. Central departments of note include:
 * Science and Technology Activities in Education and Training
 * Information and Communication Technology Centre
 * National Institute for Education Strategy and Curriculum Development
 * Education Publishing House
 * Educational Equipment Company No. 1

Universities
Colleges and universities under the maintenance of the Ministry of Education and Training include:
 * Hanoi University of Science and Technology
 * Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (or Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University)
 * College of Social Labour
 * College of Chemicals
 * Ho Chi Minh City College of Marketing
 * College of Mining Engineering
 * Ho Chi Minh City Procuratorial College
 * University of Trade Unions
 * Institute of Journalism and Propaganda
 * Hanoi University of Education No.2
 * Hanoi National University of Education
 * Quy Nhon University of Education
 * Ho Chi Minh City Technical Teacher Training University
 * Banking University, Ho Chi Minh City
 * Hanoi Open University (HOU)
 * Phuong Dong University
 * Van Lang University (VLU)
 * Hung Vuong University (HVU)
 * Duy Tan University (DTU)