Abstract
The purpose of this article is to investigate structural changes in Vietnam'shigher education during the “Doi Moi” period. The first part is an overview of currentcircumstances of Vietnam's higher education. The second part examines the rapidexpansion of student enrolment in higher education in the 1990's. The third partdescribes how recent structural changes in higher education during the Doi Moi reformsaffected the expansion of higher education. The final part discusses Vietnam'stransition from a Soviet-modeled higher education comparing it to the experience ofChina.
