VNU English Testing Department consists of the following:
VNU-ETC: a professional testing center of VNU-HCM responsible for testing English for undergraduate and graduate students within the VNU-HCM and for other organizations upon request.
Test sites: Organizations and institutions of VNU-HCM, which are assigned by VNU-HCM to cooperate with VNU-ETC to organize the VNU-EPT test.
THE VNU-HCM ENGLISH TESTING CENTER (VNU-ETC)
Organizational chart:
VNU-ETC Council
Director/ Expert Council
Test Design Department/ Test Administration Department/ Research & Development Department/ General Affairs Department/ Accounting Department
Functions and responsibilities:
1. VNU-ETC Council: established by the VNU-HCM Board of Presidents, including:
- Chair: representative of VNU-HCM Board of Presidents
- Members: A representative of VNU-HCM Undergraduate and Graduate Training Department, Director of International Education Institute, representatives of University ofSocialSciencesand Humanities, and Director of VNU-ETC.
Responsibilities:
- Set strategies and plans for VNU-ETC.
- Evaluate VNU-ETC’s activities.
- Direct institutions to improve the efficiency and quality of VNU-HCM’s English testing.
- Implement other responsibilities assigned by VNU-HCM Board of Presidents
2. Expert Council: established by VNU-ETC Director, including:
- VNU-ETC Director and experts in English training, testing and higher education
Responsibility:
- Advising VNU-ETC Director regarding English testing
3. VNU-ETC Director: appointed by VNU-HCM Board of Presidents based on the nomination of VNU-ETC Council.
VNU-ETC Director has the highest responsibility for every VNU-ETC activity and reports to VNU-HCM Board of Presidents as well as VNU-ETC Council. He/she is responsible for building andmanaging VNU-ETC’s activities in accordance with the strategies, plans and goals set by VNU-ETC Council. VNU-ETC Director is also responsible for organizing and managing the Center’sactivities in accordance with the regulations verified by VNU-HCM Board of Presidents.
4. Departments: established by VNU-HCM Director, including: Test Design Department, Test Administration Department, Research & Development Department, and other departments if needed.
VNU-ETC also has a wide network of collaborators who are international and national experts with high professionalism and experience in education and testing.