List of Abbreviations 1.1 2007/05/18 14:32:25.428 GMT-5 2007/05/18 15:54:06.419 GMT-5 Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong hungtrv@yahoo.com Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong hungtrv@yahoo.com abbreviation ABET ABET, Inc. (formerly known as Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line AUN ASEAN University Network CCD Charge coupled device CHEA Council for Higher Education Accreditation CHERA Centre for Higher Education Research and Accreditation CP Chinh Phu (i.e., the Government) CS Computer Science Dr. Sc. Doctor of Science EC2000 Engineering Criteria 2000 EE Electrical Engineering ESL English as a Second Language E & T Electrical and Telecommunications GOATs Goals, objectives, activities, and tasks GPA Grade Point Average GS General subjects HCMUNS Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences HCMUT Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology HUS Hanoi University of Science HUT Hanoi University of Technology IAES International Academy of Electrotechnical Science ID Instructional development IELTS International English Language Testing System IEM Institute for Educational Management IEP Institutional Effectiveness Plan IER-HCMC Institute for Educational Research, Ho Chi Minh City IT Information Technology MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MOET Ministry of Education and Training NA The National Academies OD Organizational development PC Personal Computer PD Professional development RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology SEAMEO RETRAC The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Training Center SS Specialized subjects TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language U1 University 1 (pseudonym for case study university 1) U2 University 2 (pseudonym for case study university 2) U3 University 3 (pseudonym for case study university 3) U4 University 4 (pseudonym for case study university 4) U.S. The United States USSH University of Social Sciences and Humanities VIFOTEC The Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations VEEA Vietnam Electrical Engineering Association VEF Vietnam Education Foundation VND Vietnamese Dong VNU Vietnam National University VNU-Hanoi Vietnam National University – Hanoi VNU-HCM Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City