Abstract
Elite universities, prime universities, research universities, and smart universities are concepts to refer to universities that make breakthroughs and stand at the top contributing to the process of university development and social development. In Vietnam, this topic has been receiving attention in academic elites and university administrators. A comprehensive understanding of the process, features and development trend of elite universities, research universities, and smart universities is essential for both researchers and managers. This article presents some key features of the birth context of smart universities, the connection and integration of the concepts of elite universities, prime universities and smart universities, and the features of smart universities on the aspects of its components and characteristics. The article also introduces some movements of Vietnamese higher education in the trend of developing smart education and building smart universities.
Publisher
Lomaka & Romina Publisher
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