Conditions for heads of scientific and technological organizations in Vietnam

Conditions for heads of scientific and technological organizations in Vietnam (Internet image)

Clause 5, Article 6 of Circular 03/2014/TT-BKHCN stipulates that the head of the scientific and technological organization in Vietnam is institute's director, center's director or equivalent positions.

- The head of the scientific and technological organization must have university degree or higher with appropriate professional capacity and having at least 01 year of management experience.

If the scientific and technological organization is an institute, its head must have PhD degree. In case the public institutes are established in a number of specific lines and fields, their heads shall be decided by the Minister of Science and Technology.

- The heads of the non-public and foreign invested scientific and technological organizations must have university degrees or higher with management experience, appropriate professional capacity and working full-time.

- The application of the head of the public scientific and technological organization includes:

+ Copy (with legal certification) of the decision on appointment granted by the competent authority;

+ Academic CV using Form 11 stated in the Annex herewith;

+ Certified true copies of degrees.

- The application of the head of the non-public and foreign invested scientific and technological organization includes:

+ Documents which are required for regular members prescribed in point c Clause 4 of this Article;

+ Copy (with legal certification) of the decision on appointment granted by the competent authority (except for the organizations which are established by individuals);

+ Academic CV using Form 11 stated in the Annex herewith;

More details can be found in Circular 03/2014/TT-BKHCN, which comes into force from May 15, 2014.

Thuy Tram

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