Vietnam: Conditions for appointment as members of the Boards of Directors of the science and technology program

Vietnam: Conditions for appointment as members of the Boards of Directors of the science and technology program (Illustrative photo)

According to Circular 20/2011/TT-BKHCN, the conditions for appointment as members of the Boards of Directors of the science and technology program in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

1. Appointment of Board of Directors of Program members

Members of the Board of Directors of the Program must meet the following conditions:

- Qualifications, professional and management competencies

Members of the Board of Directors of the Program must have professional qualifications appropriate to the main field of the science and technology program and meet one of the following conditions:

+ Have chaired the ministerial or state-level science and technology themes or projects that have been assessed and accepted or have had research works published domestically and internationally in the past 10 years;

+ Be a reputable expert in the Program's field of research with experience in organizing and performing tasks related to science and technology management.

- Health and time

+ Have the health to successfully complete the Program's tasks;

+ Be not over 65 years of age, except in special cases decided by the Minister of Science and Technology;

- Dedicate at least 40% of their time to Program management.

2. Director and Deputy Director of the Program

In addition to the conditions for members of the Board of Directors of the Program stipulated in Article 8 of Circular 20/2011/TT-BKHCN, the Director and Deputy Director of the Program must have experience in science and technology management demonstrated through participation in one of the following activities:

- Boards of Directors of the Key Science and Technology Program at the State, ministerial, or provincial level;

- Management of international science and technology programs or science and technology programs under the collaboration with foreign countries;

- Management of science and technology activities at the department, authority, institute level, or higher.

More details can be found in Circular 20/2011/TT-BKHCN effective from October 09, 2011.

Thuy Tram

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