Processes for appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam

Processes for appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam (Internet image) 

1. Requirements for appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam

According to Article 25 of Decision 37/2018/QD-TTg, the requirements for appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam include:

- Candidates must obtain recognition of accreditation for the professor or associate professor title, and meet appointment requirements of each higher education institution.

- Candidates must obtain recognition of accreditation for the professor or associate professor title from foreign higher education institutions, and meet appointment requirements of each higher education institution. Foreign higher education institutions regulated in this clause have been appraised and accredited by an appraising organization authorized under the host country’s law.

2. Application for appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam

According to Article 26 of Decision 37/2018/QD-TTg, the application for appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam includes:

- A written registration for consideration and recognition of the professor and associate professor titles (Form No. 15 in the Appendix II to this Decision).

- Copy of the decision on recognition of accreditation for the associate professor title with respect to candidates who register for the appointment to the associate professor title

- Copy of the decision on appointment to the associate professor title and the decision on recognition of accreditation for the professor title with respect to candidates who register for the appointment to the professor title.

- Proof of appointment to the professor or associate professor title by foreign higher education institutions (if available).

- Copies must be authenticated or notarized under the provisions of laws or compared with originals upon submission.

3. Processes for appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam

Article 27 of Decision 37/2018/QD-TTg stipulates the processes for appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam as follows:

- Higher education institution receives dossiers submitted to apply for registration of appointment to the professor or associate professor title; classifies dossiers by academic disciplines or specialties.

- Head of higher education institution decides establishment of the Board of consideration of appointment to the professor or associate professor title.

- Board member makes public discussions on each candidate’s dossier. In order to be shortlisted as those in the list of recommended candidates, he/she must receive unanimous votes from more than a half of total membership. Results of consideration must be published on the portal of higher education institution.

- Within a period of15 days after the date of disclosure of appointment results, the head of higher education institution shall issue a decision on appointment to the professor or associate professor title to candidates accredited and eligible for the title depending on the structure of such titles. The appointment decision must clarify academic disciplines or specialties of candidates and name of appointing higher education institutions. Candidates shall be recognized to hold the professor or associate professor title after receipt of the appointment decision of the head of higher education institution.

- Term of office of the professor or associate professor shall be 05 years. After end of the term of office, the head of higher education institution shall organize the review or evaluation according to regulations on positions, quantity, standards and requirements for appointment to the professor or associate professor title in order to form a basis for re-appointment. Annual review of the professor or associate professor title shall be subject to applicable regulations applied to lecturers.

- Higher education institutions shall be responsible for reporting on the appointment results to the Minister of Education and Training and the head of the host institution. Reporting dossier shall include: Results of consideration at the grassroots-level institution together with the report (Form No. 16 in the Appendix II to Decision 37/2018/QD-TTg) and the decision on appointment to the professor or associate professor title.

4. Regulations on the appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam

Article 28 of Decision 37/2018/QD-TTg stipulates the appointment to the professor and associate professor title of higher education institutions in Vietnam as follows:

- Lecturers who have become public officers of state-owned higher education institutions after being appointed to the professor or associate professor title shall be considered to be appointed to the teaching public officer rank and shall implement regimes and policies applied to public officers under laws.

- Non-state higher education institutions shall elaborate on appointment, preference policies and work requirements with respect to the professor or associate professor at the grassroots-level institutions.

To Quoc Trinh

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