Requirements for lecturers of higher education programs in Vietnam

Requirements for lecturers of higher education programs in Vietnam (Artwork)

According to the Circular, training program standards must stipulate minimum requirements in terms of quantity, structure, qualifications, capacity and experience of lecturers and support personnel teaching and supporting learners with achieving the expected learning outcomes of training programs. specifically as follows:

- For lecturers of undergraduate programs and level-7 specialized training programs in Vietnam:

+ Lecturers shall hold a master’s degree or higher; assistant lecturers shall hold a bachelor’s degree or higher;

+ At least 01 full-time lecturer shall have a doctorate in a suitable academic discipline to take charge of formulating and adopting the training program;

+ At least 05 full-time lecturers shall have a doctorate in a suitable specialization to take charge of teaching the training program, with each component of the program in charge by a lecturer with a suitable specialization;

+ There shall be sufficient lecturers to ensure compulsory learner/lecturer ratio.

- For lecturers of the master's program in Vietnam:

+ Lecturers shall have a doctorate;

+ At least 05 full-time lecturers shall have a doctorate in a suitable academic discipline, with one professor or associate professor taking charge of formulating and adopting the training program;

+ A full-time lecturer with a suitable specialization shall take charge of teaching each unit of study;

+ There shall be sufficient instructors to ensure that each instructor is in charge of no more than 05 learners.

- For lecturers of doctoral programs in Vietnam:

+ Lecturers shall have the title of professor or associate professor; or hold a doctorate with good research capability;

+ Full-time lecturers shall include at least 01 professor (or 02 associate professors) of a suitable academic discipline and 03 lecturers holding a doctorate in a suitable academic discipline;

+ There shall be sufficient instructors to ensure that each professor is in charge of no more than 07 research students, each associate professor is in charge of no more than 05 research students and each doctorate holder is in charge of no more than 03 research students.

Note: For discipline-based program standards, their requirements for lecturers shall not be lower than the requirements mentioned above; requirements for learner/lecturer ratio; and requirements for supporting personnel (if necessary) shall be appropriate to the characteristics of each field of training, academic discipline group or academic discipline.

Bao Ngoc

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