Subjects and conditions for awarding “honorary doctor” and “honorary professor” title in Vietnam

Subjects and conditions for awarding “honorary doctor” and “honorary professor” title in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Subjects and conditions for awarding “honorary doctor” and “honorary professor” title in Vietnam

1.1. Subjects and conditions for awarding “honorary doctor” title in Vietnam

- Awarded individuals:

+ Teachers, scientists;

+ Socio-political activists.

- Eligibility for award:

+ Teachers, scientists must be an oversea Vietnamese or a foreigner with many contributions towards education and science professions of Vietnam and awarded by a higher education institutions providing doctoral education of Vietnam;

+ Socio-political activists must be an oversea Vietnamese or a foreigner with many contributions towards education and science professions of Vietnam, internationally accredited, contributing towards friendship and socio-economic development of Vietnam, and awarded by a higher education institutions providing doctoral education of Vietnam;

(Clause 1, 2, Article 4 of Decree 84/2020/ND-CP)

1.2. Subjects and conditions for awarding “honorary professor” title in Vietnam

- Awarded individuals:

+ Teachers, scientists;

+ Socio-political activists.

- Eligibility for award:

+ Teachers, scientists must be an oversea Vietnamese or a foreigner with many contributions towards education and science professions of Vietnam and awarded by a higher education institutions providing doctoral education of Vietnam;

+ Socio-political activists must be an oversea Vietnamese or a foreigner with many contributions towards education and science professions of Vietnam, internationally accredited, contributing towards friendship and socio-economic development of Vietnam, and awarded by a higher education institutions providing doctoral education of Vietnam;

+ Holding a doctorate degree.

(Clause 1, 2, Article 5 of Decree 84/2020/ND-CP)

2. Procedures for awarding “honorary doctor” and “honorary professor” title in Vietnam

- Procedures for awarding “honorary professor” title in Vietnam are as follows:

+ Institutions for higher education shall organize meeting among science and education councils to consider and award the right individuals with the right eligibility specified under Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article;

+ Based on decisions of science and education councils, principals and directors of institutions for higher education shall consider and approve. On the basis of resolutions of the institutions’ councils, principals and directors shall decide to award and hold award ceremonies;

+ If necessary, principals and directors of institutions of higher education shall request Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Security or representative missions of countries where the award candidates come from in writing to provide remarks on whether or not the candidates violate regulations and law of Vietnam, their home countries or international agreements to which Vietnam is a signatory.

- Institutions for higher education providing doctoral education shall design, print templates, issue and manage honorary doctor degrees. Honorary doctor degrees must specify “Tiến sĩ danh dự” (Honorary doctor) instead of “Học vị tiến sĩ” (Doctorate) and training discipline; publicize information of awarded individuals on website of institutions for higher education and submit decision on awarding to Ministry of Education and Training after each awarding session.

- Decision on awarding the title “honorary professor” must specify the title “Giáo sư danh dự” (Honorary professor). Institutions for higher education shall publicize information of awarded individuals on their website and submit decision on awarding to Ministry of Education and Training after each awarding session.

(Clause 3, 4, Article 4; Clause 3, 4, Article 5 of Decree 84/2020/ND-CP)

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