At least 5 universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City informed that Mr. Nguyen Truong Hai used his doctorate degree to apply for jobs, work officially or lecture during the period from 2016 to present. These include major universities such as Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Saigon University, and Van Hien University. After the degree issue was discovered, Mr. Hai cut off all contact with the school.
According to Mr. Bui Chi Hieu, Head of the Department of Organization and Administration, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, the fact that Mr. Nguyen Truong Hai used a fake degree to deceive many universities is an alarming issue in the current recruitment process. This situation occurs mainly in private schools and colleges when they need a large team of guest lecturers, so they are lenient in the recruitment process.
Regulations when recruiting and appointing a position require verification of background information and qualifications. " Verification seems simple and obvious, but mistakes often occur at this stage. Part of the reason is that schools trust too much in notarized documents and do not verify them again," said Mr. Hieu.
Fake doctorate degree of Mr. Nguyen Truong Hai. (Photo: Tuoitre.vn)
In the recruitment process, it is necessary to pay attention to two cases of degrees: degrees issued in Vietnam and degrees issued abroad. With documents issued by universities and training institutes in Vietnam, just look up on the school system to have full information, more carefully, verify with documents and red seals.
As for documents issued by foreign countries, schools go through the Department of Quality Management, Ministry of Education and Training for verification. The process of verifying degree information is quick, from 5 to 15 days to complete the procedure.
Dr. Le Truong Tung, Chairman of the Board of Directors of FPT University, frankly said that when the doctoral education system is too massive, the consequence is the widespread fake degrees like the case of Mr. Nguyen Truong Hai.
"I am sure that not only Mr. Hai but also many other cases are using fake degrees to infiltrate agencies and schools, especially colleges. Just by conducting a general review of degrees, many people will be found," Mr. Tung stated his opinion.
Regarding responsibility, Mr. Tung emphasized the two units that issue degrees and use degrees. For degree-granting units, the Ministry of Education and Training has very specific regulations that must publicize information about theses and dissertations on the internet and school websites so that society can know and monitor .
Many schools have not done this well in the past, resulting in many people using fake degrees to apply for jobs everywhere," he said. The Ministry of Education and Training has a complete list of graduates, doctoral and master's degrees from all universities and institutes, it only takes a minute to compare.
With the unit using the degree too easily, not specifically verifying the information in the recruitment of teaching staff. According to him, the irresponsibility of the schools leaves serious consequences, the most disadvantageous for students. They pay money to study the best knowledge to serve their future careers but are deceived, receive fake content, not guaranteed quality.
A representative of the Department of Personnel Organization, Ministry of Education and Training, stated that the process of appointing and recruiting Mr. Nguyen Truong Hai of some schools had problems in the first step of evaluating the recruitment documents. According to the regulations of the Government and the Ministry of Home Affairs, within 30 days from the date of the recruitment decision, the unit employing civil servants is responsible for guiding the civil servants to declare, check and verify the information declared by the civil servants themselves, compare it with the recruitment documents and the Criminal Record issued by the competent authority. This document is the original document of the civil servant.
“Normally, the recruiting unit must send a document to the training unit, the degree and certificate issuing unit for verification when recruiting and appointing. The training unit is responsible for responding in writing to the recruiting and appointing unit.
Currently, managing personal records, diplomas and certificates with software makes verification easier," a representative of the Department of Organization and Personnel affirmed.
Experts recommend a general review of the qualifications of state officials and civil servants.
According to lawyer Tran Van Bach (Hanoi), Mr. Nguyen Truong Hai's case was determined to be using a fake degree, and may be prosecuted. Specifically, Article 341 of the Penal Code stipulates that the crime of forging seals, documents of agencies, organizations or fake papers to commit illegal acts will be punished by a fine of 30-100 million VND, non-custodial reform for up to 3 years or imprisonment from 6 months to 2 years.
"This is a very dangerous behavior for society. When a person without professional qualifications uses a fake degree to teach, it will give students fake knowledge. Therefore, this case must be strictly handled to set an example for others," Mr. Hau emphasized.
Besides, it is necessary to continue to expand the investigation and search for the leader of the fake diploma ring. Currently, the sale of fake diplomas and certificates is very active online.
The police also need to investigate whether Mr. Nguyen Truong Hai is involved in organizing and selling diplomas. In this case, he can also be considered for prosecution for fraud and appropriation of school assets. At the same time, all the salary and remuneration he received during his teaching and working at the schools must be recovered due to the trick of using fake diplomas to commit fraud.
Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Chuong, Director of the Department of Quality Management (Ministry of Education and Training), said that according to regulations, the verification of diplomas and certificates is the responsibility of the diploma-granting agency and the agency using the diploma, the Ministry of Education and Training does not perform this task.
Educational institutions need to publicly disclose all issued diplomas and certificates according to regulations to facilitate relevant parties' search and social supervision. This is stipulated by the Ministry of Education and Training in the circular on diploma and certificate management.
"In the coming time, the Department of Quality Management will advise on inspection and strict supervision of the issuance of diplomas and certificates of educational institutions," said Mr. Chuong.
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