Previously, the State Council of Professors announced a list of 615 qualified candidates for the title of professor and associate professor. Within 15 days, if there are no petitions or complaints, the Chairman of the State Council of Professors will sign the official recognition decision.

However, during the prescribed public period, 1 candidate for associate professor of Agriculture and Forestry withdrew his application and was accepted by the State Council of Professors. Thus, in 2024, Vietnam will officially have 45 new professors and 569 new associate professors.

Economics and Medicine are the two majors with the highest number of qualified candidates for the title of professor and associate professor this year. Of which, Economics has 100 qualified candidates, Medicine has 71 candidates. Philosophy - Political Science - Sociology has 4 recognized candidates, the fewest among the majors.

Regarding the age of the candidates, new professor Hoang Le Truong, born in 1984, is the youngest person to meet the professor standards this year. Professor Truong currently works at the Institute of Mathematics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Meanwhile, lecturer Tran Ngoc Mai, born in 1991, is the youngest associate professor this year. She is currently the deputy head of the International Investment Department, Faculty of International Business, Banking Academy.

Which university has the most new professors and associate professors in the country? This university has 40 people qualified as professors and associate professors this year, the most in the country, including 7 professors and 33 associate professors.