To enhance the brand as well as ensure the criteria required by the Ministry of Education and Training, many schools have introduced attractive attraction policies.
From 2025, on June 30 every year, the Ministry of Education and Training will begin to announce the results of implementing university education standards, including standards for doctoral lecturers.
Circular No. 01/2024/TT-BGDDT on Higher Education Institution Standards takes effect from March 22, 2024 and will be applied to higher education institutions from 2025. Accordingly, the university education institution standards include 6 standards: Organization and administration, lecturers, facilities, finance, enrollment and training, research and innovation.
Difficult recruitment source still must increase the proportion of PhDs
In which, criterion 2.3 of standard 2 stipulates that the proportion of full-time lecturers with a doctorate degree (PhD) is not lower than 20% and from 2030 not lower than 30% for universities that do not train PhDs; not lower than 5% and from 2030 not lower than 10% for universities that train specialized majors that do not train PhDs; not lower than 40% and from 2030 not lower than 50% for universities that train PhDs; not lower than 10% and from 2030 not lower than 15% for universities that train specialized majors that train PhDs.
Ensuring the number of PhDs in accordance with the regulations in Circular No. 01 is a challenge for many universities today, especially finding PhD-level lecturers in language training majors or newly opened majors. The principal of a university in Hanoi said that improving the quality of the teaching staff is necessary to improve the quality of training. The work of developing the teaching staff is of special interest to the school's leaders, but developing the staff is still very difficult due to the lack of recruitment sources. Even though the school has applied a policy to attract PhDs from abroad, the related administrative procedures are quite complicated and time-consuming, so recruitment is not easy. There are even PhDs who come to the school for economic reasons, so when another training institution has a more attractive policy, they are willing to move.
In order to have enough lecturers in the future, in 2025, Hanoi University of Science and Technology announced the recruitment of 43 young, talented candidates to train to achieve PhD level and become lecturers of Hanoi University of Science and Technology. The conditions for registration are that students graduate with good/excellent degrees from universities, under 30 years old, majors suitable for each recruitment position and master's degree with good or higher degrees, under 35 years old. Priority is given to excellent university graduates from prestigious universities at home and abroad, being the main author of publications in the ISI/Scopus list; having research ability, experience and practical capacity related to expertise. Candidates must commit to working long-term at Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
Universities offer many preferential policies to attract PhD lecturers to work at their schools. Photo: HUY LAN
In 2025, VNU-HCM will continue to recruit PhDs under the VNU350 Project (VNU350 Program) to serve scientific research and other tasks of member universities. Accordingly, in the first phase of 2025, the VNU350 Program will recruit 101 positions to work at member and affiliated units. A representative of VNU-HCM said that candidates working under the VNU350 Project will enjoy special preferential policies.
At other universities, the increase in the proportion of lecturers with PhD degrees is being promoted. At the University of Finance and Marketing, as of November 20, 2024, the proportion of lecturers with PhD degrees is 30%, with the target of 55% by 2027. To achieve the above goal, on the one hand, the school stipulates that lecturers with master's degrees under 45 years old must study for a PhD in the next 3 years.
In addition, the school also increases the recruitment of lecturers with PhD degrees from outside the school. Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry currently has 38% of lecturers with PhD degrees, the target is 40% by 2025, by improving the qualifications of on-site lecturers and those from outside the school.
At Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, each year the school increases from 20 to 35 lecturers with PhD, Associate Professor, and Professor degrees from on-site and external lecturers. Currently, the percentage of lecturers with PhD degrees is 55.5%, the school aims to increase this percentage to 80% by 2026.
Spend billions to attract talent
In order to enhance the brand as well as ensure the criteria required by the Ministry of Education and Training, many schools have recently introduced attractive attraction policies. Professor Le Ngoc Thanh, Rector of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy - VNU Hanoi, said that the school has attracted a team of highly qualified human resources to teach both full-time and part-time. In particular, recently, most of the leading experts at major hospitals in Hanoi have taken on professional positions such as head of department, head of faculty or deputy head of faculty at the school.
VNU-Hanoi has a policy to attract scientists with excellent research achievements, both at home and abroad, including overseas Vietnamese and foreigners, who wish to participate in scientific research, take on strong research group leadership positions in science and technology fields that VNU-Hanoi prioritizes research. Benefits include preferential regimes according to regulations of the State and VNU-Hanoi, priority in using facilities and equipment shared by the school, guaranteed working conditions, equipment and implementation of agreed policies and mechanisms to promote Vietnam's key science and technology fields. In particular, scientists are invested with funding to carry out science and technology tasks from 3 billion VND in 3 years and are proposed to invest in capacity building to develop strong research groups.
In 2024, Hanoi University of Industry will also recruit 41 positions according to the project "Policy to attract lecturers and experts with the title of Professor, Associate Professor and PhD". The school will recruit lecturers with PhD degrees through rounds of document assessment and lecturer testing, interview and acceptance for lecturers and experts with the title of Professor, Associate Professor. Candidates need to commit to working at the school for at least 5 years. In addition to enjoying the prescribed policies, lecturers and experts attracted to work at Hanoi University of Industry will enjoy monetary incentives after being recruited and accepted.
At Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, to create conditions for lecturers to study for a PhD, the school has reduced 50% of teaching hours and exempted 100% of tuition fees for PhDs; the school has also issued preferential policies to attract PhDs to work at the school. Accordingly, each PhD will receive 100 million VND, those with the title of Associate Professor will receive 150 million VND, Professors will receive 200 million VND... These policies have been effective. To increase the proportion of lecturers with a PhD degree, the school has had preferential policies to increase income for lecturers. In addition to salary, lecturers also receive monthly welfare allowances and income according to job position, academic title - degree. In 2023, there will be 21 PhDs and 2 Associate Professors working at the school.
Associate Professor Dr. Pham Tien Dat, Principal of the University of Finance and Marketing, said that for lecturers with a master's degree studying for a PhD, the school will pay all tuition and travel expenses (if studying outside of Ho Chi Minh City), each semester they will only teach 1-2 classes and receive full salary and other income. When they have a PhD, lecturers will receive an additional 60 million VND if they are trained domestically, and 100 million VND if they are trained abroad. Lecturers with the title of Associate Professor will be awarded 300 million VND, and those with the title of Professor will be awarded 400 million VND (under 50 years old)...
The working environment must be professional.
According to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duc Trung, Principal of Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, in order to retain and attract lecturers with doctoral degrees, the school is committed to providing a professional, dynamic and fully equipped working environment. In addition to competitive salaries, the school also offers many attractive incentive policies. The school always creates conditions for lecturers to maximize their creativity and contribute to the overall development of the school.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duc Trung said that in order to maintain and develop a highly qualified teaching staff, the school must have good financial resources. Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hoan, President of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, also said that when the proportion of lecturers with PhD degrees, professor and associate professor titles increases, the salary fund must also increase. Although this is very stressful, the school must find every way to ensure that the income for lecturers and scientific researchers is increasingly better.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/trai-tham-don-giang-vien-tien-si-196250304205115033.htm
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