THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No:
200-TTg
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Hanoi,
April 04, 1995
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DECISION
TO ISSUE THE REGULATION FOR CONSIDERATION AND
RECOGNITION OF THE ACADEMIC TITLES OF PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on
Organization of the Government on the 30th of September 1992;
At the proposal of the President of the State Council on Academic Titles,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To issue in conjunction with this Decision the
Regulation for Consideration and Recognition of the Academic Titles of
Professor and Associate Professor.
Article 2.- This Decision takes
effect from the date of its signing. The President of the State Council on
Academic Titles shall have to guide the implementation of the Regulation issued
in conjunction with this Decision.
Article 3.- The Ministers, the
Heads of the ministerial-level agencies, the Heads of the agencies attached to
the Government, and the Presidents of the provinces and cities directly under
the Central Government shall have to implement this Decision.
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THE PRIME MINISTER
Vo Van Kiet
REGULATION
FOR CONSIDERATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE
ACADEMIC TITLES OF PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(Issued in conjunction with Decision No.200-TTg on the 4th of April 1995 of
the Prime Minister)
Chapter I
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Professor and Associate Professor are academic
titles awarded to science workers who work in the areas of training and
research at high level, and who play key roles in the fields of personnel
training and scientific development of the country. The academic titles of
Professor and Associate Professor are not State functionary titles.
Article 2.- Eligible for the
academic titles of Professor and Associate Professor are lecturers at
universities and institutes, and researchers at scientific research
institutions who lecture at graduate and post-graduate levels.
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Chapter II
CONSIDERATION
AND RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC TITLES
Article 3.- The academic titles of Professor and Associate
Professor are to be considered, recognized and certified by the State Council
on Academic Titles.
Article 4.- The holder of the
title of Professor or Associate Professor shall be stripped of the title by the
State Council on Academic Titles in one of the following cases :
a) He/she is discovered to lack
the required conditions and qualifications;
b) He/she has been stripped of
his/her citizenship.
Article 5.- The Ministries which
own universities and institutes shall base themselves on the academic titles
and work requirements to appoint their scientists to corresponding functionary
positions.
Chapter III
CONDITIONS
FOR REGISTRATION AND PROCEDURE OF CONSIDERING ACADEMIC TITLES
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1. To be a citizen of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- To be honest and objective in
scientific research.
- To be cooperative with his/her
colleagues in training and scientific research.
2. Degree :
He/she must hold the Ph.D. or
Associate Ph.D., or the MA degree of performing arts.
3. Time record in lecturing and
scientific research:
- The candidate for the title of
Professor must have held the title of Associate Professor for three years or
more, and have guided student researchers, at least one of whom has
successfully defended his/her thesis.
- The candidate for the title of
Associate Professor must, in the case of a university lecturer, have at least 6
years of good records as a staff and main lecturer and have participated in
post-graduate teaching; if he/she is a researcher at a scientific research
institute, he/she must have at least 6 years of good records as a staff and
main researcher, and at least three years teaching at post-graduate level at
the institute, or as a visiting lecturer at graduate and post-graduate levels
at universities.
4. Scientific achievement :
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5. Foreign Language requirement:
The candidate for the title of
Professor must be fluent in two foreign languages. The candidate for the title
of Associate Professor must be fluent in one foreign language and be able to
comprehend professional documents in another foreign language.
Article 7.- The procedure for
consideration and recognition of the titles of Professor and Associate
Professor :
1. The candidate for the title
of Professor or Associate Professor must file a registration dossier according
to the forms issued by the State Council on Academic Titles and send it to the
local Council on Academic Titles at the university or institute where he/she
works. If the university or institute does not have the conditions to set up a
local council, the dossier shall be sent to the State Council on Academic
Titles; the State Council shall then route the dossier to an appropriate local
council for consideration.
2. The rector of the university
or the director of the institute shall certify the result of the review by the
local Council on Academic Titles; list the qualified candidates and send the
dossiers and list to the controlling Ministry. If the rector or director
differs with the opinion of the local Council on Academic Titles, the different
opinions shall be sent along with the above-mentioned dossiers.
3. The concerned Ministers and
Heads of the concerned agencies at ministerial level shall certify the lists,
and transfer all registration dossiers submitted to them by the universities
and institutes under their jurisdiction to the State Council on Academic
Titles. If the controlling Ministry's opinions differ with that of the
universities and institutes, the different opinions shall be sent along with
the above-mentioned dossiers.
Chapter IV
THE
SYSTEM OF ACADEMIC TITLE COUNCILS
Article 8.- The system of Academic Title Councils has three
levels :
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2. The Academic Title Council at
the national level of a branch is composed of holders of high academic titles
and degrees, representing the contingent of science workers in that branch
throughout the country. It is established along branch or inter-branch line by
decision of the President of the State Council on Academic Titles. The Academic
Title Council at the national level of a branch shall consider titles for those
who have registered and who have been listed at the recommendation of the
concerned Ministries, and select the most eligible among them for consideration
by the State Council on Academic Titles.
3. The State Council on Academic
Titles shall evaluate the considerations made by the Academic Title Councils at
the national level of various branches, and decide on awarding the titles.
Article 9.- The Academic Titles
Councils at grassroots and national levels are founded and operate in
accordance with the regulations set out by the State Council on Academic
Titles.
Chapter V
COMPLAINTS
AND PROTESTS
Article 10.- An individual has the right to complain about
the consideration of title for his/her own, as well as to protest against the
consideration of titles for others, if he/she determines that such
considerations at various levels of the Academic Title Council are not accurate
or fair.
Article 11.- The complaints and
protests shall be valid only during the consideration and in the three months
following the awarding of the titles to the target persons.
The Academic Title Councils at
all levels must formulate their conclusions about the content of the complaints
and protests within three months from the date of reception.
Chapter VI
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Article 12.- This Regulation takes effect from the date of
its signing. The earlier documents which are contrary to this Regulation are
now annulled.
Article 13.- The State Council on
Academic Titles is responsible for guiding the implementation of this Regulation.