Some candidates for professorship and associate professorship lied in their application forms.

On April 4, Mr. Nguyen Huy Bang, Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Education and Training, said that following the Prime Minister's direction, the Ministry had established an inspection team to review 95 applications of professor and associate professor candidates.signs of substandard performance, or complaints.

The delegation examined each candidate's profile, sent a written request for explanation and requested the educational institution to report on the confirmation of teaching hours.The delegation then divided into 6 groups to go to each verification facility and work directly with a number of candidates.

The inspection results showed thatThere was fraud in the records of some candidates, although the standard of "honesty and objectivity" is ranked second in the general standard set for the titles of professor and associate professor, according to Decision 174.

Mr. Bang said,Some candidates have a contract to teach one subject but have terminated another subject. There are cases where the application is renewed, re-establishing the teaching contract from 2012-2014 to calculate at the end of 2017.

"There was a candidate who declared that he taught 72 periods for this subject, but when the program was checked, students only had to study 30 periods. Another case claimed that he had a scientific research topic, but when checked, there was no decision to assign that topic...",Mr. Bang said.

The inspection team also discovered that some candidates declared that the curriculum had not been selected by the university principal to be taught, but were still given points.

As per the rules,The seniority of professors and associate professors must be calculated by teaching hours for university level, that is, they must teach university, master's or doctoral classes, but some people declare to teach training or college programs.

The grassroots council is responsible for assessing the authenticity of the documents.

Sharing about the responsibilities of the councils in reviewing the applications of professor and associate professor candidates, Vice Chairman of the State Council for Professor Titles Bui Van Ga said that there are 3 levels with clearly assigned tasks.

The basic professorship council is responsible for reviewing administrative procedures and verifying the candidate's evidence and documents that have been confirmed by the educational institution before submitting them to the industry council. At this level, the professional assessment of the candidate is not emphasized.

The Council of Professors at the industry/interdisciplinary level is responsible for assessing the expertise and scientific quality of candidates. This level no longer assesses records on administrative procedural standards..

At the state level, the Council only conducts procedures to review candidates who meet the criteria reported by the basic and industry councils to assess whether or not they meet the standards for the title of professor or associate professor.

"The State Council is not required to re-evaluate the expertise or review the paperwork of the candidate's application. But when there is a complaint about the quality, the Council will verify or coordinate with the Ministry's inspector to re-examine the application and must find all original evidence," said Mr. Ga.

According to Professor Ga, the responsibility for allowing unqualified applications to reach the state level lies with the grassroots council, the leaders of the educational institutions that have confirmed the applications, especially the applicants."Some places are lenient in signing confirmation of teaching hours even though candidates do not have all the necessary evidence," said Mr. Ga.

In the upcoming decision on standards and procedures for appointing and dismissing professors and associate professors, Mr. Ga said that it will clearly define who is responsible when violations occur or when substandard applications are allowed to slip through. This document also provides sanctions for those who incorrectly confirm the application for candidates.

"Certainly, university leaders will pay special attention to checking candidate profiles and signing and stamping their information," said Professor Ga.

At a meeting with the Government on April 2, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha announced that he "will continue to handle educational institutions that incorrectly recognize teaching hours for candidates and make them public."