More policies to attract excellent students to work in state agencies

The Government has just issued Decree No. 140/2017/ND-CP on policies to attract and create human resources from excellent graduates and young scientists.

This Decree stipulates policies to attract and create sources of cadres from excellent university graduates and young scientists working at agencies of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations from central to district levels; public service units of the Party, State and armed forces.

Excellent graduates from universities and academies will have many opportunities to work in government agencies. Illustrative photo.

The Decree specifies each subject and criteria for applying policies to attract and create sources of cadres. Specifically, excellent university graduates from domestic or foreign higher education institutions are recognized as equivalent to degrees and certificates according to the provisions of law, have excellent academic and training results in the years of university study, are within the age range specified in Article 1 of the Youth Law as of the time of application submission and meet one of the following criteria:

Won third prize or higher in one of the provincial-level excellent student selection competitions, won an encouragement prize or higher in the national excellent student selection competitions, or a Certificate of Merit or higher in the international excellent student selection competitions in one of the natural sciences (math, physics, chemistry, biology, informatics) and social sciences (literature, history, geography, foreign languages) during high school;

Won third prize or higher in a national or international science and technology competition during high school or university;

Won third prize or higher in an individual Olympic competition in one of the following subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, informatics or other majors during university study recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training.

For those with a master's degree, a level I specialist doctor, a resident doctor, a level I specialist pharmacist in medicine or pharmacy within the age range specified in Article 1 of the Youth Law at the time of application submission and meeting the following criteria:

Meet the standards specified in Point a or Point b or Point c, Clause 1 of this Article;

Graduated from university with good or higher degree and have a postgraduate training major in the same major as the undergraduate training major.

As for those with a doctorate, a level II specialist doctor, a level II specialist pharmacist in medicine or pharmacy, within the age limit prescribed in Article 23 of Decree No. 40/2014/ND-CP dated May 12, 2014 of the Government regulating the use and promotion of individuals working in science and technology up to the time of application submission and meeting all the prescribed standards such as those with a master's degree, a level I specialist doctor, a resident doctor, a level I specialist pharmacist in medicine or pharmacy as above./.

According to VOV