The truth about the candidate for President of Vinh Medical University not meeting the standards

(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, some information has appeared about the vote of confidence for the principal of Vinh Medical University, raising questions about the qualifications and standards of the principal candidate. Nghe An Newspaper reporters investigated to verify this information.

“We conducted voting at three levels as prescribed.”

A corner of Vinh Medical University campus. Photo courtesy.

Responding to the reporter of Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Trong Tai - Former Principal of Vinh Medical University said: "Mr. Cao Truong Sinh (53 years old) and Mr. Nguyen Canh Phu (54 years old, Secretary of the school's Party Committee) are both Vice Principals and are in the planning. On September 2, 2016, I retired according to the regime, then on August 31, 2016, the school held a conference to collect comments, assessments and vote on the principal's confidence.

The steps were carried out in a methodical and correct manner: Declaring the reason, reading the notice of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; Reading the standards for the title of University Principal; Announcing the planning list; Summarizing the resumes of the recommended personnel; Comments and evaluations of the school's staff and leaders; Opinions expressed; Electing the counting committee, conducting the voting and counting of votes. All took place under the supervision of representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee of the Provincial Public Security Sector, and the Department of Home Affairs.

The members of the vote counting committee include the Chairman of the Party Committee's Inspection Committee, the Chairman of the School's Trade Union, the Deputy Head of the Inspection Department, the People's Inspection Committee, the Head of the Inspection Department, and 42/42 members attending the meeting agreed. So, where is the procedure not correct and not strict?

Regarding the information "The tentative vote of confidence for Mr. Nguyen Canh Phu and a Vice Principal of this school also makes many people wonder. Accordingly, the Organizing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee did not print ballots with the Provincial Party Committee stamp, but the ballots were printed and stamped by Vinh Medical University. After the voting was completed, the ballots were not counted on the spot but were taken to another place to count the ballots", Dr. Phan Quoc Hoi - Head of Training Department, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Vinh Medical University affirmed:

“The voting was conducted objectively and in accordance with regulations. After voting, the number of ballots collected and distributed was announced, then the ballots were counted under the witness of the departments and branches. In my opinion, apart from the two candidates who were Vice Principals of the school, there were no candidates from other units, so it was correct to let the school preside over the ballot collection, print and distribute the ballots.

On-site counting must be understood as counting votes right at the host unit, and moving the ballot box from the hall to another room to conduct the counting is normal, we have always done so. This is done under the direct supervision of representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee of the Provincial Public Security Sector, the Department of Home Affairs and all members of the counting committee. After the results are out, the above ballots are sealed and signed by the relevant people.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Tai - Former Principal of Vinh Medical University also emphasized: "We conducted a 3-level vote in accordance with the procedures and regulations of the superiors. In the vote to survey the confidence of the head and deputy head of the department, before that, a cadre asked me about the orientation, I also said that whoever wins is fine and all of us are honored that the province provides local resources. The vote in the Party Committee and the Board of Directors, including me (incumbent) and Mr. Phu and Mr. Sinh (vice principal), also took place with full members, in accordance with regulations."

“Both candidates are qualified”

Mr. Nguyen Canh Phu was born in 1962, and held the positions of Deputy Director, Deputy Secretary of the Party Cell, and Chairman of the Trade Union of Nghe An Preventive Medicine Center. In 2005, Mr. Nguyen Canh Phu was appointed Vice Principal of Nghe An Medical College (now Vinh Medical University).

Currently, Mr. Phu is the Party Secretary and Vice Principal of the school. Mr. Nguyen Trong Tai - Former Principal of Vinh Medical University said that Mr. Phu came to the school to attract and increase PhDs for the school. At that time, the school was still under the Department of Health, preparing a plan to become a university.

Regarding Mr. Phu's training process, Mr. Tai affirmed: "Mr. Phu graduated from the Tashkent II National Medical Academy (Soviet Union) with honors in general medicine (granted on February 2, 1993 - PV). In 2003, Mr. Phu completed his doctoral thesis in medicine, specializing in tropical medicine (epidemiology of tropical diseases). (In the doctoral degree in medicine granted on April 4, 2003, it is stated "Recognizing the high level of expertise in general as well as the in-depth expertise of the degree holder in the field of study and research at the general and in-depth levels prescribed by the Saint-Peterburg National Medical Academy for this degree" - PV).

While I was still the Principal, I learned about Mr. Phu's training process and qualifications because I was responsible for introducing people to the province. Moreover, the inspections of the Ministry of Education to verify the doctoral and master's degrees at the school also assessed them. Later, Mr. Phu was awarded the title of Associate Professor of Medicine (November 1, 2013), senior lecturer (June 20, 2016), the State Council of Professors, the Ministry of Home Affairs continued to assess the documents. Therefore, Mr. Phu's qualifications were confirmed to be completely in accordance with the training regulations of the host country, recognized by competent authorities in Vietnam."

Mr. Phan Quoc Hoi - Head of Training Department, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Vinh Medical University said: "Mr. Phu has been the vice principal for more than 10 years. During that time, he has concurrently held and been in charge of a number of departments (Department of Science Management and International Cooperation, Department of Personnel Organization, Head of Public Health Department - PV), which is more than being the head of the department".

Before conducting the vote of confidence for the two candidates, Mr. Nguyen Canh Phu and Mr. Cao Truong Sinh, the superior agencies reviewed the candidates in the planning. "Finally, the two candidates mentioned above were selected, both of whom met the standards and were recognized by the school's staff," said Mr. Nguyen Trong Tai.

In the vote at the Board of Directors including Mr. Tai - Principal, 2 vice principals and 2 candidates, the voting ratio in favor of Mr. Phu was 3/3. Thus, Mr. Cao Truong Sinh - Candidate participating in the vote of confidence - also voted in favor of Mr. Phu as the new principal.

School staff and teachers believe both candidates are worthy and they respect the voting results. Illustrative photo.

After the vote of confidence and after the information surrounding candidate Nguyen Canh Phu, responding to reporters of Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Cao Truong Sinh said: “I think the vote was in accordance with the procedure. After that, I still went to work as usual and my wish is to continue working, collaborating and contributing to the school. Whatever the Party assigns me to do, I will do it.”

Through discussions with reporters, staff and teachers in the school said that between Mr. Phu and Mr. Sinh, whoever is the principal is worthy. They respect the results of the vote that took place and hope that the upcoming Board of Directors will unite to build Vinh Medical University to develop more and more.

NPV