Will reward good teachers

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, spoke at the seminar

Faced with the challenges of the world's university education trends, the Party and the State have had policies to support Vietnamese scientists, such as educational scholarships under Project 322, Project 911... On the side of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, the School's Board of Directors has also pioneered in generously supporting the budget for staff to study and improve their qualifications; directly rewarding international publications (The annual budget to support international publications is not less than 200 million VND). "So what about us, young staff, what are you doing?", Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Quang Minh asked.

Many scientists in the world and in Vietnam believe that Vietnam is a fertile country for research in the field of social sciences and humanities. Vietnam is like a living museum, converging everything for research. However, if we do not keep up with the trend and do not proactively change in time, young Vietnamese researchers in general and young lecturers at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in particular are still at risk of being left out.

Associate Professor Dr. Pham Quang Minh said, "The tradition of the General University has created pressure for young cadres, when standing on the shoulders of giants, but we must overcome it, we can completely overcome it, to continue history, affirming the school's brand in the future."

Overview of the seminar

In order to further promote the integration and development process, Associate Professor Dr. Pham Quang Minh suggested that the School's Personnel Department should soon research and propose a plan to encourage younger staff. Accordingly, in addition to rewarding scientific research, the School will have policies for good teaching staff, because good teaching will be the premise for good research and good research will equip the foundation for interesting class hours.

At the seminar, many scholars also agreed with the statement that the future of the school lies in the hands of young lecturers. Therefore, the core strategy for development should focus on the staff, especially young staff.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Tran Khanh Duc (Hanoi University of Science and Technology), young lecturers need to equip themselves with English language to access global scientific research documents. Because currently, 80% of scientific documents use English language, young researchers without English cannot develop.

In addition, young lecturers need to identify themselves as "teachers" and not "teaching workers". This challenges young lecturers to equip themselves early with a rich knowledge base, culture, society, and politics. When in the classroom, apply that knowledge to convey to students, not just repeat the knowledge already available in the textbook.

Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, is presenting at the seminar.

Students are increasingly passive and lecturers need to find ways to eliminate that weakness. Don't put too much pressure, but be flexible in connecting and disseminating knowledge, Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Vice Principal of the School shared "sometimes we have to encourage students, consider them as companions and always change the way we convey knowledge so that knowledge comes to them in an interesting and useful way".

In addition to good teaching, young Vietnamese researchers also need to pay attention to research and publication of scientific research, because only through research can scientists create new knowledge and contribute to the community and society. Dr. Kosal Path, City University of New York shared: "Research is the only way to create new knowledge, it is strange that lecturers always ask their students to participate in science when they themselves have no publications". And "in fact, in the US, top US universities always consider scientific research as the number one criterion when accepting graduate students to study".

Sharing through the presentation "The position of young lecturers at Vietnamese and German universities: some comparative thoughts", Associate Professor, Dr. Hoan Anh Tuan, Vice Principal of the School emphasized: For young lecturers, always set yourself a mindset that research is your main goal, research products are like "blood", like "career", like the way for us to contribute to society.