The State Professorship Council has announced a list of 383 candidates recognized as professors and associate professors in 2022. The youngest is Dr. Le Van Canh, majoring in mechanics, who works for the International University under the HCMC National University.

He was a lecturer at the College of Construction No2. When the HCMC Party Committee initiated a program on producing 300 master’s and doctoral degree holders, Canh obtained a full scholarship to study for a doctorate at Sheffield University in the UK. After that, he followed post-doc study at the school. In 2011, Canh returned to Vietnam and began working for the International University. In 2014, he received the Golden Ball Award. He is now Vice Rector of the International University under the HCM City National University.

There are two other candidates who were also born in 1979: Dr Chu Manh Hoang, born in July 1979, majoring in physics, from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology and Dr Nguyen Ngoc Minh, born in January 1979, majoring in Earth Science, from the Hanoi University of Natural Sciences.

The oldest candidate for a professor title is Nguyen Van Chinh, born October 28, 1956, majoring in history, from the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Among the candidates for the title of associate professor, the youngest is Dr Doan Van Truong, born April 1989, majoring in Sociology, from the Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Another candidate was also born in 1989 - Dr Pham Minh Quan, majoring in Chemistry from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

102 local professorship councils initially had candidates registering for recognition of professorship titles this year, including 82 candidates applying for professor and 541 for associate professor titles.

Later, as some candidates decided to withdraw dossiers, the number of candidates reduced to 553 from 98 local professorship councils (60 candidates for professor and 493 for associate professor titles).

The disciplinary and inter-disciplinary professorship councils asked for the granting of professorship titles to 394 candidates (36 for professor and 358 for associate professor titles).

After the State Professorship Council considered the applications of 394 candidates, it concluded that 383 met standards for professorship recognition, or 69 percent.

Le Huyen