Which university has the most professor and associate professor candidates in 2025?

(Dan Tri) - In 2025, the university with the most candidates for professor and associate professor positions will have 63 candidates, and the university with the fewest candidates will have 4 candidates.

According to the list of candidates proposed for recognition as meeting the standards for the title of professor and associate professor in 2025 from the State Council of Professors, in terms of university scale, Hanoi National University is the educational institution with the most candidates for professor and associate professor.

This year, Hanoi National University has 63 candidates for professor and associate professor in many fields from many member universities such as University of Natural Sciences , University of Education, University of Technology...

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam National University) appointed professors and associate professors in previous years (Photo: NQ).

Next, this year, Ho Chi Minh City National University has 56 candidates for professor and associate professor, Hanoi University of Science and Technology has 42 candidates; Hue University has 40 candidates; Da Nang University has 32 candidates; Can Tho University has 27 candidates, Thai Nguyen University has 22 candidates; Phenika University has 16 candidates, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics has 11 candidates.

The university with the lowest number of candidates for professor and associate professor is Duy Tan University with 4 candidates. Among them, there is one candidate for professor, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Hieu, born in 1979, majoring in Physics, and 3 candidates for associate professor.

According to the QS World University Rankings 2026, Duy Tan University leads Vietnam with the 482nd position. Hanoi National University is in the 761-770 group, while Ho Chi Minh City National University is in the 801-850 group.

In 2024, Ho Chi Minh City National University has 40 candidates meeting the standards of professor and associate professor. Of these, 7 people meet the standards of professor and 33 people meet the standards of associate professor.

Meanwhile, Hanoi National University has 34 recognized candidates, including 6 professor candidates and 28 associate professors.

According to the 2018 Law on Higher Education, universities and colleges are two different concepts. Universities and colleges are training and research facilities in many fields. Universities train and research in many fields, including member universities and faculties.

To convert from a university to a college, Decree 99/2019 of the Government stipulates that schools must ensure three conditions: being assessed by a legal accreditation organization as meeting quality standards; having at least three schools and 10 doctoral training majors, with a full-time student population of over 15,000; and being approved by direct management agencies and investors.

Currently, the country has 10 universities and some schools are aiming to become universities such as Hanoi Medical University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hanoi University of Industry...

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