According to the draft Decree regulating salary policies and allowances for teachers that has just been announced, the Ministry of Education and Training has proposed adjusting the salary table for professors in the direction of applying the salary table for senior experts. Meanwhile, at each university, many special policies are applied to the workforce with high academic degrees.
"BIG" BONUS FOR PEOPLE WITH PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEGREES
Most recently, we must mention the big bonus policy of universities for employees recognized with the title of Professor and Associate Professor (PGS) in 2025.
For example, Dong Thap University awarded 500 million VND to an Associate Professor who met the GS standard and 250 million VND to a PhD who met the PGS standard in 2025. Saigon University also awarded 2 candidates who were recognized as meeting the PGS standard this year, each with a reward of 150 million VND. At the ceremony to announce the decision to recognize PGS this year, Cuu Long University awarded 150 million VND to a candidate who was recognized as meeting the PGS standard in agriculture .
This policy is also at a competitive level at some schools, such as the University of Economics and Law (Ho Chi Minh City National University) which rewards 150 million VND for those who meet the standards for the title of Professor, 100 million VND for those who meet the standards for the title of Associate Professor. Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry applies a reward of 100 million VND for Professors and 50 million VND for Associate Professors; Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade rewards 75 million VND for candidates who meet the standards for Professors and 50 million VND for candidates who meet the standards for Associate Professors...
Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry has many policies to attract, retain and develop its teaching staff.
PHOTO: TT
Along with the "hot" bonus policy for candidates with academic titles, universities also apply a one-time attraction policy when recruiting personnel with high degrees. Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hoan, Principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, said that professors are supported with 200 million VND and associate professors with 150 million VND immediately upon joining the school. At the same time, these personnel are also given the best working conditions, fully equipped with equipment for scientific research and technology transfer.
In the Ho Chi Minh City National University, some schools are also generous with one-time attraction policies. For example, at the University of Economics and Law, professors working at the school will receive 350 million VND, associate professors will receive 250 million VND. Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry is implementing a one-time financial support policy when signing a working contract at the school, the support level for associate professors ranges from 200 - 300 million VND and professors from 350 - 500 million VND.
At the same level, last year the University of Finance and Marketing announced its plan to recruit and attract highly qualified lecturers. According to the school's internal spending regulations, professors under 50 years old are given a one-time support of 500 million VND, those over 50 to under 55 years old are given 400 million VND. Associate professors under 50 years old are given 300 million VND, those over 50 to under 55 years old are given 200 million VND. For PhDs graduated abroad, the one-time support is 100 million VND and PhDs graduated domestically are given 60 million VND (regardless of age).
NOT JUST FINANCIAL REWARDS
The treatment of people with high academic degrees at universities is also recognized by specific income. Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry is applying many competitive treatment policies for lecturers with the titles of Professor and Associate Professor. According to the internal spending regulations in 2025, Professors receive an allowance of 12 million VND/month and Associate Professors receive 10 million VND/month, based on the level of completion of annual scientific tasks. This is considered a strong incentive mechanism, recognizing the academic leadership role of the team with high academic degrees. At the same time, Professors/Associate Professors have their teaching hours reduced, focusing more on research, international publications, guiding graduate students and presiding over major topics. Not only stopping at financial support, the school also applies a contract mechanism for domestic and foreign experts. Accordingly, professors and associate professors are supported with airfare, arranged to stay at professor dormitories, have full use of laboratories and facilities, and receive high remuneration for teaching hours and research products.
Saigon University also issued a one-time bonus policy for both newly recruited lecturers and working lecturers when they achieve the required degree or title. Specifically, each new PhD receives 100 million VND, Associate Professor 150 million VND and Professor 300 million VND. At the same time, the school ensures a competitive minimum monthly income, lecturers with a PhD receive a minimum of 35 million VND/month, Associate Professor 40 million and Professor 45 million...
At the seminar "University Education - Building comprehensive autonomy and developing high-quality human resources in the spirit of Resolution 71-NQ/TW" held at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education at the end of October, a representative of Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry shared the flexible attraction mechanism the school is applying in recruiting people with doctoral degrees or higher. Specifically, if a candidate has a master's degree, they must complete the first round of the recruitment process, then continue to interview and practice in the second round. However, for candidates with doctoral degrees or higher, the school has a flexible mechanism that does not require the first round of the recruitment process, but only conducts a capacity assessment test according to regulations. This has contributed to shortening the time and process of recruiting civil servants while still ensuring strict compliance with regulations.
In addition, the school is developing regulations on policies to attract and employ talented people to work at the school with a number of mechanisms such as the first attraction allowance after recruitment with an additional allowance of 150% of the salary according to the current salary coefficient within a period of 5 years. At the same time, the school prioritizes training to become scientists and leading experts in the field of life sciences and environment; creating conditions for the families of foreign experts and leading scientists (including father, mother, wife or husband, biological children, adopted children under 18 years old) to have stable accommodation during their time working at the school...
Dong Thap University honors teachers achieving the titles of Professor and Associate Professor in 2025
Photo: Tran Ngoc
CAN YOU ATTRACT GOOD PEOPLE?
Do these policies really attract, retain and develop the university's teaching staff? In response to this question, Associate Professor Trinh Ngoc Nam, Head of the Department of Science Management and International Cooperation at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, said that thanks to policies to attract and promote highly qualified staff, the school is witnessing a clear increase in the quality of human resources. By 2025, the school had 96 lecturers with the title of Professor and Associate Professor - an impressive number compared to the previous period. In 2024 and 2025 alone, the school had 23 more lecturers recognized as meeting the new academic title standards. At the same time, the school also attracted more than 160 international experts to work, creating a multi-dimensional and dynamic academic environment. Not only increasing research output, the team of Professors/Associate Professors also promotes the formation of strong research groups, increases the number of inventions, useful solutions and develops scientific products with commercialization potential.
"Overall, the right and in-depth policies have helped the school build a strong team of professors and associate professors, improve training quality, research capacity and academic reputation. This is an important foundation for the school to move closer to its goal of becoming the leading applied university in Vietnam and strongly integrating into the international education system," Associate Professor, Dr. Trinh Ngoc Nam added.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hoan also said that the preferential policies have helped the school develop a strong team of high-quality human resources. In 2025 alone, the school was recognized by the State Council of Professors with 1 Professor, 9 Associate Professors and attracted 6 Associate Professors to work.
Statistics at Saigon University also show that, from a rather limited number of staff with doctoral degrees or higher (25.4% in 2016), this rate has now increased to nearly 50% of the total number of lecturers at the school.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tang-manh-chinh-sach-thu-hut-giao-su-pho-giao-su-185251124192228073.htm
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