Chương VIII Luật giáo dục đại học 2012: Giảng viên

Chapter VIII

LECTURERS

Article 54. Lecturers

1. The lecturers in higher education institutions are people with clear backgrounds, good qualities and conscience, good health on occupational demand; professionally qualified as prescribed in Point e Clause 1 Article 77 of the Law on Education

2. The lecturer’s titles include: assistant lecturer, lecturer, senior lecturer, associate professor, professor.

3. The standard degree of university lecturers is master’s degree or above. Other special cases of special profession shall be specified by the Minister of Education and Training .

The principals of higher education institutions shall prioritize the recruitment of people that possess the master’s degree or above.

4. The Minister of Education and Training shall introduce the pedagogic technique improvement programs, specify the lecturer cultivation and employment.

Article 55. Duties and authority of lecturers

1. Teaching consistently with the targets and the training program, fully and efficiently implement the training program.

2. Studying, developing technology transfers and science application, assuring the training quality.

3. Periodically attending the courses in improving political theory, profession and teaching methods.

4. Preserving the credentials, reputations and honor of lecturers

5. Respecting the students’ dignity, treating students equitably, protecting the lawful rights and interests of students.

6. Participating in managing and supervising the higher education institution, participating in the Party’s activities, collective activities and other works.

7. Being entitled to sign visiting lecturer and scientific research contracts with higher education institutions and scientific research institutions as prescribed by law.

8. Being given lecturers' titles, awarded the “People’s educator”, “Elite educator” titles and get commendation as prescribed by law.

9. Other duties and authority as prescribed by law provisions.

Article 56. Policies on lecturers

1. The lecturers in the higher education institution shall be sent to attend profession improvement courses, enjoy salaries and occupational benefits, seniority pay and other benefits as prescribed by the Government.

2. The teachers in the higher education institutions located in poor areas shall enjoy accommodation incentives, preferential benefits and other incentive policies as prescribed by the Government.

3. The State shall formulate the policy on mobilizing and sending lecturers to higher education institutions located in poor areas; encouraging lecturers in favorable areas to work at higher education institutions located in poor areas and facilitate their tasks.

4. Healthy lecturers holding doctorate degrees, professor or associate professor titles working at higher education institutions may extend the working time when reaching the retirement age in order to continue teaching and doing scientific research if such extension is demanded by both the higher education institution and the lecturers themselves.

5. The Prime Minister shall specify the policy on lecturers in higher education institutions.

Article 57. Visiting lecturers and speakers

1. Visiting lecturers in higher education institutions are specified in Article 74 of the Law on Education

Visiting lecturers fulfill the duties and have the rights under the visiting lecturer contracts signed between the principal of the higher education institution and the visiting lecturer.

2. Higher education institutions are entitled to invite visiting lecturers and speakers being Vietnamese and foreign experts, scientists, business people and artists.

3. The Minister of Education and Training shall promulgate provisions on visiting lecturers and speakers .

Article 58. Prohibited acts of lecturers

1. Offending the honor, dignity and abusing the body of students and other people.

2. Cheating at training and scientific research

3. Misusing the educator’s title and education activities to commit violations of law.