Chương VI Nghị định 109/2022/NĐ-CP: Trách nhiệm của các cơ quan, tổ chức, cá nhân đối với hoạt động khoa học, công nghệ và đổi mới sáng tạo trong cơ sở giáo dục đại học

Chapter VI

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Article 25. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Education and Training

1. Guide the proposal, formation and development of start-up and innovation support centers in higher education institutions; develop a network of experts, mentors and consultants for innovative startups, and connect with the National Innovation Startup Network.

2. Guide higher education institutions in exploiting the infrastructure, equipment, laboratories, testing and available space of higher education institutions to serve the activities of innovation startup support centers.

3. Guide, monitor, urge and inspect the implementation of science, technology and innovation activities in higher education institutions according to their competence.

Article 26. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology

1. Guide incentives for strong research groups in higher education institutions when ordering national science and technology tasks.

2. Guide the autonomy mechanism for science and technology organizations in higher education institutions.

3. Develop and initiate a pilot project to support the establishment of science and technology enterprises to exploit, perfect and commercialize intellectual property rights in higher education institutions; guide higher education institutions to set up small and medium-sized business incubators, technical facilities to support small and medium-sized enterprises, and co-working areas to support small and medium-sized start-ups.

Article 27. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance

Summarize and submit to competent authorities the plan of recurrent expenditures for science and technology activities in higher education institutions in accordance with the law on state budget.

Article 28. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Planning and Investment

Summarize and submit to the Government and the Prime Minister annual and medium-term plans for public investment to implement science and technology investment programs and projects in higher education institutions approved by competent authorities in accordance with the law on public investment.

Article 29. Responsibilities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies and Governmental agencies

1. Guide, monitor, urge and inspect the implementation of scientific and technological activities of affiliated higher education institutions according to this Decree.

2. Prioritize approval of ministerial-level science and technology tasks for the lead organization being a higher education institution as prescribed.

3. Promulgate according to its competence policies on attracting and employing lecturers with achievements in scientific research working at affiliated higher education institutions, policies on mobilizing financial resources from enterprises for supporting and sponsoring and carrying out scientific and technological activities at higher education institutions.

Article 30. Responsibilities of People's Committees of provinces and centrally affiliated cities

1. Guide, monitor, urge and inspect the implementation of scientific and technological activities of affiliated higher education institutions according to this Decree.

2. Prioritize approval of province-level science and technology tasks for the lead organization being a higher education institution as prescribed.

3. Promulgate according to its competence policies on attracting and employing lecturers with achievements in scientific research working at affiliated higher education institutions, policies on mobilizing financial resources from enterprises for supporting and sponsoring and carrying out scientific and technological activities at higher education institutions.

4. Apply the results of performing scientific and technological tasks proposed and ordered by the People's Committees of provinces and centrally affiliated cities from higher education institutions for socio-economic development in the provinces and support scientific and technological activities of higher education institutions from the local budget.

Article 31. Responsibilities and rights of higher education institutions

1. Promulgate detailed regulations on scientific and technological activities in higher education institutions, associate scientific research with undergraduate and postgraduate training, ensure democracy, transparency and accountability explanation; be responsible for the decentralization of management and efficiency of scientific and technological activities in the higher education institution.

2. Implement a mechanism of autonomy and self-responsibility in scientific and technological activities according to regulations on autonomy; take the initiative in formulating long-term and annual science and technology plans; perform scientific and technological tasks at all levels that have been approved.

3. Formulate plans and mobilize funding sources for science and technology activities in higher education institutions; construct infrastructure investment projects; establish science and technology organizations, enterprises, science and technology development funds. Form different types of research groups and recognize strong research groups in higher education institutions based on the potential and development strategy.

4. Facilitate working conditions, build capacity and promote motivation, respect creative freedom and academic autonomy of lecturers and students; reward lecturers and researchers with outstanding achievements in science, technology and innovation activities.

5. Enable enterprises, organizations and individuals to invest in developing potentials and encourage scientific, technological and innovative activities in higher education institutions. Promote and facilitate the formation of science and technology enterprises and enterprises in higher education institutions.

6. Ensure proper use of investment capital for the right purposes, regulations, transparency and efficiency, and take responsibility for investment in science, technology and innovation activities at higher educational institutions.

7. Promulgate regulations to develop strong research groups and research groups in higher education institutions; have preferential regimes for members of research groups and strong research groups in higher education institutions and are specified in the financial regulations and internal spending regulations according to the university autonomy decentralization, ensuring compliance with comply with regulations of law on state budget, science and technology, public investment, education and higher education and be made public.

8. Promulgate regulations and take self-responsibility for academic integrity for scientific, technological and innovative activities of higher education institutions.

9. Annually, each higher education institution shall set aside at least 5% from tuition fees; each research-oriented higher education institution shall set aside at least 8% from tuition fees for science, technology and innovation activities. Funds set aside from tuition fees may only be used for scientific, technological and innovative activities of students and permanent lecturers and for developing the scientific and technological potential of the higher education institution. Encourage higher education institutions to use other lawful sources of income to set aside for their science and technology development funds. The set-aside, management and use of the science and technology development fund of a higher education institution must be specified in the institution's financial regulations and internal spending regulations in accordance with current laws and made publicly available.

10. Have the autonomy to decide on the conclusion of labor contracts with foreign experts participating in science and technology activities and to report to the competent management agency.

11. Have the autonomy to decide on the use of facilities, laboratories and equipment invested in service of training, scientific research, development of innovative start-up ecosystems, technology transfer and provide scientific and technological services according to regulations.

12. Public higher education institutions that cover their own recurrent expenditures are entitled to autonomously use lawful non-state budget revenues to invest in projects to conduct scientific research and technology transfer as prescribed.

13. Organize the examination, supervision and evaluation of results, settle complaints and denunciations, commend and reward and handle violations of science and technology activities in higher education institutions.

Article 32. Responsibilities and rights of enterprises, organizations and individuals participating in science and technology activities in higher education institutions

1. Use funds from the enterprise's science and technology development fund to order higher education institutions for technological research, development and innovation for enterprises; invest in building joint research laboratories located at higher education institutions; invest in science and technology development funds of higher education institutions and other science and technology activities.

2. Order higher education institutions to perform the task of researching and initiating science and technology applications according to the list of science and technology fields encouraged and prioritized by the State.

3. Be given priority to promote and introduce production and business activities, to exploit investment properties formed during the cooperation process and to enjoy the profit rate agreed upon with the higher education institution;

4. Enjoy incentives from the business of scientific and technological products created in the course of cooperation with higher education institutions.

5. The State recognizes and protects the ownership of assets, investment capital, income, and other lawful rights and interests of enterprises, organizations and individuals when investing in scientific and technological activities. in higher education institutions.

Article 33. Reporting regime

Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, People's Committees of provinces and centrally affiliated cities shall report on results of implementation of science and technology activities in higher education institutions within their scope on an annual or ad-hoc basis according to regulations, and send them to the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Science and Technology for monitoring and consolidation.