INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY: AFTER 15 YEARS, THE NUMBER OF SCIENTISTS GROWS SIXFOLD

Assoc. Prof. Tran Tien Khoa – President of IU, VNU-HCM shared that IU has for years implemented many policies to attract the scientists, especially those who have spent time studying, working and researching  in developed countries to work at IU.

With a view to creating a global learning environment where English is the medium of instruction, IU prioritized policies that can attract talented scientists and lecturers to the University.

Since 2008, the University’s salary policy has attracted many newcomers and maintained the number of current lecturers.

Assoc. Prof.Tran Tien Khoa – President of International University, Vietnam National University – HCMC.

Moreover, the University’s facility, machinery, investment in research and academics must also align with the wishes of scientists, lecturers and researchers, so they are always assured of working at the University.

After 15 years, with just 40 scientists at the beginning, the University now has 250 renowned scientists from both domestic and international sources, which proves the effectiveness of the University’s recruitment policies.

The scientists at IU are not only working as educators like lecturers, but also as teaching assistants, researchers, assistants, or lab technicians.  They all engage in the works of teaching, training, and doing research at IU.

At the same time, IU adopts policies in giving rewards for academic excellence in researching and teaching. Rewards that go beyond the limit also encourage lecturers and scientists to work harder.

Moreover, the University also nurtures talents who are also excellent IU students. These students are scouted by lecturers and scientists when they are freshmen or sophomores, then nurtured to be part of research groups, getting used to the process of researching, and producing and publishing research papers.

Researching at International University, VNU-HCMC.

In addition, the University presents students with many scholarships so that they can search for those from developed countries’ government, and prestigious universities worldwide.

These students can also continue to pursue their master and doctorate studies elsewhere and return to IU later.

“IU also attracted many scientists and top experts from abroad to work at the University. They are prestigious scientists from the U.S., Australia, European countries, and Asian countries, etc. who decided to go back to Vietnam and chose International University, VNU-HCM as their new stop to pave the way for many new majors and research topics in Vietnam. More than 95% of the University’s lecturers and fellows graduated from prestigious universities of developed countries. Among them are Prof. Vo Van Toi from IU School of Biomedical Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Thuan, Dean of IU School of Biotechnology and the Department of AquaScience.” said Assoc.Prof. Dr. Tran Tien Khoa.

As of 2023, 68% of IU lecturers are with a doctorate degree or higher. Most of the University’s lecturers graduated from prestigious universities of developed countries.

All in all, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Tien Khoa stated that the exhaustive fulfillment of policies to attract excellent lecturers and scientists requires not only the reasonable salary and rewards, but also the right working environment and facilities for their specific fields of research.