This is part of the “Investment in Developing Outstanding Scientists and Internationally Competitive Research Groups” initiative recently approved by VNUH’s Director.

The initiative aims to build a team of exceptional scientists and robust research groups at VNUH to enhance international competitiveness, playing a pivotal role in advancing higher education, scientific research, and technology transfer. 

It also seeks to maximize resources and create an advanced research environment to attract and retain outstanding scientists within and outside VNUH.

The criteria for being recognized as an outstanding scientist include being a full-time VNUH staff member with at least a doctoral degree; having trained or currently training PhD students; being the lead author of at least three articles published in reputable international scientific journals, or the main author of one monograph, or the inventor of a patented innovation applied with socio-economic impact. 

Candidates must also be proficient in at least one foreign language for professional activities, and led or are currently leading at least one VNUH-level science and technology project.

VNU has issued specific evaluation criteria, including leadership in professional activities, expertise capability, scientific contributions, international integration, and individual achievements.

The initiative outlines policies to develop outstanding scientists and internationally competitive research groups at VNUH. Outstanding scientists meeting VNUH standards will receive at least three times their monthly salary income, while those meeting international standards will receive at least five times their monthly total income.

The initiative also specifies bonuses for lecturers and scientists with breakthrough scientific publications. Articles in the top 1 percent in their field are awarded VND200-300 million per article, Q1 articles VND100 million per article, and Q2 articles VND50 million per article.

Notably, bonuses for international patents (WIPO, USPTO, EPO) or technology transfers range from VND500 million to VND1 billion per patent. When transferring technology, scientists will receive 30-50 percent of revenue from commercializing research products. At the same time, they will enjoy a mechanism to ensure income from research and teaching.

Specifically, high-income research mechanisms include priority assignment of large-budget projects/programs/tasks in the first three years at VNUH (VND1-3 billion for VNUH-standard outstanding scientists; VND5-10 billion for internationally recognized outstanding scientists).

VNUH also allows scientists to establish spin-off companies, with special support for taxes and initial investments (like Cambridge and Stanford’s models). Additionally, they are prioritized in teaching high-quality or international joint programs with high remuneration.

Other incentives to attract talent include priority nominations for leading or directing key national or VNUH science and technology programs, funding for attending international conferences/seminars annually (two trips for VNUH-standard outstanding scientists, five for internationally recognized ones), and scholarships for PhD students they supervise (one per year for VNUH-standard scientists, three for international-standard scientists).

Thanh Hung