The Ministry of Education and Training spoke out after the “doctor of badminton” thesis

09/05/2022 09:56 GMT+7

Accordingly, Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy – Director of the Higher Education Department (Ministry of Education and Training) said that in the Regulation on doctoral training, the Ministry of Education and Training stipulates that the doctoral thesis must be a summary report. research and research results of the PhD student, demonstrating that the PhD student has the ability to independently research and create valuable new knowledge that increases scientific knowledge of the research area or proposes new ideas. , new solutions to solve the problems posed in the field of research in specific practical situations.

The evaluation of the thesis goes through 3 steps: Evaluation of the thesis in a specialized unit; Send comments to the independent reviewer’s thesis; Thesis defense at the school/institute council. The Ministry also requires the thesis reviewers to be scientists and experts in Vietnam or abroad, with scientific research experience and expertise suitable to the research topic of the thesis. The members of the Thesis Evaluation Council also have very strict requirements for qualifications and expertise.

For graduate students, the Ministry is required to publish the research results of the thesis topic in journals, professional reference books, scientific conferences at home or abroad. Post information about the thesis defense session, the full content of the thesis on the website of the Ministry of Education and Training before and after the thesis defense to receive feedback and criticism from the society and those who are interested. focus on the topic of the thesis.

“When the thesis is wrong, first of all, the responsibility lies with the training institution, the instructor, the professional unit and the scientists involved in the steps of the thesis evaluation, in which the role of the instructor This is also associated with the reputation of the instructor, the evaluation board and the training institution,” emphasized Ms. Thuy.

Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy – Director of the Higher Education Department

From the dissertations that caused a stir in public opinion in the past time, the Ministry of Education and Training suggested that doctoral training units must focus on improving quality, not chasing quantity. Paying attention to the transparency of the process of selecting and assigning thesis topics to PhD students. In fact, the evaluation of the thesis is not only in the title of the thesis but also in the content, scientific value and practical value of the thesis which is accepted by the scientific community in that research field.

“The review boards and instructors need to be serious and serious, not to approve the topic titles that are too narrow in scope, not enough for a doctoral thesis, which makes public opinion angry, especially for theses in the field of social sciences and management”, suggested the Director.

At the same time, Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy asked the units to raise awareness and the role of supervision and criticism of the scientific community in the evaluation of doctoral dissertations, to preserve scientific ethics, to avoid being condescending and easy. This is the only way to ensure the scientific value of each thesis.

According to www.phunuonline.com.vn