However, the big bonus also leaves negative side as the lecturer in this school "silently" stands in the name of another school's article to receive the reward.
200 million VND/post
Three years ago, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City introduced a policy to reward lecturers with internationally published articles . The highest reward level is 200 million VND/post. The number of international publications of the university has also steadily increased in recent years. In which, in 2016 there were 44 articles, in 2017 there were 57 articles, in 2018 there were 60 articles and in 2019 there were 82 articles.
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai - Vice Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics - said that the incentive policy also partly helps to increase the university's international articles in addition to the regulations on compulsory scientific research for students. faculty members, the number of PhDs increased, and strong research groups were established. The maximum bonus funding each year is about 2 billion VND.
Meanwhile, the number of international published articles of Ho Chi Minh City Open University increased from 16 articles in 2017 to 62 articles in 2018. Assoc. announced internationally since 2017 and has adjusted the bonus level in the direction of increasing. The reward level ranges from 40-100 million VND/article depending on the type of magazine.
According to Mr. Ha, the increase in the number of international articles has had a great impact from the university's incentive policy.
"Without autonomy, the university will hardly be able to offer incentives with such rewards due to finance and related regulations. Although the reward is not much, it has motivated lecturers and researchers to pay attention. pay more attention to publication. Lecturers also pay attention to connecting with professors in foreign schools".
Internationally published articles: Prosperity thanks to huge bonuses - Photo 2.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education also applied the award policy of international publication 5 years ago. However, at first it was only 10, 20 million VND and now the highest level is 100 million VND for the leading author of the ISI article.
Assoc. In 2018 the school only had 50 articles, in 2019 it increased to 92 lessons.
For public schools, the reward level is lower, but it also has a positive impact. At Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, the highest level is 40 million VND, the lowest is 6 million VND. The number of international publications ISI and Scopus of the school also increased sharply from 16 articles in 2017 to 62 articles in 2019.
A representative of another public university said that it has only been two years since the university conducted an international publication award with a value of 10 million VND/post ISI, Scopus. It is also the school's effort to encourage faculty to participate in international publications because of the impact on the school's reputation and rankings in international assessment tables.
Internationally published articles: Prosperity thanks to huge bonuses - Photo 3.
I know of a school that signs a contract with another school's organic faculty, pays a fee, and publishes it in their own name only. It is a form of buying scientific articles.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. NGUYEN DUC TRUNG (Vice President of Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City)
Downsides...
With a big money bonus policy, besides the factors that promote scientific research, there are also downsides.
According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung - Vice President of Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, the reward level of the university is not high, so some lecturers in the university have named other universities when making international announcements.
"I know that the school's reward for such an article is 100 million dong. I know there are schools that sign a contract with another school's organic lecturers, pay the fee, and publish it in their own name only. That's a form. buy scientific articles".
Mr. Trung assessed that it is normal for the lecturers of this school to collaborate with other lecturers of other schools at home and abroad to conduct research and publish them because scientific research requires a new group of people to be able to do it.
"However, being a full-time lecturer at this school but receiving money and announcing it in another school's name is a fraud. We have warned the school's lecturers about this issue," said Mr. Trung.
Internationally published articles: Prosperity thanks to huge bonuses - Photo 5.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Ha, in other countries, universities also have research funds, but professors play a very important role in finding projects by enterprises and the state to bring back to the university for research.
In addition to bringing funds to the school, the professor will find people to carry out the project with him, buy machinery for research. Once completed and announced, these machines become the property of the school.
That is the way of research and transfer that we need to learn, both bringing funding, modern laboratory equipment to the university, and promoting research activities as well as technology transfer.
"In the immediate future, the school rewards to motivate lecturers to do research. When the team is strong enough, the university encourages lecturers to find outside projects to conduct research in the school" - Mr. Ha added.
