Vietnam's biggest economy needs special powers to win back scientists working abroad: minister
Ho Chi Minh City needs exceptional incentives to recruit outstanding academics from abroad, many of them Vietnamese, Education and Training Minister Hoang Minh Son told National Assembly delegates on Aug. 7.
Delegates debated the draft Law on Urban Development, focusing on sections related to education, science, and technology. Son emphasized the need for mechanisms to attract scientists and lecturers returning from abroad to work at Vietnamese universities and vocational institutions. He proposed exceptional support and remuneration for their return, aligning with Politburo Resolution 23 on overseas Vietnamese affairs.
Son highlighted the importance of a special policy to channel the pool of overseas Vietnamese intellectuals into universities and vocational institutions. He suggested the city should be granted discretion to award scholarships to students in priority fields, not just high achievers. Special mechanisms for university urban zones, similar to those governing high-tech parks, were proposed to foster research, innovation, and resource mobilization. The National Assembly is set to discuss the draft law on Aug. 11, with a vote on Aug. 24.
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