VietNamNet Bridge – Although Vietnam boasts the highest number
of Ph.D s in Asean countries, it shows little evidence of original or
innovative ideas.
Pham Bich San, Deputy
Secretary-General of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations
(VUSTA) said the country's education system is in a severe state. Vietnam has no
university in the top 500 universities in the world, and the number of research
works conducted in the whole country is no higher than outputted by a single
university in Thailand.
Despite this pathetic record,
Vietnam still has the highest number of doctorate's and professor degrees in
the South East Asian region.
"We don't have professors or
scientists who devote entirely to science and research." San said.
Former head of VUSTA Ho Uy Liem
agreed that research was limited. "We obsess about degrees and
achievements but when the actual works call, we have heaps of reasons for
failures."
Liem also said Vietnam has never
collect data on how much research work was actually being done and whether such
work had been applied in real life. Some people just repeat the same research
topics and still receive praise.
Tran Dinh Long, Chairman of the
Vietnam Seed Association said the Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Science
already had 18 branches. The irrigation sector has eight institutes, 38
schools, 18 associations and 19 professional associations. But the associations
can't co-operate with each other to produce worthwhile research.
Meanwhile some of the most useful
and innovative machines and ideas are invented by farmers.
San said the government should
pay scientists on the basis of real results and people should decide the
practicality of their products.
Research labs and the education
system are being separated and experts have proposed reconnecting, giving
students the chance to be exposed to real research work.
Dao Trong Hung, an official at
the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology said relating to market demand
would be good for the science sector. If that happened, capital for research
will not only come from state budget but also from enterprises or foreign
investors.
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