Regarding the "speedy" doctoral thesis, on June 25, the Ministry of Education and Training issued a document requesting degree-granting schools to urgently report on the enrollment and training process (including submitting review documents). , thesis defense...) and have accompanying evidence for the graduate student's profile, send a report to the Ministry on June 26, 2024.
The story of a "super fast" doctorate has many questionable points about its honesty, such as a graduate student with a bachelor's degree in office, but only doing his doctoral thesis in two years.
Meanwhile, according to the school's doctoral admission regulations, the training period for those with a master's degree is 3 years of concentration, and for those with a university degree, it is 4 years of concentration. PhD students are allowed to complete the training program no more than 1 year (12 months) earlier than the full-course study and research plan, or no more than 6 years (72 months) later.
Many opinions believe that it is necessary to clearly, objectively, and convincingly prove this special case, so that public opinion can clearly see that the process of making a doctoral thesis is real and of good quality.
In the article "Clarifying the accusation of "super fast" PhDs, plagiarism is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Training " published on July 13, Lao Dong Newspaper stated the opinion that doctoral dissertations must be brought to light. being accused of plagiarism, "super speed", going back to the same process of studying a master's or doctoral program, clarifying the responsibilities of the supervisor and the thesis review board and handling it seriously and in accordance with regulations of the law, then we can rectify scientific research activities and bring projects back to their essence.
Clarifying a doctoral thesis that has been "speedily" denounced is first of all to protect the fairness and honor of the individual being accused, and the reputation of the training institution. Of course, provided that the research does not violate scientific integrity, the thesis is of good quality.
But if it is a "paper" doctorate, the integrity and scientific quality of the doctorate must be returned. Pay by revoking "speedy" doctoral degrees and handling individuals involved in violating scientific integrity and falsifying the doctoral training process.
It has been more than a month since the Ministry of Education and Training received the report on the "super fast" PhD case, but there has been no conclusion or public announcement.
