This is not just an internal disciplinary decision, but a strong message about scientific integrity.
According to information from the school, the lecturer holding the position of Head of the Department of English admitted to using an illegal doctorate degree.
Immediately after detecting violations, Hanoi National University of Education 2 temporarily suspended her from work and removed her name from the doctoral steles. This is a decisive, necessary and appropriate handling according to the standards of a pedagogical training institution.
Fake degrees are not only an act of violating the law, but in the university environment, it is also the collapse of professional ethics.
Universities are places to train intellectuals for society, each academic title is not for decoration, but a commitment to competence, honesty and scientific responsibility. When a lecturer, who is the head of the department, uses a fake degree, it is a betrayal of the trust of the school, colleagues, students and society.
More dangerously, an unhonest teacher will sow off-standard seeds for many generations of learners.
Students have the right to ask questions, if lecturers cheat to achieve academic degrees, how valuable are lectures on professional ethics, on scientific research methods, on academic honesty.
In science, a small deviation in integrity can lead to major consequences for the quality of training and academic prestige.
The removal of names from the doctoral steles is therefore not "public shaming", but a return to the true meaning of honor. Honor is only for those who deserve it. Once degrees are dishonest, all titles are hollow.
Scientific integrity is the core principle, without "gray zones" and without exceptions.
This case also poses an urgent requirement for higher education institutions to further tighten the inspection and verification of diplomas and academic degrees; not only in the recruitment stage but also in the process of appointment and planning of cadres.
We cannot let these "loopholes" last for many years, until they are discovered and then handled, because the price to pay is not only the prestige of an individual, but also the honor of an entire academic environment.
The university podium has no place for fake degrees and fraud. An unhonest teacher cannot teach honest students; a lecturer who is not scientifically honest cannot train decent scientists.
Strict handling is not for punishment, but to keep higher education within an inviolable ethical limit.
