The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City has just released information about Mr. Vuong Tan Viet's high school cultural supplementary certificate . This is related to many issues. What is the Ministry's viewpoint and how to handle it, Madam?

Recently, when there was information about Mr. Vuong Tan Viet's diploma, the Ministry of Education and Training requested relevant units and educational institutions to report. The Ministry simultaneously conducted a review, inspection, verification and coordination to clarify information and evidence in the spirit and principle of being thorough, careful, and in compliance with legal regulations.

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thu Thuy, Director of Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Training.

Currently, public opinion is basing on the document of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City responding to the Government Committee for Religious Affairs to assume that Mr. Vuong Tan Viet does not have a high school diploma, or has not graduated from high school. However, the key point that needs to be clarified is whether the information on the diploma that the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City has verified is correct information on the diploma that Mr. Vuong Tan Viet possesses or not.

The Ministry of Education and Training has received information and a response from the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, as well as checked the files in the archives of the Ministry more than a month ago, with initial information that Mr. Vuong Tan Viet's name was not on the list of candidates for the exam and the list of high school diplomas awarded in 1989 by the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City.

The Ministry of Education and Training has initially verified that the suspicion about the value of this diploma is well-founded. However, the Ministry still needs to continue to coordinate with the authorities and security agencies to investigate and clarify other important information: verify whether it is indeed Mr. Vuong Tan Viet's diploma with such information or not; if the information on the above diploma does not match the information on the diploma owned by Mr. Vuong Tan Viet, it is necessary to continue to clarify through other channels.

Previously, the Ministry also requested Hanoi Law University to send Mr. Vuong Tan Viet's doctoral training records. So can you tell us what steps the Ministry has taken in verifying this case?

The Ministry of Education and Training has inspected and verified Mr. Vuong Tan Viet's training records at Hanoi Law University. The training records are basically not contrary to the legal regulations applicable to the case of student Vuong Tan Viet. The records show some shortcomings in the training process but have been overcome during that training process.

What about the quality of Mr. Vuong Tan Viet's PhD thesis, madam?

According to current regulations on doctoral training, the Ministry of Education and Training has sent independent reviewers to assess the quality of the thesis; based on the assessment results, the Ministry of Education and Training will establish a Thesis Assessment Council in accordance with regulations. This process needs more time to organize and implement.

The Ministry of Education and Training is a state management agency, making decisions and handling them must be careful and in compliance with legal regulations. In addition, during the process of verifying the incident, there was information that was not allowed to be published without sufficient grounds. The Ministry of Education and Training has proactively coordinated with relevant agencies to have clear and certain information before the competent agency.

Thank you!

Nghiem Hue