The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) recognizes academic freedom as a value within its educational and research environment, emphasizing objective scientific findings, well-founded views and constructive criticism. Building on the legal framework governing lecturers’ rights, UEH maintains regulations and supportive conditions that enable its staff to conduct research, develop teaching content and share expertise. In 2025, science and technology regulations and activities at individual units continued to support academic staff, including early-career lecturers, in participating in research and knowledge exchange.

1. Commitment and Policy Foundations for Academic Freedom

UEH publicly includes academic freedom among its institutional values, expressing respect for research findings and opinions that are objective and scientifically grounded, while valuing constructive criticism. This commitment guides the development of an environment for scholarly exchange in which perspectives are considered on the basis of reasoning and scientific evidence.

Source: UEH Knowledge Hub — Mission and Vision, values section, paragraph on “Academic Freedom”. hotro.ueh.edu.vn [Source] [Source]

As the legal basis applicable in 2025, Clause 7, Article 55 of the Law on Higher Education No. 08/2012/QH13, as amended by Point c, Clause 30, Article 1 of Law No. 34/2018/QH14, establishes lecturers’ right to independent professional views in teaching and scientific research, subject to consistency with the interests of the State and society. The provision also allows lecturers to enter into visiting teaching and research contracts with other institutions, agencies and organizations in accordance with the regulations of the higher education institution where they work.

This provides the legal basis for lecturers’ professional rights and should be read together with UEH’s organizational and implementation regulations. datafiles.chinhphu.vn [Source]

Legal source: Law No. 34/2018/QH14 — Official Gazette Version on the Government Portal, Point c, Clause 30, Article 1, amending Clause 7, Article 55; Official Gazette pages 93–94, extracted text lines 1070–1078. [Source]

Figure. Legal basis for lecturers’ right to independent professional views in teaching and scientific research. Source: Law No. 34/2018/QH14, Point c, Clause 30, Article 1, amending Clause 7, Article 55 of the Law on Higher Education.

2. Scope of Research and Teaching Support for Academic Staff

UEH’s evidence article from the previous year cited the Research Fellowship Regulations, No. 1510/QyĐ-ĐHKT-QLKHHTQT dated 24 May 2021, as one basis for research support conditions. The Regulations specify eligibility criteria, entitlements and obligations for scholars participating in the programme.

Article 7 sets out entitlements relating to access to research information, use of facilities and equipment, support arrangements and working conditions. Article 8 specifies obligations and forms of participation in academic activities, including conferences, research groups and research supervision.

These provisions describe the conditions UEH offers to scholars within the programme; their scope of application should be distinguished from general policies covering all lecturers and researchers.

Source: Research Fellowship Provision at UEH, PDF page 1 identifying the document; PDF pages 3–4, Articles 7–8. [Source]

For lecturers, Regulation No. 3170/QyĐ-ĐHKT-QTNNL dated 25 September 2023 on lecturers’ working arrangements specifies duties by academic position, including teaching, curriculum and materials development, research and participation in scientific activities. This provides supplementary evidence of the scope of professional activities, rather than replacing provisions guaranteeing academic freedom.

Source: UEH Regulations on Lecturers’ Working Arrangements, Articles 3–5, PDF pages 3, 5 and 6. [Source]

3. Research Activities and Academic Exchange in 2025

In 2025, UEH units publicly announced research opportunities, organized activities for sharing expertise and supported researchers in discussing their findings. The following cases illustrate how the academic environment operates in practice; conclusions are limited to what each source confirms.

No.	Programme / Activity	Format / Category	Content and Results	Public Source
1	Registration for UEH-level Research Projects, Round 2 of 2025 at CTD; announcement dated 1 October 2025	Research support; encouragement for early-career lecturers	CTD publicly identifies lecturers and public employees as eligible and encourages early-career lecturers to register; the announcement specifies research fields, output requirements, funding and review procedures. This is an implemented research opportunity, rather than evidence of completed project acceptance.	CTD Announcement. ctd.ueh.edu.vn [Source]
2	Roundtable on Enhancing Teaching Quality, 9 October 2025, Hall A3.1, UEH Mekong	Expertise sharing; development of teaching capabilities	Organized by the School of Management; Assoc. Prof. Đinh Tiên Minh of UEH shared teaching and assessment methods in the context of AI. The activity supported the professional development of the School’s staff, including many early-career lecturers.	UEH Portal, published on 13 October 2025. www.ueh.edu.vn [Source]
3	Seminar on VAT Reform, 23 December 2025	Lecturer presentations and scholarly discussion	Organized by the School of Public Finance; Dr. Trần Trung Kiên presented VAT policy changes and their practical implications, with participation by lecturers, master’s students and doctoral candidates.	School of Public Finance, published on 29 December 2025. spf.ueh.edu.vn [Source]
4	Seminar on New Developments in Special Consumption Tax, 22 December 2025	Lecturer presentations and scholarly discussion	Dr. Nguyễn Kim Quyến of the School of Public Finance analysed policy changes and discussed them with academic staff and postgraduate students. The activity took place in 2025; the public article was published on 6 January 2026.	School of Public Finance. spf.ueh.edu.vn [Source]
5	Support for Early-Career Researchers to Participate in ICBF 2025	Support for presenting and discussing research findings	The Institute of Business Research reported its support for Nguyễn Trần Phước Toàn and Nguyễn Thị Hương Giang to participate in research exchange at the conference.	UEH Institute of Business Research

Figure. Assoc. Prof. Đinh Tiên Minh shares insights at the roundtable “Enhancing Teaching Quality: Teaching Methods and Student Assessment”, UEH Mekong, 9 October 2025. Source: School of Management, UEH Mekong.

Figure. Dr. Trần Trung Kiên presents at the seminar “VAT Reform in a New Context: Opportunities and Challenges”, 23 December 2025. Source: UEH School of Public Finance.

4. Resources and Conditions Supporting Academic Activities

In 2025, UEH issued documents on science and technology management, activities and resources, providing an additional organizational basis for conducting research:

At CTD, the 2025 research implementation announcement specifies funding for college-level projects and support for projects developing teaching cases. The process includes confidential, independent review of proposals; case-development projects must include teaching notes and a report on trial teaching. These provisions demonstrate resource support accompanied by academic quality requirements. ctd.ueh.edu.vn [Source]

5. Implementation Results and Continuity from the Previous Year’s Submission

Compared with the article submitted in 2025, this synthesis continues to cite the commitment to academic freedom and the Research Fellowship Regulations, while adding the legal basis for lecturers’ independence in professional views. The evidence is further detailed through three science and technology documents issued in 2025 and five implementation cases involving research opportunities and scholarly exchange.

These additions clarify participants, the roles of UEH lecturers, implementation dates and support conditions. In particular, the CTD announcement directly confirms encouragement for early-career lecturers to register research projects, helping to demonstrate opportunities for staff at the beginning of their careers.

The number of cases in this article reflects the selected sources and does not represent the total number of UEH activities during the year. Comparing changes in activity or research outcomes between the two years requires statistical reports with the same scope and methodology.

6. Conclusion

In 2025, UEH continued to develop an academic environment that values scientific objectivity and constructive criticism, combining research support conditions with expertise sharing and teaching development. The legal basis for independent professional views, UEH regulations and implementation cases at individual units together provide the evidence for this area.

Clearly disclosing rights, the groups covered and implementation conditions provides a basis for more fully demonstrating UEH’s policies supporting academic freedom, linked to SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.