41 people off updated professor listForty-one people have been removed from the list of newly-appointed professors and associate professors that was announced in early February. Viet Nam now has 1,184 people who are certified professors and associate professors, compared with 703 of 2016. The updated list of all professors and associate professors, announced by the State Council for Professor Titles of Viet Nam, now has 1,184 people, compared with 703 in 2016. Under the list, 1,226 people were appointed as professors and associate professors in 2017, including 85 professors and 1,141 associate professors. During the review, many professors and associate professors candidates handed in letters of withdrawal from the process to be recognised with the title of professor or associate professor, he said.