If you don't know what's happening, read here and here

Basically, my under-graduate supervisor will retire in 3 months, but they forced him to retire sooner, due to a ridiculous reason that he does not have enough ability to lead the department. (The word "department" in this context means "bộ môn", not "khoa" as defined carelessly by somebody sometime ago in this university). Looking 10 years back, when our department was established, no one could think that this was the cradle of potential talented engineers, researchers, or whatever they call... that will succeed at major academic or industrial areas all over the world. Their contributions, in many ways, more or less help the name of this university be known by more people all over the world. The impact of our department is obvious, but they do not (or dare not) see it. Sad.

My supervisor does not have the ability to flatter or wheedle anybody. That's why ppl hate him, and try to put him down. In three months he will retire, and they don't have anymore chance to do this, that's why they set up a stupid decision to make him retire early. He has lots of experiences and connections which can help students a lot when he is still in command. The university must see that, and keep him by all means, but they didn't. It's not their duty to keep him and keep flourishing the dept, as well as the university. Students are those who bear the consequences. In Singapore, professors, who are in their 60s, 70s, still work hard and the universities really need those people and prevent them from retiring. What a contradiction!

Last year, someone said that Vietnam needs over 150 years to catch Singapore's current development. I think Vietnam needs more than that, maybe 1000 years.