Hanoi shall publish the procedures for reception of foreign students studying at lower and upper secondary levels in the city?
- What is the case in which Students as foreigners are studying in Hanoi?
- Which Students as foreigners learners are admitted to study in Vietnam?
- When studying in Vietnam, the Students as foreigners must meet the conditions?
- What is the Students as foreigners uses any language when studying in Vietnam?
What is the case in which Students as foreigners are studying in Hanoi?
On May 11, 2022, Hanoi people's committee issued Decision No. 1543/QD-UBND announcing the list of administrative procedures and administrative procedures in which secondary education is repealed within the state management function of Hanoi Department of Education and Training
In Section 3 Part A and Section 3 Part B Chapter I of the Annex promulgated together with the Decision No. 1543/QD-UBND, the foreign students studying in Hanoi are eligible for studying at lower and upper secondary schools.
- Admission of foreign senior secondary school students:
+ The decision-making authority: Hanoi Department of Education and Training.
+ Implementation location: The One-stop Shop of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training shall be located at the address No. 23A Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.
+ The application shall be submitted directly or by post or online through the public service portal.
- Admitting foreign middle school students:
+ The handling competence: The People's Committees of districts
+ Implementing location: One-stop Shop of the People's Committees of districts
+ The application shall be submitted directly or by post or online through the public service portal.
Hanoi shall publish the procedures for reception of foreign students studying at lower and upper secondary levels in the city?
Which Students as foreigners learners are admitted to study in Vietnam?
Under Article 12 of the Regulation issued together with Decision No. 51/2002/QD-BGDDT, regulating subjects of foreign students as follows:
"Article 12. Foreign students.
Foreign pupils who are considered for admission to Vietnamese secondary schools include
1. Pupils shall be granted scholarships under the treaties or agreements between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and foreign countries or international organizations.
2. Self-supported pupils under training contracts between Vietnamese educational establishments and foreign organizations or individuals.
3. Pupils accompanying their fathers, mothers or guardians residing and working in Vietnam."
Thus, only foreign students who belong to the above-mentioned cases can study secondary schools in Vietnam.
When studying in Vietnam, the Students as foreigners must meet the conditions?
According to Article 13 of the Regulation issued together with Decision No.51/2002/QD-BGDDT prescribing the diploma conditions as follows:
"Article 13. Article 6.- Diploma conditions
Foreign pupils wishing to study at junior or senior secondary schools must have graduation certificates equivalent to Vietnam's diplomas as as provided for in Vietnam's Education Law for each educational grade or level."
As a result, a foreign student who wishes to study at a lower or upper secondary school in Vietnam must hold a certificate of graduation equivalent to that of his/her study level in Vietnam.
Regulations in Article 14 of the Decision No. 51/2002/QD-BGDDT (amended by Clause 4 Article 1 of the Circular No. 50/2021/TT-BGDDT) on health and age conditions:
"Article 14. Health and age conditions.
1. Health conditions:
a/ Pupils must undergo health-checks when they are admitted to schools.
b/ For those who suffer from social diseases or dangerous contagious diseases prescribed by Vietnam's Health Ministry, they shall be sent back home immediately.
c/ For those suffering from common diseases, they must be treated for 3 months.
2. Age requirements:
Foreign pupils may be 3 years older than the age group prescribed for each educational level in the year they apply for study in Vietnam."
Accordingly, when studying in Vietnam, a foreign student must be physically fit. Foreign pupils, when studying in Vietnam, shall be entitled to prolong their study duration in 3 times as compared with the provisions of each educational level.
What is the Students as foreigners uses any language when studying in Vietnam?
Under Article 19 of Regulation issued together with Decision No. 51/2002/QD-BGDDT stipulating the learning language for foreign students studying in Vietnam as follows:
"Article 19. Learning language.
1. During their study at Vietnamese secondary schools, foreign pupils shall learn study subjects in Vietnamese as for Vietnamese pupils.
2. Pupils who do not know Vietnamese yet must attend a preparatory Vietnamese language-training program and be tested of their Vietnamese skills before following the main course. The preparatory study duration shall be determined on the basis of the Vietnamese language requirements of each educational level and each pupil but shall not exceed one academic year.
3. Foreign pupils may choose to study foreign languages included in the curricula which are not similar to the language they are using."
Accordingly, a foreign student shall study in Vietnamese as for all Vietnamese friends. In cases where Vietnamese is not available, they shall be trained.
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