Vietnam: What are the standards for international students studying abroad? What does the application include?
What are the standards for Vietnamese citizens to study abroad?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, the standards for Vietnamese citizens going abroad to study are as follows:
- Having respectable political and moral credentials;
- Not subject to disciplinary actions and criminal prosecution.
- Having degrees, certificates for specialty and foreign languages satisfactory to scholarship programs and other requirements of the scholarship programs;
- Obtaining agreement from supervisory agencies on sending to foreign countries for studying (in case of having working agencies);
- Satisfactory to applicable regulations and Vietnam Law on training for officials, public officials, and regulations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (for cases of members of the Communist Party of Vietnam).
Vietnam: What are the standards for international students studying abroad? What does the application include?
What does the application form for international students from the state scholarship in Vietnam include?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP stipulating that applications for admission to international students for state scholarships include:
- Official Dispatches of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies);
- Commitment regarding implementations of obligations of individuals sent abroad at request of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies);
- Background information with photos and confirmation of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies) or confirmation of local governments of residence (in case of not having working agencies);
- Verified true copies of degrees, certificates for specialty and/or foreign languages satisfactory to scholarship programs;
- Medical examination records of medical facilities of provinces and central-affiliated cities verifying adequate health conditions for studying abroad;
- Other documents (if any) at request of scholarship programs and dispatching agencies.
What are the regulations on the rights and responsibilities of international students on state budget scholarships in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1 Article 6 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP stipulating the rights of international students to state budget scholarships are prescribed as follows:
- May return to Vietnam to participate in internship and/or collect documents to serve studying programs; may receive breaks during studying period according to foreign education institutions; may return to Vietnam, visit relatives in other countries (third country) if permitted by competent authority of host countries;
- Receive consular protection by Vietnamese representative missions overseas regarding righteous rights during period of studying abroad as per the law;
- Receive training costs, travelling costs, subsistence allowance, and other costs in part or in whole from funding sources from state budget for international students under Points a and b, Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP or covered by foreign parties for international students. at Point c Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2 Article 6 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP stipulating the responsibilities of international students on state budget scholarships are prescribed as follows:
- Strictly comply with regulations and Vietnam Law of Vietnam, regulations, law, and customs of host countries; violations shall result in strict actions depending on severity and seriousness as per regulations and Vietnam Law of relevant parties;
- Stringently comply with regulations of foreign education institutions and commitment, regulations of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies) and dispatching agencies; preserve and develop friendship with organizations, individuals, and communities in host countries;
- Register for Vietnamese nationals in foreign countries according to applicable regulations and update information on Database according to Article 4 hereof;
- Do not drop out deliberately; comply with regulations on studying time, training level, majors, host countries, and education institutions according to decisions on dispatching for studying according to decisions of competent authority;
- Inform dispatching agencies at least 10 working days before the date on which international students return to Vietnam for internship, collection of documents, under vacation, and/or holiday according to regulations of foreign education institutions on international students according to Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;
- Submit reports on studying progress (Form No. 1 under Annex attached hereto) and copies of studying results with verification of foreign training facilities via postal service or in person or online to dispatching agencies after each semester and school year;
- Return training costs according to Article 12 and Article 13 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP in case of failure to complete studying obligations or failure to comply with job assignment of competent authority after graduation for international students under Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;
- Comply with applicable regulations and Vietnam Law on officials, public officials, and regulations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (for cases of members of the Communist Party of Vietnam);
- Protect documents, information classified as government secret as per Vietnam Law on Protection of Government Secret, and internal political information;
- Do not exploit studying or any other activities to make statements against government of Vietnam or affecting the relationship between Vietnam and host countries.
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