Are Pedagogy Student with Poor Academic Performance Eligible for a Monthly Living Allowance of 3.63 Million VND in Vietnam?

Are Pedagogy Student with Poor Academic Performance Eligible for a Monthly Living Allowance of 3.63 Million VND in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 4 of Decree 116/2020/ND-CP, the level of support and duration of support are stipulated as follows:

Level of support and duration of support

1. Level of support:

a) Pedagogy students are supported by the state with tuition fees corresponding to the tuition fee levels of the teacher training institutions where they are enrolled;

b) Pedagogy students are supported by the state with 3.63 million VND per month to cover living expenses during their study period at the institution.

2. The duration of support for tuition fees and living expenses is determined based on the actual study months at the institution as per regulations, but not exceeding 10 months per academic year. In case the teaching is organized by credit-based training, the teacher training institution can convert the support level to fit the credit-based training system. The total support budget for the entire course in the credit-based training system shall not exceed the support level stipulated for the course by academic year.

Therefore, current law stipulates that pedagogy students are supported by the state with 3.63 million VND per month to cover living expenses during their study period at the institution.

Thus, even pedagogy students with poor academic performance are still eligible for a living allowance of 3.63 million VND per month.

Are Pedagogy Student with Poor Academic Performance Eligible for a Monthly Living Allowance of 3.63 Million VND in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What are procedures for applying for living expense support for pedagogy students in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 7 of Decree 116/2020/ND-CP, the procedures to apply for living expense support for pedagogy students is carried out as follows:

Step 1: Within 30 days from the date of receiving the admission notice, pedagogy students submit an Application for support and Commitment to reimburse tuition fees and living expenses to the teacher training institution.

Note: Students only submit one set of documents for the first request for support during their entire time at the teacher training institution.

Step 2: Teacher training institutions summarize and notify the localities that have assigned tasks, placed orders, or bid to agree on support consideration for pedagogy students under the category of assigned tasks, placed orders, or bid.

Step 3: The agency assigning tasks, placing orders, or bidding formulates criteria for selecting admitted pedagogy students and cooperates with the teacher training institution to ensure fair, public, and transparent selection.

Step 4: Within 15 days from the closing date for application receipt, the teacher training institution agrees with the agency assigning tasks, placing orders, or bidding to confirm and notify the pedagogy students who are eligible for support under the assigned tasks, placed orders, or bidding category, and reviews the eligible students for support policies within the quota notified by the Ministry of Education and Training and not under the placed orders quota.

Step 5: The list of pedagogy students eligible for tuition and living expense support policies is publicly posted on the teacher training institution's website and sent to the agency assigning tasks, placing orders, or bidding for implementation.

What are sources of the funding for living expense support for pedagogy students in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 5 of Decree 116/2020/ND-CP:

Budget estimation, payment, and expenditure of support

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2. Payment of support funds from the state budget:

a) The funding for tuition and living expense support for pedagogy students is allocated in the annual state budget estimate for education, training at localities, ministries and central authorities according to current regulations;

b) The agency assigning tasks, placing orders, or bidding directly pays the teacher training institution the funding for tuition and living expense support of pedagogy students under the state task assignment, placed orders, or bidding mechanism for pedagogy students under the assigned task, placed orders, or bidding category.

For the funding of tuition and living expense support for pedagogy students within the quota notified by the Ministry of Education and Training but not under the assigned task, placed orders, or bidding category, it is allocated in the annual estimate of the teacher training institution by the competent authority according to the State Budget Law;

c) The teacher training institution is responsible for paying the living expense support to pedagogy students through the students' bank accounts.

3. The estimation, compliance with the budget estimate, and final settlement of the budget for implementing the tuition fee support policy and living expense support for pedagogy students under this Decree shall be implemented according to the State Budget Law and the guiding documents.

Therefore, the funding for living expense support for pedagogy students comes from the State Budget allocated annually for education, training at localities, ministries, and central authorities according to current regulations.