May international students under state budget scholarships of Vietnam change their majors?

May international students under state budget scholarships of Vietnam change their majors?

Pursuant to Article 7 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP stipulating the c:

Change of majors, education institutions, and/or host countries

1. In case international students under Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 hereof wish to change education majors, education institutions, and/or host countries, dispatching agencies must issue decisions allowing change of education majors, education institutions, and host countries.

2. Application for change of majors, education institutions, and host countries consists of:

a) Application for change of majors, education institutions, and host countries (Form No. 2 under Annex attached hereto);

b) Copies of written consent of foreign education institutions of both points of departure and points of arrival regarding change of majors, education institutions, and host countries;

c) Written consent of direct supervisory agencies of international students regarding change of majors, education institutions, and host countries (in case of having working agencies).

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Thus, international students under state budget scholarships of Vietnam are allowed to change their majors, but they must obtain a decision allowing change of education majors from the dispatching agencies.

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May international students of Vietnam apply for extension of their period of studying abroad?

Under Article 9 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP stipulating the extension of the period of studying abroad:

Extension of period of studying abroad

1. International students under Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 hereof must send application for extending period of studying abroad to dispatching agencies for issuance of decisions allowing extension of studying period if they fail to complete studying program at the end of studying period as per decisions on sending students abroad for studying. International students shall not be granted scholarship during extended period (except for air ticket for returning to Vietnam according to Clause 4 of this Article).

2. Application for extension consists of:

a) Application using Form No. 4 under Annex attached hereto;

b) Copies of written consent of foreign education institutions regarding extension of studying period;

c) Written consent of direct supervisory agencies of international students regarding extension of studying period (in case of having working agencies).

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Thus, international students of Vietnam may apply for extension of their period of studying abroad. They must send applications for extending the period of studying abroad to dispatching agencies for issuance of decisions allowing an extension of the studying period if they fail to complete the studying program at the end of the studying period as per decisions on sending students abroad for studying. International students shall not be granted scholarships during the extended period (except for air tickets for returning to Vietnam).

What are the conditions for international students under state budget scholarships to return to Vietnam?

Under Article 10 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP on receiving international students under state budget scholarship returning to Vietnam:

Receiving international students under state budget scholarship returning to Vietnam

1. International students shall return to Vietnam when:

a) They have finished education program, are eligible for degrees or certificates of graduation or have received degrees or certificates for graduation;

b) Have completed education program while waiting for defense or completion of procedures as per regulations of foreign education institutions for issuance of degrees or certificates for graduation and temporarily return to Vietnam

c) Have not completed education program and return to Vietnam.

2. Receipt of international students returning to Vietnam

a) Internationals students who have completed education programs and are eligible for issuance of degrees or certificates for graduation or have received degrees or certificates for graduation must submit graduation reports to dispatching agencies in order to be allowed to return to Vietnam;

b) Documents in graduation reports for returning to Vietnam:

- Graduation report (Form No. 5 under Annex attached hereto);

- Notarized copies of degrees or certificates for graduation and learning results translated to Vietnamese. If international students have not been issued with degrees or certificates for graduation, submit copies of documents verifying completion of education program, transcript (for international students graduating vocational education, higher education, master degree education), confirmation of research results, thesis defense (for international students graduating doctor or master of research) translated to Vietnamese and notarized;

- Notice of submission of thesis to National Library of Vietnam or Ho Chi Minh City General Sciences Library (for international students graduating doctor degree).

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Thus, the conditions for international students under state budget scholarships to return to Vietnam include:

- Have finished education program, are eligible for degrees or certificates of graduation or have received degrees or certificates for graduation;

- Have completed education program while waiting for defense or completion of procedures as per regulations of foreign education institutions for issuance of degrees or certificates for graduation and temporarily return to Vietnam

- Have not completed education program and return to Vietnam.