Do university students majoring in traditional musical instrument performance in Vietnam receive a tuition fee reduction?

Do university students majoring in traditional musical instrument performance in Vietnam receive a tuition fee reduction?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 16 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP, students in the following circumstances are eligible for a 70 percent reduction in tuition fees, including:

- Students pursuing traditional arts and specific majors in public, private vocational education institutions and higher education institutions providing cultural - artistic training, which include:

+ Folk opera instrumentalists;

+ Traditional Hue instrumentalists;

+ Southern amateur music instrumentalists;

+ Theatre performance actors;

+ Folk song performing arts;

+ Ca tru art;

+ Bai choi art;

+ Traditional musical instrument performance.

- Students studying specific majors in court music, Cheo, Tuong, Cai Luong, dance, and circus; or certain strenuous, toxic, and dangerous vocational courses as defined by the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids, and Social Affairs.

- Students who are ethnic minorities (other than extremely underpopulated ethnic minorities) from particularly difficult hamlets/villages, level-3 communes in ethnic and mountainous areas, or especially difficult communes in coastal areas and islands, as defined by competent authorities.

Therefore, university students majoring in traditional musical instrument performance in Vietnam are eligible for a 70 percent tuition reduction.

Which cases allow students to get a 70% tuition reduction? (Image from the Internet)

Are students pursuing education via special admission in Vietnam exempt from tuition fees?

Based on Article 15 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP, students in the following circumstances are eligible for tuition fee exemption:

- Persons with meritorious service to the revolution and their relatives according to the Ordinance on preferential treatment for persons with meritorious service to the revolution 2020;

- Students with disabilities;

- Students aged 16 to 22 years pursuing their first university degree and eligible for monthly social allowances per Clauses 1 and 2, Article 5 of Decree 20/2021/ND-CP;

- Orphaned students in higher education with no place of refuge according to the Vocational Education Law 2014.

- Students pursuing education via special admission (including students pursuing boarding vocational education under special admission method for 3 months or higher) according to regulations of the Government on special admission to higher education institutions and vocational education institutions affiliated to national education system.

- Students studying at vocational and higher education institutions who are ethnic minorities with parents or grandparents (if living with grandparents) from poor and near-poor households per the Prime Minister's regulations.

- Students majoring in Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought.

- Students majoring in specific fields such as Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Mental health, Forensic Science, Psychiatric Forensic Science, and Pathology at public medical training institutions as per state-ordered quotas.

- Students from very small ethnic minority groups per Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree 57/2017/ND-CP in areas with difficult or exceptionally difficult socio-economic conditions per current regulations by competent authorities.

- Students under programs and projects eligible for tuition exemption per the Government of Vietnam's regulations.

- Higher education students pursuing fields with low enrollment rates but high societal demand per the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs' list.

- Students in specialized fields meeting the requirements of socio-economic, national defense, and security development per the Vocational Education Law 2014.

Therefore, students pursuing education via special admission in Vietnam are eligible for tuition fee exemption.

What are the regulations on tuition fee collection in Vietnam?

Based on Article 12 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP, tuition fee collection is regulated as follows:

- Tuition fees are collected on a monthly basis; if the learner voluntarily agrees, the school can collect fees once per semester or academic year.

For continuous education institutions, continuous training, and short-term training and refresher courses, tuition fees are collected based on the actual months of study.

For preschool and general education institutions, tuition fees are collected for a maximum of 9 months/year.

For higher education and vocational education institutions, tuition fees are collected for a maximum of 10 months/year.

- In case of natural disasters, epidemics, or force majeure events, tuition fees are collected based on the actual months of study (including online teaching periods or rescheduled on-campus learning); tuition fees are not collected for periods without instruction.

Tuition levels ensure collection based on actual study months and necessary incurred costs for teaching but do not exceed the total tuition collected based on the maximum months of an academic year (maximum of 9 months/year for preschool and general education institutions and maximum of 10 months/year for higher education and vocational education institutions) and are publicly announced at the start of the academic year in educational institutions.

Provincial-level People's Committees present to the People's Council specifics on collection timing and tuition levels for public preschool and general education within their area; Heads of higher education and vocational education institutions regulate collection timing and tuition levels in case of natural disasters, epidemics, or force majeure events.

- For credit-based teaching and learning, educational institutions can convert tuition for collection per credit, but the total tuition collected per credit for the total course duration must not exceed the tuition calculated per academic year.

- Educational institutions are responsible for organizing tuition collection and depositing tuition fees into commercial banks or the State Treasury for management and use.

In case of tuition fee collection in cash, the institution must periodically complete the procedure to transfer (deposit) all collected cash tuition fees remaining in the fund to the institution's account at the State Treasury or a commercial bank for management as regulated.