Will the Hanoi Department of Education and Training not welcome guests and receive flowers on Vietnamese Teachers' Day?

Will the Hanoi Department of Education and Training not welcome guests and receive flowers on Vietnamese Teachers' Day?

On November 13, 2025, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training issued Notice 4068/SGDDT-VP in 2024 regarding failing to welcome guests or receive flowers on Vietnamese Teachers' Day.

In compliance with Decree 111/2018/ND-CP on the establishment day, traditional day, and observance day of ministries, central authorities, and People’s Committees of provinces; Decision 1658/QD-TTg, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training respectfully announces: The Department will not welcome guests or receive congratulatory flowers on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20, 1982 - November 20, 2024).

On this occasion, the Department of Education and Training expresses its sincere gratitude for the interest, leadership, and direction of the Ministry of Education and Training, the City CPV committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi; the coordination and companionship of Departments, divisions, and People’s Committees of districts, political-social organizations of the City, People's Committees of towns, press agencies, television, and units that have facilitated the Department's completion.

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Are educational institutions in Vietnam required to publish expenses of educational services?

According to Article 101 of the Education Law 2019, financial regulations for educational institutions in Vietnam are specified as follows:

Financial regulations for educational institutions

1. Public educational institutions shall manage financial incomes and expenditures, manage property use as regulated by the Law on State budget, Law on Management and use of public properties and other relevant regulations; implement regulations on accounting, auditing, taxation and financial transparency in compliance with the law.

2. People-founded and private institutions shall operate on the principle of financial autonomy, implement regulations on accounting, auditing, taxation, property valuation and financial transparency as prescribed by law. Incomes of people-founded and private institutions shall be used for expenditures of the institutions’ necessary operations, fulfilment of duties to the State budget, establishment of investment development funds and other funds of the institutions. The remaining incomes shall be distributed to investors according to their contributions of capital, except for not-for-profit educational institutions.

3. Educational institutions shall publish expenses of educational and training services and fee rate for each school year of preschool education and general education; for each school year and provisionally for each course of vocational education and higher education.

Thus, educational institutions in Vietnam shall publish expenses of educational and training services and fee rates for each school year of preschool education and general education; for each school year and provisionally for each course of vocational education and higher education.

What are the financial sources of investment in education in Vietnam?

According to Article 95 of the Education Law 2019, the financial sources of investment in education comprise:

- State budget;

- Legal investment capitals of domestic and foreign organisations and individuals;

- Incomes from educational, training, scientific and technological services; service and assistance to educational operation of educational institutions; incomes from business operation; interest from deposits in banks and other legal incomes as regulated by law;

- Funding for fulfilment of the State’s requests;

- Loans;

- Sponsorship, aid, grants of domestic and international organisations and individuals.

Does the State of Vietnam encourage to invest in education?

Under Article 98 of the Education Law 2019, the specific provisions are as follows:

Encouragement to invest in education

1. The State shall encourage and enable organisations and individuals to invest and contribute their intellects, labour and financial resources to education.

2. Contributions and grants made by organisations and individuals to education shall be removed when determining taxable income in accordance with regulations on taxation.

3. Organisations and individuals investing in the construction of infrastructure catering to education; contributing, sponsoring and funding in cash or in kind for educational development shall be recognised appropriately.

Thus, through the above regulation, the State encourages to invest in education.