What are the principles of mobilization, receipt, management and use of sponsorships for educational institutions under the National Education System in Vietnam?

What are the principles of mobilization, receipt, management and use of sponsorships for educational institutions under the National Education System in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 2 of Circular 16/2018/TT-BGDDT on the principles of mobilization, receipt, management and use of sponsorships for educational institutions under the National Education System in Vietnam:

1. Sponsorship must adhere to the principle of voluntariness, public disclosure, transparency, non-compulsion, no restriction on the average amount of sponsorship, no restriction on the minimum amount of sponsorship, avoid exploiting educational sponsorship to force contributions, and must not consider mobilization of sponsorships as mandatory conditions for provision of educational and training services.

2. The mobilization, receipt, management and use of sponsorships must be published and publicly posted on notice boards of educational institutions receiving sponsorships, and must strictly observe regulations laid down in applicable laws.

3. The management and use of sponsorships must conform to the principle of cost efficiency, effectiveness, serving the right purposes, avoiding any loss or wastefulness.

4. Physical objects that are not suitable for use in educational institutions or those that are harmful or dangerous to the environment and the health of officials, teachers, employees and students must be avoided.

5. Sponsors should be encouraged to put their own stakes in the construction and purchase of equipment and the complete installation thereof for handover to educational institutions according to the agreement and guidance of educational establishments.

6. Organizations and individuals should be encouraged to offer their sponsorships and aids for the purposes of educational development, improvement of educational infrastructure, support for teaching, learning and educational activities at educational institutions. 

What are the principles of mobilization, receipt, management and use of sponsorships for educational institutions under the National Education System in Vietnam? (Image from Internet)

What 02 details shall educational institutions in Vietnam be entitled to mobilize and receive sponsorships?

Under Article 3 of Circular 16/2018/TT-BGDDT, educational institutions shall be entitled to mobilize and receive sponsorships based on the following details:

- Donating equipment and supplies as sponsorships for teaching and learning activities; donating equipment as sponsorship for scientific researches; carrying out refurbishment, repair and construction of facilities as sponsorships for educational activities carried out at educational institutions;

- Giving support for educational, training and scientific research activities performed at educational institutions.

Note: Sponsorships shall not be mobilized to pay teaching remunerations, expenses directly relating to school administrators, teachers, lecturers and staff members, school security and safety activities; remunerations for watching student’s vehicles; remunerations for maintenance of school or class hygiene; rewards to school administrators, teachers, staff members; other overheads of educational institutions.

What are the 03 sponsorship forms for educational institutions under the National Education System in Vietnam?

Under Article 4 of Decree 103/2022/ND-CP, 03 sponsorship forms for educational institutions under the National Education System in Vietnam are as follows:

1. Cash sponsorships: Sponsors may transfer a sum of money in the Vietnam dong or another foreign currency, diamonds, gems and precious metals directly to educational institutions or into accounts of educational institutions opened at state treasuries or commercial banks.

2. Sponsorships in kind: Sponsors may transfer to educational institutions such material objects as textbooks, notebooks, clothes, food, food supplies, materials, equipment, teaching aids, construction works and other valuable objects in order to satisfy actual needs of students and educational institutions.

As regards construction works transferred as a sponsorship, evaluation and approval of technical designs and total cost estimates, granting of construction permits, quality control of construction works, pre-acceptance testing, hand-over, warranty and insurance shall be conformable to existing legislative regulations on capital construction investment.

3. Non-material sponsorships: Sponsors may transfer or grant rights of free use of copyrights and rights of ownership of property under intellectual property protection; land use rights; contribution of labor days; provide training services, and those relating to sightseeing tours, surveys, seminars, or consultants, free of charge to educational institutions.

Do teachers in schools under state agencies belong to the teacher workforce within the national education system in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 6 of Decree 103/2022/ND-CP, the provisions are as follows:

Teachers of Training and Retraining Schools

1. Teachers of training and retraining schools belong to the teacher workforce within the national education system.

2. The roles, standards, duties, and rights of teachers of training and retraining schools comply with the relevant law.

3. Teachers of training and retraining schools undertaking teaching duties for higher education levels, meeting lecturer title standards at higher education institutions, enjoy policies for lecturers at higher education institutions as per regulations.

4. Teachers of training and retraining schools undertaking teaching duties in college education levels, meeting lecturer title standards at vocational education institutions, enjoy policies for lecturers at vocational education institutions as per regulations.

5. Teachers in training and retraining schools not falling under subsection 3 and subsection 4 of this section shall comply with regulations in subsection 4 Article 34 of Decree No. 101/2017/ND-CP dated September 1, 2017, of the Government of Vietnam regulating training and retraining for officials and public employees; regarding teachers in training and retraining schools of people's armed forces comply with regulations of the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Public Security.

6. Teachers of training and retraining schools engaging in teaching and scientific research at higher education institutions meeting the standards for professors and associate professors are appointed according to the law.

7. Teachers and educational management staff of training and retraining schools reaching the standards for titles "People’s Teacher" or "Meritorious Teacher" as prescribed by law are considered for awarding these titles by the State.

Thus, teachers in schools under state agencies belong to the teacher workforce within the national education system in Vietnam as regulated by law.