What are the newest procedures for approval of training partnerships in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in Vietnam?

What are the newest procedures for approval of training partnerships in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in Vietnam?

Under Subsection 7, Section 1, Part 2 of Decision 3278/QD-BGDDT 2024, the newest procedures for approval of training partnerships in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

(1) Procedures:

Step 1: The parties submit the application to the Ministry of Education and Training for training partnerships in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs: (except for cases under the authority stipulated in Clause 5, Article 45 of the Law on Higher Education 2012 (amended and supplemented by Clause 25, Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education 2018) and Point e, Clause 1, Article 13 of Decree 99/2019/ND-CP).

Step 2: Within 05 working days of receiving the application, the receiving agency shall notify the parties in writing directly or via postal service or email to amend and supplement the application in case it is invalid.

Step 3: Within 20 working days from the date of receiving a complete valid application, the receiving agency shall organize the appraisal and issue a Decision approving the training partnerships with foreign entities.

(2) Methods of application submission:

Submission could be direct, via postal service, or through the online public service portal.

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What does the application for approval of training partnerships in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in Vietnam include?

Under Subsection 7, Section 1, Part 2 of Decision 3278/QD-BGDDT 2024, the application for approval of training partnerships in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in Vietnam is prescribed as follows:

(1)Components:

- Application form for approval of training partnerships signed by the parties according to Form No. 06 in Appendix of Decree 124/2024/ND-CP.

- Agreement on training partnerships (Contract) among the parties detailing the parties involved, responsibilities regarding specific commitments on programs, teaching and learning materials, lecturers, facilities, assessment, degrees, financial information, and other contents.

- Document proving the legal status of the parties: Authenticated copy or copy accompanied by the original for cross-validation of the establishment decision or establishment permit for educational institutions or other equivalent documents.

- Document proving that the Vietnamese higher education institution and the foreign higher education institution are permitted to offer training in the intended training partnership field (authenticated copy or copy accompanied by the original for cross-validation).

- Accreditation certificate of the foreign training program or quality recognition document by a competent authority (authenticated copy or copy accompanied by the original for cross-validation).

- Scheme for training partnerships prepared according to Form No. 07 in Appendix of Decree 86/2018/ND-CP.

In cases where the Vietnamese and foreign higher education institutions implement the program on training partnerships through online or hybrid methods, the training partnership proposal must ensure the following content:

- Quality assurance content in the proposal for training partnerships with foreign entities must clearly describe the infrastructure, equipment, electronic portal, server system, Internet connection infrastructure, learning management system, content management system, and electronic resources for organizing and managing online training partnership; ensuring full compliance with regulations for lecturers participating in the program on training partnerships;

Quality assurance regulations to ensure graduates of the program on training partnerships in Vietnam receive a degree issued by the foreign higher education institution comparable to the degree awarded to graduates at the main office of the foreign higher education institution.

- Rights of learners and workers must be clearly stipulated regarding risk management strategies in implementing the program on training partnerships, especially when the program is interrupted or terminated prematurely, in the training partnership proposal and the agreement or contract on training partnerships among the parties.

(2) Quantity: 01 set of application.

What are the regulations on training partnerships in Vietnam?

According to Article 45 of the Law on Higher Education 2012 (amended by Clause 25, Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education 2018), the regulations on training partnerships in Vietnam are defined a follows:

1. Training partnership means training partnership between a higher education institution established in Vietnam and a foreign higher education institution in order to run courses and issue degrees or diplomas without establishing a new juridical person. The training partnership shall comply with the Law on Education and relevant laws.

2. A program on training partnership means a foreign program or a program developed by both parties. Such a program may be run entirely in Vietnam or partly in Vietnam and partly overseas.

3. The foreign higher education institution shall have good reputation and quality, is permitted in writing by a competent authority of its home country to provide training and issue degrees in relevant fields, or has an unexpired educational quality certification issued by a lawful training quality assessment organization. The parties shall ensure fulfillment of the requirements of the program in terms of facilities and equipment and lecturers, and take responsibility for the quality of the program.

4. The Minister of Education and Training shall consider approving schemes for training partnership in teacher training-related and health-related fields after comments are given by relevant ministries; schemes for educational training partnership with higher education institutions other than those mentioned in Clause 5 of this Article.

5. A higher education institution that satisfies all of the conditions specified this Article and Clause 2 Article 32 of this Law is entitled to participate in the training partnership in the provision of undergraduate training; when the undergraduate program of such an institution passes the quality assessment, it may participate in training partnership in provision of master’s training; when the undergraduate program and master’s program of such an institution passes the quality assessment, it may participate in training partnership in provision of doctoral training.

6. In case a program on training partnership is suspended from enrolment or terminated as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article, the higher education institution shall protect the legal interests of its lecturers, employers and students; refund tuition fees to students; pay salaries and other benefits to the lecturers and other employees under employment contracts or the collective bargaining agreement; pay tax debts and other debts (if any).

7. A higher education institution shall publish on its website and mass media information about its program on training partnerships, legality of the foreign degrees in the issuing country and in Vietnam; assist students in recognition of degrees; carry out assessment of the program on training partnerships offered n Vietnam after the student graduate and periodically.

8. A higher education institution that offers a program on training partnership without satisfying all conditions or ensuring training quality as specified in the training partnership scheme shall be suspended from training partnership for 5 years from the day on which a conclusion is issued by a competent authority.