What forms of discipline are applied to students in Vietnam? What are the disciplinary procedures applicable to students?

What forms of discipline are applied to students in Vietnam?

Based on Article 9 of the Regulation on Student Affairs for full-time undergraduate programs issued with Circular 10/2016/TT-BGDDT, the forms of discipline for students are stipulated as follows:

Forms of discipline and details of violation

1. Students who have committed violations, depending on the nature, extent, and consequences of the violation, may be reminded, criticized, or subjected to one of the following disciplinary actions:

a) Reprimand: applicable to students committing a first-time minor violation;

b) Warning: applicable to students who have been reprimanded but reoffend, or commit frequent minor violations, or commit a relatively serious first-time violation;

c) Temporary suspension: applicable to students under warning who continue violating regulations or commit serious prohibitions; students violating the law and sentenced to imprisonment but granted a suspended sentence. Depending on specific cases, the head of the higher education institution will decide on the suspension period based on the training regulations: one semester suspension, one academic year suspension, or suspension for the duration of the suspended sentence.

d) Expulsion: applicable to students under temporary suspension who continue violating regulations, or commit particularly serious first-time violations affecting the higher education institution and society; students violating the law and sentenced to imprisonment without a suspended sentence.

2. Disciplinary actions from warning upwards must be recorded in the student’s management file and notified to the student’s family. In cases where a student is suspended or expelled, the higher education institution must notify the local authorities and the student’s family for coordination in management and education.

3. The details of violation and disciplinary framework are implemented according to the Appendix attached to this Regulation.

Thus, there are 4 forms of discipline for students. To be specific:

- Reprimand

- Warning

- Temporary suspension

- Expulsion.

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What are the disciplinary procedures applicable to students in Vietnam?

According to Article 10 of the Regulation on Student Affairs for full-time undergraduate programs issued with Circular 10/2016/TT-BGDDT, the disciplinary procedures applicable to students are as follows:

Step 1:

Students who commit violations must write a self-review report and propose a disciplinary form. If the student fails to comply with writing the self-review report, the Reward and Disciplinary Council will proceed based on the collected evidence.

Step 2:

The class head organizes a meeting with the student body to analyze and propose a disciplinary form to the faculty or the student affairs unit.

Step 3:

The faculty or student affairs unit reviews and proposes to the Reward and Disciplinary Council of the higher education institution.

The Reward and Disciplinary Council organizes a meeting to review the disciplinary action, including members of the Council, representatives of the student body where the violation occurred, and the violating student.

If the invited violating student does not attend without a legitimate reason and does not provide a self-review report, the Council will still proceed and consider further lack of organizational discipline awareness.

The Council recommends the disciplinary action and proposes the head of the higher education institution to issue a written disciplinary decision.

* Student disciplinary review documentation:

- Self-review report (if any);

- Meeting minutes of the class review on the student’s violation;

- Meeting minutes of the faculty or student affairs unit;

- Related documents.

When does the student disciplinary decision cease to be effective in Vietnam?

According to Article 11 of the Regulation on Student Affairs for full-time undergraduate programs issued with Circular 10/2016/TT-BGDDT, the cessation of the effectiveness of disciplinary decisions is as follows:

- For students subjected to reprimand: after 03 months from the date of the disciplinary decision, if the student does not reoffend or does not commit violations warranting disciplinary action, the decision's effectiveness will automatically cease and the student will regain their rights from the date the disciplinary decision ceases to be effective.

- For students subjected to warning: after 06 months from the date of the disciplinary decision, if the student does not reoffend or does not commit violations warranting disciplinary action, the decision's effectiveness will automatically cease and the student will regain their rights from the date the disciplinary decision ceases to be effective.

- In cases of temporary suspension: when the suspension period ends, the student must present a local certification (commune-level) on good civic duty compliance and a competent authority certification on the completion of the suspended sentence to the higher education institution for review and acceptance to continue their studies if eligible.