Which authority is responsible for admitting Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying?
Which authority is responsible for admitting Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying?
Under Clause 4, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CPon admission and bringing Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying:
Admission and bringing Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying
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4. Responsibilities for admitting and sending Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying
a) Ministry of Education and Training shall admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying in formal education level, higher education in pedagogy and foreign languages using funding sources from state budgets according to Point a Clause 1 Article 3 hereof;
b) Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs shall admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying in vocational education (other than college-level pedagogy education) using funding sources from state budget under Point a Clause 1 Article 3 hereof;
c) Ministries, provincial and municipal People's Committees, regulatory authorities, state enterprises, and public service providers shall admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying using funding sources from state budget under Point b Clause 1 Article 3 hereof;
d) Ministry of Education and Training and Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs may assign or decentralize affiliated entities, higher education institutions, and vocational education institutions shall admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying using funding sources from state budget under Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 hereof. Ministries, ministerial agencies, and provincial and municipal People's Committees may authorize or decentralize affiliated entities to admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying using funding sources from state budget under Point b Clause 1 Article 3 hereof;
dd) Responsibilities for admitting and sending Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying abroad using funding sources under Point c Clause 1 Article 3 hereof according to regulations on cooperation between Vietnamese regulatory authorities and foreign parties incurring the scholarship.
Responsibilities for admitting and sending Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying vary under educational levels and training programs, with guidance provided by the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs, and other ministries and central authorities, provincial and municipal People's Committees, state agencies, state-owned enterprises, and public service providers.
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Are international students under state budget scholarships of Vietnam required to refund training costs in case of failure to complete studying obligations?
Under Clause 2, Article 6 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, the rights and responsibilities of international students under state budget scholarships are stipulated as follows:
Rights and responsibilities of international students under state budget scholarship
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2. Responsibilities of international students under state budget scholarship
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g) Return training costs according to Article 12 and Article 13 hereof in case of failure to complete studying obligations or failure to comply with job assignment of competent authority after graduation for international students under Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 hereof;
h) Comply with applicable regulations and law on officials, public officials, and regulations of the Communist Party (for cases of members of the Communist Party);
i) Protect documents, information classified as government secret as per Law on Protection of Government Secret, and internal political information;
k) Do not exploit studying or any other activities to make statements against Vietnamese government or affecting relationship between Vietnam and host countries.
Therefore, international students under state budget scholarships of Vietnam are required to refund training costs in case of failure to complete their studying obligations.
In Vietnam, what action is taken against international students under state budget scholarships who fail to refund training costs in case of failure to complete studying obligations?
Under Clause 2, Article 13 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP:
Collection of reimbursed costs
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2. Collection of reimbursed amount for international students under Clause 3 and Clause 4 Article 12 hereof shall be performed as follows:
a) Direct supervisory agencies or dispatching agencies (in case of not having working agencies shall issue Decisions on collecting reimbursed costs and send these Decisions to international students required to reimburse. Consideration for reduction or exemption of reimbursed amount shall be decided by direct supervisory agencies or dispatching agencies based on documents of international students and must be presented to competent agencies when requested;
b) Within 120 days from the date on which Decisions on collecting reimbursed costs of direct supervisory agencies or dispatching agencies, international students are responsible for submitting all reimbursed costs;
c) Reimbursed costs shall be submitted to direct supervisory agencies or dispatching agencies that have incurred the costs on behalf of international students;
d) In case international students who must pay reimbursed costs fail to pay reimbursed costs, direct supervisory agencies or dispatching agencies have the rights to file charges at the court as per the law.
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Thus, international students under state budget scholarships who fail to refund training costs in case of failure to complete studying obligations will be subject to legal charges in court as per legal regulations.
