Is a master's degree considered a higher education degree in Vietnam?

Is a master's degree considered a higher education degree in Vietnam?

Based on Article 15 of Decree 99/2019/ND-CP regulating higher education degrees and certificates as follows:

1. Higher education degrees include:

a) Bachelor’s degrees, which are conferred on learners who have finished a higher education program in accordance with the law, met outcome requirements of Level 6 of the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework, and complied with specific and lawful regulations of their institutions;

b) Master’s degrees, which are conferred on learners who have finished a master program in accordance with the law, met outcome requirements of Level 7 of the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework, and complied with specific and lawful regulations of their institutions;

c) Doctoral degrees, which are conferred on learners who have finished a doctoral program in accordance with the law, met outcome requirements of Level 8 of the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework, and complied with specific and lawful regulations of their institutions;

d) Equivalent degrees are those mentioned in Clause 2 herein.

2. Degrees of some special academic disciplines include medical degrees, dental degrees, traditional medicine degrees, pharmacy degrees, veterinary degrees, engineer degrees, architect degrees and some other degrees stipulated by the Government, which are granted to learners who have completed the training programs prescribed in Article 14 of this Decree.

3. Certificates of some special academic disciplines of the national educational system shall be awarded to learners who have completed training or refresher programs prescribed by Ministries and ministerial-level agencies or to candidates who have passed certification examinations in compliance with regulations on award of certificates of the national educational system.

Therefore, according to current regulations, a master's degree is one of the higher education degrees.

Is a master's degree considered a higher education degree in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

Does a person have to use Vietnamese when studying at a higher education institution in Vietnam?

Based on Article 10 of the 2012 Law on Higher Education, language in higher education institutions is as follows:

Vietnamese is the official language in higher education institutions

Basing on the Prime Minister’s provision, the higher education institutions shall make decisions on using foreign languages in school.

Therefore, Vietnamese is the official language of higher education institutions, so the use of Vietnamese is certain. However, in some cases, higher education institutions may still decide on teaching and learning in foreign languages according to the Prime Minister's regulations.

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