What are conditions for pedagogical students to enjoy tuition support and living allowances in Vietnam?

What are conditions for pedagogical students to enjoy tuition support and living allowances in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 1 of Decree 116/2020/ND-CP stipulating who is entitled to enjoy tuition support and living allowances for pedagogical students as follows:

2. This Decree shall apply to the followings:

a) Students taking Bachelor’s degree or three-year undergraduate programs in teacher training disciplines in the formal and formal association forms, and students taking second degree programs in the Bachelor’s degree or three-year undergraduate education form in teacher training disciplines who gain excellent degree academic results for the first degree (hereinafter referred to as pedagogy students).

b) People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities (hereinafter referred to as provincial People's Committees) or affiliates granted authorization for commissioning, ordering or procurement for training of pedagogy students (hereinafter referred to as commissioning, ordering or procuring authorities); teacher training institutions and organizations and individuals having training needs.

According to this Article, students taking Bachelor’s degree or three-year undergraduate programs in teacher training disciplines in the formal and formal association forms, and students taking second degree programs in the Bachelor’s degree or three-year undergraduate education form in teacher training disciplines who gain excellent degree academic results for the first degree to receive support for tuition fees and living expenses in Vietnam.

What is level of support and support time for pedagogical students in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 4 of Decree 116/2020/ND-CP stipulating support and support time as follows:

1. Support or allowance rate:

a) Pedagogy students shall be entitled to the state-funded tuition support which is equal to tuitions charged by teacher training institutions where they are taking training programs;

b) Pedagogy students shall be entitled to 3.63 million dong each month as an allowance or stipend offsetting their living expenses while studying at teacher training institutions.

2. The validity period of tuition support and living allowances or stipends shall be determined in proportion to the actual number of academic months as prescribed, but not exceeding 10 months/academic year. If any teacher training institution provides academic programs according to the credit system, they may convert support rates to adapt to the credit system. Total financial support in the whole training course provided according to the credit system shall not exceed the specified support rate applied to a course in each academic year.

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