What are regulations on registration for Project-appropriate training courses for provision of doctoral and master degree courses for faculty members of higher education institutions in Vietnam?

What are regulations on registration for Project-appropriate training courses for provision of doctoral and master degree courses for faculty members of higher education institutions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 11 of the Circular 25/2021/TT-BGDĐT stipulating registration for Project-appropriate training courses for provision of doctoral and master degree courses for faculty members of higher education institutions in Vietnam as follows:

1. In order to apply for provision of onshore full-time training courses, educational institutions satisfying the requirements set out in subparagraph a, paragraph 1, Article 8 of this Circular shall prepare a copy of the project by using the Sample given in Appendix I to this Circular, enclosing proofs, for submission to the Ministry of Education and Training ahead of September 30 every year.

2. In order to apply for permission for provision of courses in the form of educational association, training institutions that meet the requirements specified at subparagraph c, paragraph 1, Article 8 of this Circular shall finalize their dossiers of doctorate level educational association in accordance with the Government’s regulations on foreign cooperation and investment in the education sector, and send 01 set of documents, enclosing proofs, to the Ministry of Education and Training before September 30 every year.

3. The Ministry of Education and Training shall conduct review for approval or recognition of in-country educational institutions, doctoral training association programs and publish the list of onshore educational institutions and doctoral level training association programs and titles of international rankings by training majors or fields endorsed within the Project’s ambit on the web portal of the Ministry of Education and Training.

What are regulations on recruitment plan development and student recruitment regarding provision of doctoral and master degree courses for faculty members of higher education institutions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 12 of the Circular 25/2021/TT-BGDĐT stipulating recruitment plan development and student recruitment regarding provision of doctoral and master degree courses for faculty members of higher education institutions in Vietnam as follows:

1. Based on the needs to improve qualifications of faculty members, sending institutions shall develop their plans to recruit and appoint full-time tenured and tenure-eligible faculty members to study doctorate or master degree courses within the Project’s ambit for the next year, and send these plans prepared using the Sample given in Appendix II to this Circular to the Ministry of Education and Training before April 15 every year, as well as update the Project database.

2. The Ministry of Education and Training shall consolidate these plans and cost estimates of sending institutions specified at subparagraph a, paragraph 1, Article 14 of this Circular, and send a consolidated report on them to the Ministry of Finance before June 15 every year for verification and assessment purposes.

3. In view of total estimated costs that has been reviewed and approved, the Ministry of Education and Training shall issue and notify sending institution of decisions on the number of students classified by major groups, training levels and training formats who are entitled to the Project’s funding before January 15 each year, and update the Project’s database.

4. Sending institutions shall recruit the number of full-time tenured and tenure-eligible faculty members classified by major groups, training levels and training formats as notified by the Ministry of Education and Training and complete their recruitment tasks by March 15 each year, and update the Project’s database.

5. On a periodical basis or upon receiving information from educational institutions, sending institutions shall send the list of students who are formally admitted to courses by using the Sample given in Appendix III to this Circular to the Ministry of Education and Training. Based on this list, the Ministry of Education and Training shall issue approval decisions for specific students to sending institutions in order for them to finalize financial documentation and completely carry out regulatory procedures for sending students to study their registered courses.

What are regulations on retention of recruitment results regarding provision of doctoral and master degree courses for faculty members of higher education institutions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 13 of the Circular 25/2021/TT-BGDĐT stipulating retention of recruitment results regarding provision of doctoral and master degree courses for faculty members of higher education institutions in Vietnam as follows:

1. Students may reserve recruitment results of sending institutions for later use according to paragraph 4, Article 12 herein from the date of receipt of recruitment results to the date on which they receive notices of official admission to courses within the maximum period:

a) up to 06 months with regard to students taking onshore full-time courses and students taking doctoral level training association programs;

b) up to 12 months with regard to students taking offshore full-time courses.

2. After 03 months with respect to onshore full-time courses or 06 moths with respect to offshore full-time courses within the retention period prescribed in paragraph 1 of this Article, students not yet or not formally admitted to their registered educational institutions may request sending institutions and the Ministry of Education and Training to allow students to move to other educational institutions or change to other training formats if they meet the following requirements:

a) They are formally admitted to study by receiving institutions;

b) Funding offered to students at receiving institutions is equal to or less than proposed total funding offered to these students that varies according to recruitment results of sending institutions as provided in clause 4 of Article 12 herein.

3. After expiry of the permitted retention period stated in paragraph 1 of this Article, if students do not formally enter courses at their registered educational institutions or at receiving educational institutions permitted by the Ministry of Education and Training, they shall be omitted from the list of recruited students of sending institutions according to paragraph 4, Article 12 herein. If students wish to re-register for recruitment of candidates for courses at sending institutions, they can do so in the following recruitment sessions.

4. The period for entitlement to the project’s funding starts from the date of students' official admission to courses at the registered educational institutions or at the educational institutions to which their referrals are permitted by the Ministry of Education and Training.

5. Any change or referral to other educational institutions prescribed in this Article do not fall within the range of change or deferral activities stipulated in Article 7 herein.

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