Establishing branches of higher education institutions in Vietnam

According to Decree No. 99/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, branches of higher education institutions in Vietnam shall be established and operated according to regulations in Clause 15 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Higher Education, existing Governmental regulations on conditions for educational investment and operation and the following regulations:

- A branch of a higher education institution shall comprise a branch director, branch deputy director(s) and service units meeting its operating requirements; its organization and operation shall be stipulated in the organizational and operating regulations of its institution;

- The branch shall perform the duties and exercise the powers prescribed by its institution.

Besides, branches of foreign higher education institutions in Vietnam shall be established and operated according to regulations in Clause 15 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Higher Education and the following regulations:

- The foreign higher education institution establishing a branch in Vietnam must be operating legally and accredited according to regulations of its home country;

- The branch’s investment capital is at least VND 500 billion (exclusive of land use costs); by the time of appraisal to grant permission for its establishment, more than VND 250 billion would have been contributed;

- The branch meets other establishment and operation conditions, and carries out procedures and exercises powers concerning foreign educational cooperation and investment according to regulations applied to foreign-invested higher education institutions in Vietnam;

- Training programs at the branch shall comprise programs possessing an unexpired accreditation certificate or approved by competent authorities under laws of the home country of the foreign higher education institution, and continuing educational programs deployed at the branch by such foreign institution according to Clause 3 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Higher Education;

- Branch dissolution and operation suspension shall be carried out under existing regulations on foreign educational cooperation and investment applied to foreign-invested higher education institutions in Vietnam.

View more details at Decree No. 99/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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