New: Vietnam’s regulations on qualifications for some special academic disciplines

According to Article 14 of Decree No. 99/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, qualifications for some special academic disciplines refer to qualifications possessed by persons who have completed the following training programs:

- Programs worth 150 credits or more for persons who have completed upper secondary education and equivalent or programs worth at least 30 credits for graduates;

- Programs worth at least 90 credits for persons whose qualifications are equivalent to Level 7 of the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework.

Based on entrance requirements, minimum academic load, lecturer standards, expected learning outcomes and other standards of higher education programs stipulated by the Ministry of Education and Training, persons completing a training program in a special academic discipline shall be assigned an appropriate qualification level of the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework.

Decree No. 99/2019/NĐ-CP stipulates 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 above. 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.

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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