Vietnam: 03 conditions for connecting universities to establish a parent university

According to Clause 1 Article 5 of Decree No. 99/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, 03 conditions for connecting universities to establish a parent university are as follows:

- The parent university is formed by at least 3 public or private universities or the non-profit private parent university is formed by at least 3 private universities and non-profit private universities;

- The constituent universities develop a draft of regulations on organization and operation of the university network, including the common objectives and missions; regulations on organization, finance and property; and other contents (if any);

- If the constituent universities are public universities, the establishment must be approved by the supervisory authority of each university; if the constituent universities are private universities and/or non-profit private universities, the establishment must be approved by investors owning at least 75% of total contributed capital of each university.

Besides, Decree No. 99/2019/NĐ-CP also stipulates that an application for establishment of a parent university includes:

a) An application for and agreement on establishment of the parent university from constituent universities;

b) Resolutions on joining the parent university from councils of the constituent universities;

c) A scheme for establishment of the parent university, which comprises the necessity of such establishment, change to objectives and missions of constituent universities; draft of regulations on organization and operation of the parent university; and solutions to risks upon such establishment (if any).

A university representing all constituent universities shall send 01 application in person or by post together with the electronic file to the Ministry of Education and Training or via the public services portal of the Ministry of Education and Training.

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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