Vietnam: All acts of fraudulence in issuance and use of certificates and degrees are prohibited

The Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam promulgated Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDĐT on the Regulation providing for management of lower secondary diplomas, upper secondary diplomas, Level 4 of VQF diplomas in teacher training, Level 5 of VQF advanced diplomas in teacher training, higher education degrees and certificates of the national educational system (hereinafter referred to as “degrees and certificates”). According to Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDĐT, all acts of fraudulence in issuance and use of certificates and degrees are prohibited.

This is also one of the important rules for management and issuance of degrees and certificates. Other rules are as follows:

- Degrees and certificates shall be under uniform management; Departments of Education and Training shall be assigned management tasks, and pedagogical institutions and higher education institutions may exercise autonomy and shall take responsibility for their own actions according to regulations in Article 3 herein.

- A degree or certificate shall be issued only once, excluding the cases prescribed in Article 18 herein.

- Degrees and certificates shall be issued with transparency.

This Regulation is applicable to:

- Departments of Education and Training or departments with competence in state management of education affiliated to provincial-level People’s Committees (hereinafter referred to as “Departments of Education and Training”);

- Bureaus of Education and Training or units with competence in state management of education affiliated to district-level People’s Committees (hereinafter referred to as “Bureaus of Education and Training”);

- Lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools and multi-level schools;

- Institutions of continuing education, foreign language training centers, computer training centers, institutions of vocational education - continuing education;

- Pedagogical post-secondary schools, post-secondary schools providing pedagogical training; pedagogical colleges, and colleges providing pedagogical training (hereinafter referred to as "pedagogical institutions");

- Universities, and universities, academies and scientific research institutes permitted to provide doctoral training (hereinafter referred to as “higher education institutions”);

- Foreign-invested educational institutions issuing Vietnamese degrees and certificates;

- Other relevant organizations and individuals.

View more details at Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from January 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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