Vietnam: Cases of pedagogy students required to reimburse funds for tuition support and living allowances

According to the Decree No. 116/2020/NĐ-CP of the Vietnam Government, pedagogy students shall be entitled to 3.63 million dong each month as an allowance or stipend offsetting their living expenses while studying at teacher training institutions.

However, there are cases of pedagogy students required to reimburse funds for tuition support and living allowances listed in Clause 1 Article 6 of the Decree No. 116/2020/NĐ-CP as follows:

- Pedagogy students already receiving financial support policies have not served in the education sector for 2 years of receipt of graduation decisions;

- Pedagogy students already receiving financial support policies and serving in the education sector fail to meet the seniority requirement prescribed in point a of clause 2 of this Article;

- Pedagogy students receiving financial support policies change their field of study during their course period, drop out of school, fail to complete the training programs or are disciplined in the form of expulsion.

Moreover, according to Clause 2 Article 6 of the Decree No. 116/2020/NĐ-CP, pedagogy students not required to reimburse funds for tuition support, living allowances, including:

- Within 02 years of receipt of graduation recognition decisions, pedagogy students have to work in the education sector at least twice times greater than the period of academic program from the date on which they are officially recruited;

- Graduated pedagogy students have served in the education sector for the period of time less than the one prescribed in point a of clause 2 of this Article and have been transferred to non-educational duties;

- Graduated pedagogy students proceed to receive commissioning, ordering or procurement policies to take higher-level teacher training programs and continue to serve in the education sector for a period of time conforming to the seniority requirement set out in point a of clause 2 of this Article.

* Pedagogy students who are temporarily absent from school, temporarily suspended from school shall not be entitled to support policies during the validity period of their absence or suspension.

* If pedagogy students who cease to study due to their illness, accident, repeat study, grade repetition (not more than once) or for non-disciplinary or drop-out reason are allowed to continue to study by teacher training institutions according to regulations, they shall be continuously entitled to the support policies specified in this Decree for a period of time not exceeding the maximum time required for completion of a training program.

For more details: Decree No. 116/2020/NĐ-CP, effective from November 15, 2020.

Le Thanh

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