Vietnam: Fixed-term tuition fee exemption for students of preschools and compulsory schools in the area suffering the disaster

Specifically, upon a disaster, depending on the level and scope of damage, the People’s Committee of the province shall consider granting exemption from tuition fees within a fixed term to students of preschools and compulsory schools in the area suffering the disaster.

According to the Decree No. 86/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the State shall provide subsidies on tuition fees for public educational institutions and subsidies on tuition fees incurred by entities eligible for tuition fee exemption in the non-public educational institutions because of disaster according to the tuition fee levels of mass education in public educational institutions in the same administrative division.

Besides, Decree No. 86/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, also stipulates the collection and use of tuition fees as follows:

- Tuition fees are collected monthly; termly or annually with the consent of the learners. With respect to preschool education institutions, continuing education institutions and short-terms courses, tuition fees shall be collected according to the actual number of learning months. With respect to compulsory education institutions, tuition fees shall be collected for 9 months per year. With respect to higher education institutions, tuition fees shall be collected for 10 months per year. With respect to an educational institution following a credit system, it may collect tuition fees according to credits, provided that the tuition fee rate collected according to credits does not the academic year-based tuition fee rate.

- Each public educational institution shall collect and transfer tuition fees to a State Treasury or a commercial bank for management and use as follows:

+ The public educational institution that exercises financial autonomy is entitled to transfer the full amount of tuition fees to the commercial bank for management and use. Total interest on tuition fees deposited in the commercial bank shall be used to establish funds for scholarships and student aids;

+ The public educational institution that does not exercise financial autonomy in is entitled to pay full amount of tuition fees relevant to disciplines funded by government budget to the State Treasury for management and use; and transfer full amount of tuition fees relevant to disciplines not funded by government budget to the commercial bank for management and use. Total interest on tuition fees deposited in the commercial bank shall be used to establish funds for scholarships and student aids.

View more details at Decree No. 86/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 01, 2015.

Thu Ba

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