Vietnam: Latest guidance on procedures for reissuance of degrees and certificates

According to Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, if an issued degree or certificate is found to have been wrongly written by the issuing authority, the issuing authority shall reissue the authentic copy of the degree or certificate.

Procedures for reissuance of degrees and certificates are as follows:

- The person who requests a degree or certificate be reissued shall submit an application in person or by post to the authority with competence in reissuing the degree or certificate. The application shall consist of a letter of application for reissuance; the degree or certificate to be reissued; and documentary evidences proving the degree or certificate was incorrectly written by the issuing authority;

- Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the valid application, the authority with competence in reissuing the degree or certificate (“reissuing authority”) shall decide on reissuance of such degree or certificate, and send a written explanation to the applicant if the application is rejected;

- If the specimen of the issued degree or certificate is no longer in use, the reissuing authority shall use the applicable specimen to reissue the degree or certificate.

Competence in issuance of degrees and certificates: Heads of the issuing authorities specified in Article 15 herein have the power to reissue degrees and certificates, specifically as follows:

- Lower secondary diplomas shall be issued by heads of Bureaus of Education and Training;

- Upper secondary diplomas shall be issued by heads of Departments of Education and Training;

- Level 4 of VQF diplomas in teacher training and Level 5 of VQF advanced diplomas in teacher training shall be issued by heads of pedagogical institutions or heads of higher education institutions providing pedagogical training;

- Higher education degrees shall be issued by university directors, university principals, academy directors and heads of scientific research institutes permitted to provide training and issue degrees appropriate to such training;

- University directors shall grant higher education degrees to learners of affiliated training and research units (excluding member universities).

Heads of Departments of Education and Training and heads of educational institutions shall grant certificates to learners according to regulations.

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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