Reward procedures for students in Vietnam

Reward procedures for students in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Contents and form of rewards in Vietnam

Article 7 of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular 10/2016/TT-BGDDT stipulates the contents and form of rewards as follows:

* Individual or collective rewards shall be conferred upon individual students or classes of students that have shown their deserving performance, specifically comprising:

- Winning any prize or award in academic subject Olympiads, scientific research competitions, engineering or technological creativity, academic, cultural, artistic and sports contests;

- Making an effective contribution to the Communist Party, Ho Chi Minh Youth Union, National Union of Vietnamese Students, standing in the front line of youth, volunteering, public security, order assurance and other activities performed within the context of classes, departments, dormitories, or society, culture, arts and sports activities;

- Earning some merit in carrying out programs for all people’s protection of national security, maintaining public security and order at campus, preventing and controlling criminals, social evils, and bravely rescuing victims, combating corruption and misconduct;

- Gaining other special achievements.

Contents, forms and amounts of regular rewards shall be regulated by Heads of higher education establishments.

* Assessment of competition results and grant of comprehensive and periodic rewards to individual students or classes of students shall be carried out at the end of academic year or course, including:

- With respect to individual students:

+ 3 individual titles comprise Good, Very Good and Excellent.

+ Criteria for determination of the abovementioned titles:

++ A student will hold the title of Good Student if his/her learning and training outcomes reach at least the fair level;

++ A student will hold the title of Very Good Student if his/her learning and training outcomes reach at least the good level;

++ A student will hold the title of Excellent Student if his/her aggregate learning outcome is at least 3.6 (on the 4-point scale) or at least 9.0 (on the 10-point scale), and his/her training level is outstanding.

+ Individual titles shall be recorded in student management documentation.

+ Students who have been disciplined or gain total mark of a unit of study in an academic year which is lower than the average shall not be eligible for any reward.

- With respect to classes of students:

+ There shall be 2 collective titles granted to classes of students, including Progressive Class of Students and Excellent Class of Students.

+ Heads of higher education establishments shall define eligibility criteria for the title of Progressive Class of Students and Excellent Class of Students.

2. Reward procedures in Vietnam

Reward procedures according to Article 8 of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular 10/2016/TT-BGDDT are as follows:

- At the beginning of an academic year, higher education establishments shall allow students and classes of students to register their competitive individual and collective title.

- Reward procedures:

+ Based on learning and training outcomes of individual students, classes of students shall send a list of deserving students and statements of individual and collective achievements, all of which must be signed by class teachers, to their host departments or student affairs units for consideration of their decisions;

+ Departments or student affairs units shall convene meetings, undertake preliminary assessments and request the Student Reward and Discipline Board of a higher education establishment to give its approval;

+ Based on the requests made by departments or student affairs units, the Student Reward and Discipline Board of a higher education establishment shall make final assessments and request the Head of that higher education establishment to decide to recognize individual or collective titles.

3. Right to appeal against rewards or disciplinary actions in Vietnam

Article 13 of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular 10/2016/TT-BGDDT stipula the right to appeal against rewards or disciplinary actions as follows:

If individual students and classes of students have found that rewards or disciplinary actions are not based on reasonable grounds, they shall be entitled to file their complaints to relevant departments or divisions or Heads of higher education establishments; if these higher education establishments continue to issue unreasonable decisions after receipt of such appeals, an appeal shall be sent to competent authorities in accordance with laws on appeal and denunciation.

Quoc Dat

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