Take effect on December 01, 2015, the Decree No. 86/2015/ND-CP dated October 2, 2015 of the Government on mechanism for collection and management of tuition fees applicable to educational institution in the national education system and policies on tuition fee exemption and reduction and financial support from academic year 2015-2016 to 2020 – 2021.
In accordance with the Decree, the tuition schedule of mass education programs in public preschool education and compulsory education institutions in the academic year 2015 – 2016 is from VND 60,000/month/student to VND 300 ,000/month/student for urban area; from VND 30,000/month/student to VND 120,000/month/student for rural area; from VND 8,000/month/student to VND 60,000/month/student for mountainous area. From 2016 – 2017 onwards, the tuition fees shall be adjusted according to annual average growth of consumer price index announced by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
From academic year 2015-2016 to academic year 2017-2018, the maximum tuition fees applicable to mass training programs at public higher education institutions that exercise financial autonomy according to every discipline, in particular, for social science, economics, law; agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture is VND 1,750,000/month/student; for natural sciences; engineering and technology; physical education and sports, art; hotel and tourism is VND 2,050,000/month/student; for medicine and pharmacy is VND 4,400,000/month/student.
Another important content is on tuition fee exemption and reduction and financial support. Entities not liable to tuition fees in public educational institutions include: elementary students; pedagogy students; learners of particular disciplines satisfying requirements for socio-economic development, national defense and security. learners eligible for tuition fee exemption also includes the people with meritorious services to the Resolution and their family ; the children studying in preschools and students who are disabled and encounter financial difficulties; the children studying in preschools and students under 16 years of age; the students who are studying in preschools, compulsory schools and have parents living in poor households; the students who are studying in preschools, compulsory schools and have parents who are non-commissioned officers and soldiers serving in a given term in People’s armed forces….
Besides, the State shall grant financial support equivalent to VND 100,000/student per month to the students studying in preschools or compulsory schools who are orphaned or disabled and encounter financial difficulties and the students who are studying in preschools or compulsory schools and have parents living in poor households; duration of receiving financial support shall base on actual learning duration provided that it does not exceed 9 months per one academic year.
Source: luatvietnam.vn
