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GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness
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No. 97/2023/ND-CP

Hanoi, December 31, 2023

 

DECREE

AMENDMENTS TO DECREE NO. 81/2021/ND-CP DATED AUGUST 27, 2021 OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM ON TUITION FEES OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED TO NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT THEREOF; POLICIES ON TUITION FEE EXEMPTION, REDUCTION, AND LEARNING COST FINANCING; SERVICE FEES IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of Vietnam dated June 19, 2015; the Law on Amendments to the Law on Organization of the Government of Vietnam and the Law on Organization of the Local Government of Vietnam dated November 22, 2019;

Pursuant to the Law on State Budget of Vietnam dated June 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Prices dated June 20, 2012;

Pursuant to the Law on Higher Education dated June 18, 2012; the Law on Amendments to a number of articles of the Law on Education dated November 19, 2018;

Pursuant to the Law on Education of Vietnam dated June 14, 2019;

Pursuant to the Law on Vocational Education dated November 27, 2014;

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At request of the Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam;

The Government of Vietnam hereby promulgates a Decree on amendments to Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP dated August 27, 2021 of the Government of Vietnam on tuition fees of educational institutions affiliated to national education program and collection, management thereof; policies on tuition fee exemption, reduction, and learning cost financing; service fees in education and training.

Article 1. Amendments to Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP dated August 27, 2021 of the Government of Vietnam on tuition fees of educational institutions affiliated to national education program and collection, management thereof; policies on tuition fee exemption, reduction, and learning cost financing; service fees in education and training (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP”)

1. Amendments to Clause 3 Article 9:

“3. Tuition fees from the 2023-2024 academic year:

a) Regarding educational institutions that have yet to cover their recurrent expenditures: Maintain the stable tuition fees of the 2023-2024 academic year equal to the tuition fees of the 2021-2022 academic year promulgated by provincial People's Councils that have been locally applied.

b) Regarding educational institutions that have guaranteed their recurrent expenditures or recurrent expenditures and investment expenditures: they shall determine the tuition fees based on the technical-economic norms and cost norms and submit reports to the People’s Committees for presentation to provincial People’s Councils for consideration and approval”.

2. Amendments to Clause 1, Clause 2 Article 10:

a) Amendments to Clause 1:

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a) The top tuition fee limit for training programs at the college level and intermediate level in public vocational education institutions that have not guaranteed recurrent expenditures and investment expenditures is as follows:

 Unit: thousand VND/student/month

No.

Training major

2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years

1

Social sciences and humanity, fine arts, pedagogy, journalism, information, business, and management

 

1.1

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780

1.2

Fine arts

940

2

Science, law, and mathematics

940

3

Engineering and information technology

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4

Manufacturing, processing, and construction

940

5

Agriculture, forestry, fishery, and veterinary medicine

780

6

Health

1.140

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Service, tourism, and environment

940

8

National defense and security

940

b) The top tuition fee limit for training programs at the college level and intermediate level in public vocational education institutions that have guaranteed recurrent expenditures and investment expenditures is as follows:

 Unit: thousand VND/student/month

No.

Training major

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1

Social sciences and humanity, fine arts, pedagogy, journalism, information, business, and management

 

1.1

Social sciences and humanity, pedagogy, journalism, information, business, and management

1.640

1.2

Fine arts

1.920

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Science, law, and mathematics

1.920

3

Engineering and information technology

1.920

4

Manufacturing, processing, and construction

1.920

5

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1.640

6

Health

4.040

7

Service, tourism, and environment

1.920

8

National defense and security

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b) Amendments to the title of Clause 2 and Point a Clause 2:

 “2. The top tuition fee limit from the academic year of 2023-2024 to the academic year of 2026-2027 is as follows:

a) Regarding public vocational education institutions that have not guaranteed recurrent expenditures:

 Unit: thousand VND/student/month

No.

Training major

2023-2024 academic year

2024-2025 academic year

2025-2026 academic year

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1

Social sciences and humanity, fine arts, pedagogy, journalism, information, business, and management

1.248

1.328

1.360

1.600

2

Science, law, and mathematics

1.326

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1.445

1.700

3

Engineering and information technology

1.870

1.992

2.040

2.400

4

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1.794

1.909

1.955

2.300

5

Agriculture, forestry, fishery, and veterinary medicine

1.287

1.370

1.400

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6

Health

2.184

2.324

2.380

2.800

7

Service, tourism, and environment

1.560

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1.700

2.000

8

National defense and security

1.716

1.820

1.870

2.200

3. Amendments to Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 11:

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“1. The top tuition limit for the 2021-2022 and the 2022-2023 academic years:

The top tuition limit for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years regarding training majors of public higher education institutions shall be equal to the top tuition limit for public higher education institutions stipulated by the State applicable in the 2020-2021 academic year, specifically:

a) The top tuition fee limit for majors at the higher education level in public higher education institutions that have not guaranteed recurrent expenditures and investment expenditures is as follows:

 Unit: thousand VND/student/month

Major

2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years

Category I majors: Teacher education and training science

980

Category II major: Fine arts

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Category III majors: Business and administration, law

980

Category IV majors: Life sciences, natural sciences

1.170

Category V majors: Mathematics, computer statistics, information technology, technical technology, engineering, manufacturing and processing, architecture and construction, agriculture, forestry, fishery, and veterinary medicine

1.170

Category VI.1 majors: Other health majors

1.430

Category VI.2 majors: Pharmacy

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Category VII majors: Humanity, social sciences and behavior, journalism and communication, social services, tourism, hotels, sports, transport service, environment, and environmental protection

980

b) The top tuition fee limit for majors at the higher education level in public higher education institutions that have guaranteed recurrent expenditures and investment expenditures is as follows:

 Unit: thousand VND/student/month

Major

2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years

Category I majors: Teacher education and training science

2.050

Category II major: Fine arts

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Category III majors: Business and administration, law

2.050

Category IV majors: Life sciences, natural sciences

2.400

Category V majors: Mathematics, computer statistics, information technology, technical technology, engineering, manufacturing and processing, architecture and construction, agriculture, forestry, fishery, and veterinary medicine

2.400

Category VI.1 majors: Other health majors

5.050

Category VI.2 majors: Pharmacy

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Category VII majors: Humanity, social sciences and behavior, journalism and communication, social services, tourism, hotels, sports, transport service, environment, and environmental protection

2.050

b) Amendments to the title of Clause 2 and Point a Clause 2:

“2. Tuition fees from the 2023-2024 academic year to the 2026-2027 academic year are as follows:

a) The top tuition fee limit for public higher education institutions that have not guaranteed recurrent expenditures is as follows:

 Unit: thousand VND/student/month

Major

2023-2024 academic year

2024-2025 academic year

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2026-2027 academic year

Category I majors: Teacher education and training science

1.250

1.410

1.590

1.790

Category II major: Fine arts

1.200

1.350

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1.710

Category III majors: Business and administration, law

1.250

1.410

1.590

1.790

Category IV majors: Life sciences, natural sciences

1.350

1.520

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1.930

Category V majors: Mathematics, computer statistics, information technology, technical technology, engineering, manufacturing and processing, architecture and construction, agriculture, forestry, fishery, and veterinary medicine

1.450

1.640

1.850

2.090

Category VI.1 majors: Other health majors

1.850

2.090

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2.660

Category VI.2 majors: Pharmacy

2.450

2.760

3.110

3.500

Category VII majors: Humanity, social sciences and behavior, journalism and communication, social services, tourism, hotels, sports, transport service, environment, and environmental protection

1.200

1.500

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1.910

4. Amendments to the title of Clause 2 Article 28 and Point a Clause 2 Article 28:

“2. The top limit of service fees for preschool education and general education in the 2022-2023 academic year is as follows:

a) Preschools and general education institutions that have not guaranteed recurrent expenditures: Up to the top tuition fee limit under Point a Clause 2 Article 9 of this Decree.”

5. Clause 3 is added to Article 28:

“3. The top limit of service fees for preschool education and general education from the 2023-2024 academic year is as follows:

a) Preschools and general education institutions that have not guaranteed recurrent expenditure entirely: Up to the top tuition fee limit under Point a Clause 3 Article 9 of this Decree.

b) Preschools and general education institutions that have guaranteed recurrent expenditures and recurrent expenditures and investment expenditures: Up to the top tuition fee limit under Point b Clause 3 Article 9 of this Decree”.

6. Amendments to Clause 1 and the title of Clause 2 Article 29:

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“1. The top limit of service fees for higher education in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years: Up to the tuition fees under Clause 1 Article 11 of this Decree.”

b) Amendments to the title Clause 2:

“2. The top limit of service fees for higher education from the academic year of 2023-2024 is as follows:”

7. Amendments to Clause 1 and the title of Clause 2 Article 30 are as follows:

a) Amendments to Clause 1:

“1. The top limit of service fees for vocational education in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years: Up to the tuition fees under Clause 1 Article 10 of this Decree.”

b) Amendments to the title Clause 2:

“2. The top limit of service fees for vocational education from the academic year of 2023-2024 is as follows:”

Article 2. Annulment

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Article 3. Implementation provisions

1. This Decree comes into force as of its date of signing.

2. Transitional provision;

a) Regarding public preschools and general education institution

If provincial People’s Councils and educational institutions have issued the tuition range or tuition fees for the 2023-2024 academic year under Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP with increased tuition fees compared to the 2021-2022 academic year, local budgets shall cover the increased amount compared to the tuition fees for the 2021-2022 academic year. The rate of support for each educational institution shall be decided by local authorities.

If provincial People’s Councils and educational institutions have issued the tuition range or tuition fees for the 2023-2024 academic year under Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP with increased tuition fees compared to the 2021-2022 academic year, but local budgets cannot cover the increased amount compared to the tuition fees for the 2021-2022 academic year, make adjustments following this Decree.

b) Regarding public higher education institutions and vocational education institutions:

Public vocational education institutions and higher education institutions that have issued the tuition fees for the 2023-2024 academic year under Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP shall carry out reviews and adjustments according to this Decree.

c) Educational institutions with approved schemes for financial autonomy under Decree No. 60/2021/ND-CP dated June 21, 2021 of the Government of Vietnam on financial autonomy of public service providers may continue to implement the tuition fee collection regulation corresponding to the approved level of financial autonomy. If the tuition fee collection according to this Decree leads to fluctuations in revenues, which change the approved financial autonomy level, educational institutions shall review revenues and expenditures, submit reports to superior regulatory authorities for review and appraisal for re-approval of schemes for financial autonomy for stability in the remaining time of the period according to Decree No. 60/2021/ND-CP.

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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PP. PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER




Tran Hong Ha

 

 

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