Circular 55/2020/TT-BTC training expenses management for international students

CIRCULAR

On guiding the management of the training expenses for international students under agreements on studying in Vietnam

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

Pursuant to the Decree No. 163/2016/ND-CP dated December 21, 2016 of the Government on detailing a number of articles of the Law on the State Budget;

Pursuant to the Decree No. 87/2017/ND-CP dated July 26, 2017 of the Government on defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

At the proposal of Director General of the Department of Public Expenditure;

Minister of Finance promulgates the Circular on guiding the management of the training expenses for international students under agreements on studying in Vietnam.

Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application

1. Scope of regulation

This Circular guides the management of the training expenses for international students sent by the Governments of foreign countries to study in Vietnam as prescribed in the agreements on education and training between the State or the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the State or Governments of the other country (hereinafter referred collectively to as international students under agreements).

2. Subjects of application:

a) This Circular applies to educational institutions in Vietnam that train international students under agreements; international students under agreements that are sent to study in Vietnam and related organizations and individuals.

b) This Circular does not apply to Laos and Cambodian students that are sent to study in Vietnam under agreements between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Laos Government and the Government of Cambodia.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Agreement on education and training: means a written agreement signed between a part being on behalf of the State or Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and a foreign contracting part in the field of education and training that gives rise to, changes or terminates rights, obligations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under international law, regardless of the name of the document as treaty, convention, agreement, compact, protocol, memorandum, diplomatic notes or its’ other names.

2. Educational institution in Vietnam that trains international students: educational institution that is legally operating in Vietnam and assigned by competent state agencies to train international students under agreements.

3. International students under agreements: are international students accepted to study in Vietnam and granted scholarships by Vietnamese Government according to the international treaties to which Vietnam is a contracting party, including graduate students, masters and postgraduate students, international students studying Vietnamese for admission exams to graduate and postgraduate levels, and international students of courses of training and improving professional knowledge with a training period of less than 12 months.

Article 3. Principles of managing the training expenses for international students under agreements

1. Sources of expenses for international students under agreements

a) State budget sources (budgets for education - training and vocational training in the central and local budgets according to the budget decentralization) shall be allocated to educational institutions as prescribed the Law on the State Budget;

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