All Education Establishments in Vietnam Must Publicize Tuition Fees: MoET

Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has recently requested that tuition fees at all education levels should be made public, state media reported. In a document sent to the people’s committees of provinces and cities nationwide, the ministry said the tuition fees for public education in kindergartens, primary, junior and high schools will be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the 2016-2017 school year. Accordingly, the people’s committees of the provinces and cities can decide the tuition fees for public kindergarten and primary schools based on the economic conditions of the localities and their area’s social standard of living. Tuition fees for full time education and short-term training classes will be collected based on a consensus between students and education institutions to ensure transparency. Tuition fees for public higher education at university and self-financed vocational training schools should be collected according to the economic and technical standards and their expenditure should be decided by responsible management authorities to ensure their operation. However, it must not go higher than 150% of the fees of institutions which have the government’s financial support. (baochinhphu.vn Aug 31, ven.vn Aug 31)