Chương V Luật giáo dục 2019: Người học

Chapter V

LEARNERS

Section 1. DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF LEARNERS

Article 80. Learners

Learners are persons currently learning at educational institutions of the national educational system. Learners include:

1. Children at preschool education institutions;

2. Students at general education institutions, vocational training classes, vocational - continuing education centers, vocational education centers, vocational secondary schools and pre-university schools;

3. Students at colleges and universities;

4. Students at institutions providing master education;

5. Doctoral candidates at institutions providing doctoral education;

6. Learners of continuing educational programmes.

Article 81. Rights of and policies for children at institutions of preschool education

1. Children at preschool education institutions have the right to:

a) Receive care, nurture and education according to programmes of preschool education promulgated by the Minister of Education and Training; to receive health care and protection as prescribed in the Children Law and other relevant regulations; and

b) Receive discounts on public entertainment services.

2. The Government shall issue policies for children at institutions of preschool education.

Article 82. Duties of learners

1. Perform learning and training tasks according to educational programmes and plans, code of conduct of educational institutions.

2. Participate in labour and social activities, environmental protection activities appropriate to their age group, health and ability.

4. Preserve and protect properties of educational institutions.

5. Contribute to the building, protection and development of the traditions of educational institutions.

Article 83. Rights of learners

Learners have the right to:

1. Receive education and training so as to develop comprehensively and realize their potentials to the fullest.

2. Receive respect; equal opportunities in education and learning; to have their talents, gifts, creations and inventions developed; to receive full information concerning their own learning and training.

3. Have the possibility of leaping grades, shortening programme duration, learning at an age higher than regulated, extending programme duration or repeating class, be enabled to learn educational programmes as prescribed by law.

4. Learn in a safe and healthy educational environment.

5. Be awarded degrees/diplomas or certificates after completing educational levels, training qualifications or completing educational programmes as prescribed by law.

6. Participate in collective activities in educational institutions in accordance with the law.

7. Use infrastructure, libraries, equipment and facilities assigned to learning, cultural, sporting, athletic activities at educational institutions.

8. Submit, directly or through their legal representatives, to educational institutions measures for the improvement of educational institutions, to protect learners' rights and interests.

9. Benefit from preferential State policies in recruitment into State agencies upon graduation with excellent records and good conduct.

10. Elect representatives for school council as prescribed by law.

Section 2. POLICIES FOR LEARNERS

Article 84. Educational credits

The State shall issue preferential credit policies concerning interest rates, credit's conditions and duration to enable learners to study. Encourage private sector involvement in educational credits.

Article 85. Scholarships, social subsidies, tuition exemption/reduction, subsidies on tuition and living costs

1. The State shall issue policies on granting academic scholarships to students with excellent scholastic achievements at specialized schools, schools for gifted students as stipulated in Article 62 of this Law and to learners with good academic and training results or higher at institutions of vocational education and higher education; on granting policy scholarships to students enrolled by form of nomination, students at pre-university schools, boarding general education schools for ethnic minorities, learners at vocational education institutions for war invalids, disabled and handicapped persons.

2. The State shall elaborate policies on subsidies and exemption/reduction of tuition for learners from social policy targeted groups, ethnic minorities in areas with exceptional socio-economic difficulties, homeless orphans, disabled and handicapped persons, persons of poor and near-poor households.

3. The State shall encourage organisations and individuals to grant scholarships or subsidies to learners as prescribed by law.

4. Students at pedagogical institutions will receive subsidies on tuition and living costs throughout the entirety of the course. 02 years after graduation, if persons that receive the subsidies do not work in the field of education or fail to work in education for a sufficient duration, they will have to reimburse the State for the subsidies. The maximum time limit for reimbursement is equal to the training duration.

Students at pedagogical institutions are entitled to academic incentive scholarships, social subsidies, tuition exemption/reduction as prescribed in clause 1 and clause 2 of this Article.

5. The Government shall provide for this Article.

Article 86. Exemption, reduction of public service fees for students, students

Students and students are entitled to fee exemption or reduction when using public services in transportation, entertainment, and visits to museums, historical relics and cultural attractions as stipulated by the Government.

Article 87. Admission by form of nomination

1. The State shall grant admission into vocational secondary schools, colleges and universities by means of nomination for students from ethnic minorities with sparse population; students from ethnic minorities living in areas with exceptional socio-economic difficulties and have no or few officials/public employees who are of ethnic minorities; issue policies on formation of nominated admission source, enabling the regulated entities to enter boarding general education schools for ethnic minorities and increasing pre-university learning time.

2. People's Committees at provincial level, based on the needs of their localities, shall propose and allocate nomination quotas; selecting persons according to approved criteria and quotas; recruiting and assigning jobs for learners after graduation.

Educational institutions shall be responsible for assisting learners admitted by form of nomination so as to ensure outcome quality.

3. Students of this nomination mode shall be responsible for returning to work for the locality sending them to study; be recruited and assigned jobs.

4. The Government shall regulate criteria and beneficiaries of the nomination mode; organize the implementation of the nomination mode and employment of learners of nomination mode after graduation.

Article 88. Awards for learners

Learners with excellent achievements in learning and training shall be awarded by educational institutions or education authorities; in case of exceptional achievements, the awards shall be issued as regulated by law.