Chương III Nghị định 81/2021/NĐ-CP: Thu, quản lý và sử dụng học phí

Chapter III

TUITION COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND USE

Article 12. Tuition collection

1. Tuition shall be collected on a monthly basis or, if the learners will to, on a semester or school-year basis. In case of continuous education institutions, continuous training facilities, and short-term training courses, tuition shall be collected for each month of studying. For preschools and formal education institutions, tuition shall be collected for up to 9 months per year. For higher education institutions and vocational education institutions, tuition shall be collected for up to 10 months per year.

2. In case of natural disasters, epidemic, or other force majeure event, tuition shall be collected for specific number of months of studying (including the period of online studying or makeup class at the education institutions); do not collect tuition for period where classes are not provided. Tuition must satisfy number of months of studying and necessary costs for organizing teaching without exceeding total tuition calculated by maximum number of months of a school year (up to 9 months/year for preschools and formal education institutions and up to 10 months/year for higher education institutions and vocational education institutions) and must be publicized from the beginning of the school year in education institutions. People’s Committees of provinces shall request People's Councils to decide on time of collecting tuition and tuition amount for local public preschools and formal education institutions; Heads of higher education institutions and vocational education institutions shall regulate time for collecting tuition and tuition amount in case of natural disasters, epidemic, and other force majeure events.

3. In case of studying in credits, education institutions may convert in order to collect tuition by credits while keeping total credit-based tuition of the entire course from exceeding year-based tuition regulated for the entire course.

4. Education institutions are responsible for collecting and submitting tuition to commercial banks or State Treasury for management and use. In case of new tuition to be collected in cash, on a periodic basis, education institutions must adopt procedures for submitting all tuition collected in cash to their account in State Treasury or commercial banks for management as per the law.

Article 13. Tuition management and use

1. Public education institutions shall use tuition according to regulations of the Government on financial autonomy of public service providers and include in annual financial statements of education institutions as per the law.

2. Private education institutions shall utilize tuition to guarantee expenditure, revenue, and assume responsibilities for financial management for their activities. Organize accounting works, submit tax, and perform other financial obligations as per the law.

3. Education institutions shall manage tuition expenditure and revenues within accounting, audit, tax, and financial disclosure policies as per the law; comply with inspection requirements of finance authority and education authority, and assume legal responsibilities for accuracy and truthfulness of provided information and data.

4. Prior to enrolment or admission by consideration, education institutions must publicize tuition and training cost for each school year and education level in case of preschools, formal education, roadmap for increasing tuition (if any) for each school year, and estimation for the entire course in case of higher education.

5. Education institutions are responsible for publicizing and presenting training costs, tuition, and roadmap for increasing tuition for each school year and education level; publicizing qualifying criteria as per the law; publicize tuition reduction, exemption policies and amount thereof in case of natural disasters, epidemic, and other force majeure events.