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Mr. Bui Thai Ha is a company worker and a student studying Industrial Electricity at a vocational college. According to Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP, he received a 70% reduction in tuition fees. However, the school instructed Mr. Ha to pay 100% of the tuition fee deposit in advance to the school. After he finished one school year and had a transcript, the school would send his student records to the locality where he resides to receive 70% of the tuition fee exemption back. This method of receiving tuition reduction will be repeated every year until Mr. Ha is fine. career. If Mr. Ha stops going to school during his studies, he will completely lose 100% of the tuition fee he has deposited with the school. Mr. Ha asked, do all universities and colleges apply this? When does Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP take effect? Because he started studying in October 2025, the school informed him that he must fully pay tuition for 2025. After January 1, 2026, 70% tuition exemption and reduction will begin to apply. Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Education and Training responded as follows: Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP dated September 3, 2025 of the Government regulating tuition policies, exemptions, reductions, tuition support, study cost support and service prices in the field of education and training, effective from September 3, 2025 and applicable from the 2025-2026 school year. Clause 11, Article 19 of Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP stipulates: In cases where parents (or guardians) of preschool children, high school students, students studying at continuing education establishments according to the general education program, pupils and students studying at vocational and higher education establishments who have submitted documents in accordance with the provisions of this Decree have not received compensation for exemptions, reductions, tuition support and expense support. Tuition fees according to the prescribed term will be refunded or reduced in the next payment. Thus, in the case of Mr. Bui Thai Ha, if he is eligible for a 70% tuition reduction, it will be calculated from the actual start time of study and applied from the 2025-2026 school year onwards. In case Mr. Ha has not received tuition exemption or reduction, he will be reimbursed in subsequent payments. Point a, Clause 2, Article 21 of Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP stipulates: The Peoples Committee of communes, wards, and special zones under the province where the learner is registered for permanent residence is responsible for paying and finalizing tuition exemption and reduction costs directly for parents (or guardians) or pupils and students studying at educational institutions. profession (except for those studying the general education program applied in Clause 1, Article 21 of this Decree) and higher education institutions. Thus, in the case of Mr. Ha studying at a non-public educational institution, if he is eligible for a 70% tuition reduction, the Peoples Committee of the commune or ward where he permanently resides is responsible for considering and paying the cost of tuition exemption and reduction directly to him. Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP does not stipulate that students must pay a tuition deposit as mentioned by Mr. Ha.Chinhphu.vnSee moreIf students drop out of school, how can tuition support be refunded?See moreDo joint university studies in Pharmacy have tuition reduction?See moreIn joint studies, in what cases are tuition fees reduced?See moreTuition debt, not yet getting a degree, will affect university admission? Study?See moreConsider tuition reduction based on disadvantaged areas according to new boundaries.See moreBasis for determining difficult areas to reduce tuition.See moreSee moreCan students receive tuition exemption while studying both cultural and vocational education?See moreWhile receiving survivor benefits, can students receive tuition reduction?
