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The Ministry of Education and Training is drafting a Decree regulating foreigners to work in management, teaching, scientific research and academic exchange at Vietnamese educational institutions. The management of foreigners in educational institutions is carried out uniformly and with coordination between educational institutions and educational management agencies. This draft Decree regulates the employment of foreigners in management, teaching, scientific research and academic exchange at educational institutions in Vietnam, including: a) Conditions and standards for foreigners to work in management, teaching, scientific research and academic exchange at educational institutions; Cases where foreigners are not subject to work permits; b) Rights and responsibilities of foreigners; rights and responsibilities of educational institutions; c) Authority, documents, order and procedures for certifying that foreigners are not subject to work permits; d) Responsibilities of relevant agencies and organizations in managing foreigners working in management, teaching, scientific research and academic exchange at educational institutions. Contents not specified in this Decree will comply with general regulations on foreign workers working in Vietnam. In case an international treaty to which our country is a member has provisions different from the provisions of this Decree, the provisions of that international treaty shall apply. Principles of people management According to the draft, the state respects and creates conditions for educational institutions, especially higher education institutions, to exercise autonomy in deciding on needs, selecting, negotiating, signing contracts, cooperation agreements and recruiting and employing foreigners in accordance with the law. The management of foreigners in educational institutions is carried out uniformly and with coordination between educational institutions and educational management agencies and organizations. Labor management agencies, immigration management agencies and local authorities. Recruitment and employment of foreigners must be based on actual needs, in accordance with job positions, expertise and aim to improve the quality of education, training and scientific research; ensure openness, transparency, equality and non-discrimination in the implementation process. Cases of foreigners working at educational establishments The draft clearly states that foreigners working at educational establishments are not subject to work permits in the following cases: a) Foreigners participating in teaching, researching, transferring international education programs including: teaching in joint education and training programs approved by competent Vietnamese agencies browse; Participate in projects, topics, programs of scientific research cooperation, technology transfer, innovation or international cooperation projects in the field of education approved or signed by competent authorities; b) Foreigners holding the positions of principal, vice principal, dean, deputy dean, director, deputy director or equivalent positions at educational institutions; c) Foreigners sent to Vietnam by competent foreign agencies or organizations or international organizations to work, teach, manage and operate at educational institutions proposed to be established in Vietnam by foreign diplomatic missions or intergovernmental organizations or at establishments and organizations established according to international treaties to which Vietnam is a member or has signed; d) Foreign volunteers or volunteer experts working in Vietnam voluntarily and without salary according to the provisions of Vietnamese law perform one of the following tasks: Participate in projects and cooperation programs on education and training provided by foreign non-refundable aid and approved by competent authorities or according to international treaties and international agreements to which Vietnam is a member or has signed and certified of foreign diplomatic missions or international organizations in Vietnam; Participate in educational and training cooperation projects and programs between foreign educational institutions and Vietnamese educational institutions through cooperation documents and joint training programs; dd) Foreigners with masters degrees or higher are invited to participate in teaching or scientific research in the fields of STEM, economics, management, business administration at Vietnamese educational institutions or other fields as needed. needs of educational institutions; e) Foreigners with a doctorate degree or the title of professor, associate professor, or academician are invited to work, teach, research, consult, and exchange academically at educational institutions. Other cases according to the provisions of Vietnamese law regulate foreign workers working in Vietnam. Please read the full text of the draft and give comments. Minh Hien See moreRefer moreRefer moreRefer moreRefer more moreSee moreSee more
