Finance Ministry Sets Budget Rules for Training Foreign Students in Vietnam (Vietnam, June 2026)
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance issued rules on state-budget estimation, management, use, and settlement for training foreign students in Vietnam.
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance issued rules on state-budget estimation, management, use, and settlement for training foreign students in Vietnam.
What Changed?
The regulation establishes financial-management rules for state-budget spending on foreign students studying in Vietnam under treaty-based arrangements and Vietnamese Government scholarship support.
Old System vs New System
Budget management for foreign-student training operated under earlier financial and scholarship arrangements without this new post-2025 Budget Law circular.
Relevant agencies and education institutions must estimate, manage, use, and settle state-budget funding for eligible foreign-student training according to the new circular.
Who Is Affected?
Student Impact
Eligible foreign students may be affected through clearer financial administration of government-supported study in Vietnam.
Parent / Family Impact
Families of eligible foreign students may benefit from clearer institutional administration of scholarship-backed study, though the regulation is primarily administrative.
School / Institution Impact
Institutions hosting eligible foreign students must follow the new budget estimation, use, and settlement rules.
Teacher / Staff Impact
No direct teacher-specific operational change was identified.
Key Dates
- 2026-06-29: circular issued
- 2026-09-01: circular takes effect.
What To Do
- Institutions should review finance procedures for eligible foreign-student programs before the effective date.
What To Watch Next
Institutions may issue updated internal finance and scholarship-management instructions before September 2026.
Global Context
The change matters for international education because it formalizes budget administration for government-supported foreign students in Vietnam.
Source Record
Source type: Regulation
Source name: Vietnam Government Legal Documents Portal