Students with severe disabilities will be allowed to enter universitiesand colleges without taking examinations, according to a recent jointcircular on educational policies.
Circular No 42/2013, whichtakes effect on March 5, was signed by the Ministry of Education andTraining, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and theMinistry of Finance.
The school admissions will be based uponcandidates' school records in high school, as well as their healthconditions and the requirements at each college and university.
Thecircular will be applied to students studying at public education unitswhere people with disabilities are attending, educational andsupportive centres for integrated development, as well as for disabledindividuals and orgnisations. The circular will not be applied to thosewho study at vocational schools.
Admissions for students withdisabilities will allow acceptance to schools for those who are threeyears older than the regulated age. They will receive direct admissionto high schools, just as do ethnic minority students at boarding highschools and students from ethnic groups with small populations.
Studentswith severe disabilities will also enjoy supporting policies whenregistering to universities and colleges, in accordance with theMinistry of Education and Training's admission regulations foruniversities and colleges of regular systems.
Additionally,besides direct admissions, disabled students will be exempted from somesubjects, be prioritised in studying results, tuition fees, scholarshipsand fees for learning tools.
People with disabilities who comefrom low-income families studying at educational establishments willreceive a scholarship equivalent to 80 percent of their minimum incomes,in accordance with Government regulations from different periods.
Peoplewith disabilities who are prioritised for studying at universities orvocational schools will receive a 10-month scholarship each year.
Further,public education centres in which students with disabilities attendwill be financially supported by the State with books, documents andlearning tools.
They will also receive tuition fee exemptions and assistance in buying learning tools with 1,000,000 VND (47 USD) per term.
Thestudents are to be exempted from some contents, subjects or activitiesin the curriculums and their studying results are to be evaluated withthe purpose of encouraging their efforts.-VNA
Circular No 42/2013, whichtakes effect on March 5, was signed by the Ministry of Education andTraining, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and theMinistry of Finance.
The school admissions will be based uponcandidates' school records in high school, as well as their healthconditions and the requirements at each college and university.
Thecircular will be applied to students studying at public education unitswhere people with disabilities are attending, educational andsupportive centres for integrated development, as well as for disabledindividuals and orgnisations. The circular will not be applied to thosewho study at vocational schools.
Admissions for students withdisabilities will allow acceptance to schools for those who are threeyears older than the regulated age. They will receive direct admissionto high schools, just as do ethnic minority students at boarding highschools and students from ethnic groups with small populations.
Studentswith severe disabilities will also enjoy supporting policies whenregistering to universities and colleges, in accordance with theMinistry of Education and Training's admission regulations foruniversities and colleges of regular systems.
Additionally,besides direct admissions, disabled students will be exempted from somesubjects, be prioritised in studying results, tuition fees, scholarshipsand fees for learning tools.
People with disabilities who comefrom low-income families studying at educational establishments willreceive a scholarship equivalent to 80 percent of their minimum incomes,in accordance with Government regulations from different periods.
Peoplewith disabilities who are prioritised for studying at universities orvocational schools will receive a 10-month scholarship each year.
Further,public education centres in which students with disabilities attendwill be financially supported by the State with books, documents andlearning tools.
They will also receive tuition fee exemptions and assistance in buying learning tools with 1,000,000 VND (47 USD) per term.
Thestudents are to be exempted from some contents, subjects or activitiesin the curriculums and their studying results are to be evaluated withthe purpose of encouraging their efforts.-VNA
