The principal of a private university is not a civil servant or public employee.

The Prime Minister has just issued Decision 63/2011/QD-TTg on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Regulations and operations of private universities issued together with Decision No. 61/2009/QD-TTg.

Accordingly, private universities are under the state management of education and training of the Ministry of Education and Training; and are under the administrative management of the People's Committee of the province or city where the school is located. Investment in the establishment of a private university must have at least 3 members (organizations or individuals) participating in contributing charter capital, in which the capital contribution of each member is a maximum of 51% of the charter capital of that school. However, there is no limit to the number of schools in which each member can contribute charter capital (Decision 61/2009/QD-TTg stipulates that each member can only contribute charter capital to no more than 2 private universities and colleges).

In addition, the new decision also clearly states that the principal and vice principals of private universities must not be civil servants or public employees on the state payroll; and must not be over 70 years old as of the date of issuance of the decision to recognize the principal by the competent authority (for principals) or upon appointment (for vice principals).

Regarding the agency that makes the decision to recognize the principal and chairman of the board of directors of private universities, if Decision 61/2009/QD-TTg stipulates that it is the Minister of Education and Training, Decision 63/2011/QD-TTg amends it to the chairman of the provincial People's Committee where the school is located to make the recognition decision.

According to SGGP