Students must be reimbursed for tuition fees if their diplomas are not recognized.

On the morning of January 14th, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the draft Joint Circular stipulating regulations on financial management, accounting, auditing, and taxation for foreign cooperation and investment in the fields of education, training, and vocational training.

Accordingly, the parties involved in the joint training program are responsible for reimbursing students for tuition fees in the following cases: diplomas or certificates not recognized by the competent authority; violations of the quality assurance conditions committed and publicly announced before enrollment; and violations of the law leading to the suspension or termination of the joint training program by the competent authority.

The draft circular requires that educational institutions participating in partnerships and those with foreign investment are responsible for implementing three levels of transparency (transparency of quality assurance conditions; transparency of actual educational quality; and financial transparency) as stipulated by the Ministry of Education and Training and other current regulations on financial transparency.

In addition, educational institutions with foreign investment are responsible for establishing a scholarship fund to encourage learning, equivalent to at least 2% of the total tuition fees collected.

According to TNO