Opponents call overseas students regulations “unsuitable”
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VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children Nguyen Minh Thuyet said that the draft document on overseas student management is really unsuitable and that such a management method should be applied only in subsidization periods.
Vietnamese students in the UK
Thuyet, in an interview given to Tuoi Tre newspaper, said that it is necessary to regulate Vietnamese students studying abroad. He observed that management remains inefficient in some countries and sometimes students cannot enjoy the legitimate rights that every Vietnamese citizen has.
He advised that the draft document should pay more attention to ensuring the interests of overseas students and assisting them, rather than trying to keep a tight rein on students.
Tuoi Tre: Do you think that the draft document needs to focus on the responsibility of the state’s management agencies?
Nguyen Minh Thuyet: I think that it is necessary to give more details about the responsibility of representative agencies in foreign countries to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese overseas students to join activities and to protect students’ interests. I have heard that, in many cases, Vietnamese students met difficulties and did not receive timely assistance.
Tuoi Tre: What do you think about the tentative regulation that overseas students only work in foreign countries for no more than three years?
Thuyet: I think that the tentative regulation is not feasible and should be applied only in the subsidized period, when all study abroad students relied on state funds.
Currently, the students going abroad with state money have to make commitments before they leave. Yet there is no reason to force students who study with their own money to return home.
Tuoi Tre: It would be very good if Vietnamese students can find jobs in foreign countries. There are many ways for Vietnamese students to work and devote themselves to the country and also help their families. Will the students be able to find jobs in Vietnam after they finish studying and return?
Thuyet: Under the draft document, overseas students must pay taxes if they earn money from their jobs. This has made students worry that they will have to pay double taxes, because they are taxed in foreign countries already.
The income of some students working in foreign countries may be very high. However, taxation rates need to be reasonable. If students have to pay taxes abroad, we should not tax them again. It is necessary to note that working conditions and living environments in other countries are different from that in Vietnam.
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Originally Posted by jackbl
Same situation as sgp.....
What is the duty of state-funded study abroad
students?
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