The Ministry of Education and Training has asked universities to exempt or reduce tuition fees for students affected by storms and floods.

The document stated that in recent times, many localities across the country, especially the northern provinces, have suffered heavy losses in property and lives caused by storm No. 3, including students and their families. The Ministry of Education and Training highly appreciated the spirit of mutual love and support, the proactiveness in mobilizing resources, joining hands with the whole country to support compatriots and localities to overcome the consequences of storms and floods of higher education institutions and teacher training colleges.

To continue supporting students affected by storms and floods to stabilize their studies soon, the Ministry of Education and Training recommends that higher education institutions and pedagogical colleges pay attention to and prioritize the allocation of resources to exempt and reduce tuition fees and provide financial support policies appropriate to each student's circumstances, and instruct students to contact local authorities to request confirmation of cases where their families have sudden financial difficulties to apply for credit loans and support for their studies.

Many provinces and cities were affected by storm YAGI (photo: VNA)

On September 17, many universities also implemented support programs for students with permanent residence in the northern provinces and cities, who are in difficult circumstances due to the impact of storm No. 3 and floods.

Ho Chi Minh City Open University is implementing the "Supporting students to school" scholarship program. The scholarship program will be reviewed in September 2024, and is expected to be awarded to eligible students in October 2024. In addition, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the University's Trade Union also mobilized officials and employees to join hands to support at least one day's salary to join hands to contribute efforts and money to support the people in the North affected by storm No. 3.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry has donated more than 3.6 billion VND, of which more than 656 million VND is the total amount donated through the account of the University Youth Union Executive Committee, the remaining amount is from the school to support...

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