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The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is soliciting public feedback on a draft circular on financial incentives, entitlements and allowances for lecturers, students and administrators engaged in training of nuclear power personnel, and further training programmes.
The draft provides rafts of incentives, covering those for both domestic and overseas training, with the aim of developing a highly qualified professional workforce to serve Vietnam’s nuclear power development.
More incentives for domestic lecturers and learners
Under the draft, lecturers directly engaged in teaching nuclear power-related disciplines would be entitled to substantial financial support.
Specifically, lecturers who are lead authors or contact authors of scientific papers in the field of nuclear power that are published in internationally recognised journals, as specified by the Ministry of Science and Technology, would receive a one-off support payment of VND 50 million.
In addition, lecturers would be given priority to participate in domestic and overseas short-term internships and refresher courses once or twice a year, with all related expenses fully covered by the state budget. Expenditure levels for training courses and domestic or overseas work-trip allowances would comply with existing financial regulations applicable to cadres and civil servants.
The draft also provides significant incentives for college and university students, master’s candidates and doctoral researchers pursuing nuclear power-related majors in Vietnam provided that they commit to working at nuclear power plants upon graduation or completion of research.
Accordingly, students would be exempt from tuition fees and entitled to free dormitory accommodation, subject textbooks, and a monthly scholarship of VND 5.5 million for between three years and five years, depending on the level of training. Final-year students with excellent academic performance would be prioritised for short-term internships at home or abroad, with all expenses covered by the state budget.
For master’s candidates and doctoral researchers, the draft provides exemption from tuition and dormitory fees, along with a monthly scholarship of VND 7.4 million and VND 8.4 million, respectively, throughout the standard training period (up to two years for master’s programmes or four years for doctoral programmes). Learners would also receive a one-off support of VND 30 million if they have an international scientific article related to their thesis or dissertation published. Furthermore, they might be permitted to participate in one domestic or international conference during their course of study and for short-term internships in the final stage of their training programmes.
The draft also covers a group of domestic undergraduate students majoring in fields related to the operation of nuclear power plants. They would be exempt from tuition fees, given priority in access to dormitory accommodation, and entitled to a monthly scholarship of VND 3 million.
Greater support for overseas training and administrators
Overseas training programmes for nuclear power human resources are designed with higher levels of support. For undergraduate students who are committed to working at nuclear power plants, the draft proposes the provision of two economy-class round-trip air tickets for the entire course; coverage of passport and visa fees, airport charges, and transportation from the airport to their training institutions; and minimum health insurance as required by host countries. Monthly living allowances would be equal to 1.5 times the highest level currently applied to Vietnamese students under the Government-funded training schemes.
For master’s candidates and doctoral researchers taking overseas training courses, the MOF proposes a similar support mechanism, with monthly living allowances set at twice the highest level currently applicable to domestic trainees. The state budget would fully cover all expenses related to passports, visas, insurance, and travel.
The draft additionally provides incentives for administrators in training or short-term refresher courses in the field of nuclear power. Each administrator might be sent to such programmes no more than twice a year, with each course lasting up to 15 days. All associated costs would be borne by the state budget in accordance with relevant financial regulations.
- (VLLF)
