Legal basis

• Decree No. 46/2017/NĐ-CP dated 21/4/2017 Prescribing regulatory requirements for educational investment and operation.
• Decree No. 135/2018/NĐ-CP dated 04/10/2018 Amending and supplementing the government’s Decree No. 46/2017/NĐ-CP dated April 21, 2017 Prescribing regulatory requirements for educational investment and operation.

1. Requirements for applying for a license of the establishment foreign language center

According to Article 46 Decree No. 46/2017/NĐ-CP dated 21/4/2017 about the requirements for establishment of foreign language center are as follow:

• Correspond to the socio-economic development and local educational network plan approved by the state regulatory authority.
• The proposal for establishment of a foreign language center must clearly define objectives, missions, curriculum framework and outline; facilities, equipment, intended construction site and land coverage; organization and personnel structure, financial and other resources; guidelines and strategies for center construction and development.  

2. Procedures for applying for a license to establish a foreign language center

2.1. Documentation requirements for establishment of the foreign language center:

According to Article 47.2 Decree No. 46/2017/NĐ-CP dated 21/4/2017 amended by Article 1.20 Decree No. 135/2018/NĐ-CP dated 04/10/2018, the application package shall be composed of the followings:

• The request form for establishment of the foreign language center;
• The proposal for establishment of the foreign language center that specifies the following contents such as the center’s name, location, necessity and legal grounds for establishment of the center; objectives and missions of the center; training curriculum and scale; facilities of the center; organizational structure, and CV of the recommended Director of the center;
• The draft statutes of operations of the foreign language center.

2.2. Implementation procedures for establishment of the foreign language center:

According to Article 47.3 Decree No. 46/2017/NĐ-CP dated 21/4/2017 amended by Article 1.20 Decree No. 135/2018/NĐ-CP dated 04/10/2018, regulated:

• The organization or individual shall send 01 set of application documents referred to in Clause 2 of this Article, whether directly or by post, to the competent person vested relevant authority to establish the foreign language center;
• Within the permissible duration of 10 business days of receipt of all required valid documents, the competent authority vested with power to establish the foreign language center shall be responsible for evaluation and inspection of requirements in accordance with applicable law soft and regulations;
• Within the permissible duration of 05 business days, the competent person vested authority to issue the decision on establishment or approval of establishment of the foreign language center as prescribed by Clause 1 of this Article issues the decision on establishment or approval of establishment of the requesting center when all specified requirements have been satisfied; in case of refusal to grant that decision, a written notification in which reasons for such refusal should be clearly stated must be sent to the requesting organization or individual.”

2.3. Licensing authority for licenses to establish the foreign language center:

According to Article 47.1 Decree No. 46/2017/NĐ-CP dated 21/4/2017 amended by Article 1.20 Decree No. 135/2018/NĐ-CP dated 04/10/2018, regulated:

• The Director of a university, academy and Rector of a higher education institution or a pedagogy college shall be accorded authority to issue the decision on establishment of the centers that are located within its precincts;
• The head of a social organization, socio-professional organization or economic organization authorized by laws to establish training centers shall be vested with authority to make his/her decision on the foreign language centers that fall within his/her remit;
• The Director of the Department of Education and Training shall be vested with authority to grant a decision on establishment of the centers that fall within his/her remit; or approval of establishment of the centers of higher education institutions, academies, universities or pedagogy colleges that are located outside the precincts of these higher education institutions, academies, universities or pedagogy colleges, and those prescribed in Point b Clause 1 of this Article.