The official dispatch of the Ministry of Education and Training stated: On August 22, 2025, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training development; which included the content "Do not organize school councils in public educational institutions (except for public schools with international agreements).
From September 12, the school's board chairman and vice chairman will continue to operate until new instructions are available, and at the same time temporarily suspend planning and appoint a new principal.
In order to ensure the stable operation of the school, the Ministry of Education and Training requests that affiliated higher education and vocational education institutions, ministries, ministerial-level agencies and People's Committees at all levels within their scope, guide higher education and vocational education institutions - from September 12, 2025 as follows:
The school council, the school council chairman, the school council vice chairman (if any) will continue to operate until new instructions are available. In case there is a school council president who has reached the retirement age, the Vice Chairman (if any) will run the school council, or the school council will elect an operator if there is no Vice Chairman of the school council.
Temporarily suspend the planning work for the Chairman of the University Council and Vice Chairman of the University Council (if any).
Temporarily suspend planning and consider new appointments to the positions of Director, Deputy Director, Principal, and Deputy Principal until new instructions are available (not applicable to reappointment when the term expires).
The Ministry of Education and Training recommends that units seriously implement.
