On November 1, Thu Dau Mot University issued a notice about the refund of tuition fees collected, which is too high compared to the provisions of Decree No.7/2023/ND-CP.
The subjects of payment are students of university-level training systems who have paid tuition fees for the second semester of the 2021-2022 school year to the 2022-2023 school year. For students who are still studying, they will be deducted from the tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year. For graduates, the refund will be made when they have completed their debts (if any) and must provide full information, account number, and transaction bank name of the students.
Students need to update their citizen identification information, bank name, and account number to the school's system. The information provision period is until November 30, 2025.
Thu Dau Mot University said that after the above deadline, if students do not update information according to regulations, or have incorrect information, they will not be refunded and the money on the University will be paid to the state budget according to regulations.
The school will compile and check the information and pay the students before December 15, 2025.
Previously, Lao Dong Newspaper reported that the State Audit pointed out that Thu Dau Mot University collected tuition fees that were not in accordance with the regulations for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.
The school collected about 1.5 times higher than the prescribed amount and the total amount of money found to have been collected incorrectly was about 37 billion VND.
The State Audit then issued an official dispatch requesting Thu Dau Mot University to refund to students the tuition fees collected in excess of the prescribed level (in case of failure to refund, the budget will be paid).
In early 2025, Thu Dau Mot University returned more than 21 billion VND to 10,005 students.
