State Financial Responsibility in Student Financial Support: Legal Bases and Limits in Vietnam
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https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E11/2026-15Keywords:
student financial support, State financial responsibility, policy credit, tuition exemption, conditional grants, Vietnam.Abstract
Background: Financial support for university students in Vietnam combines budget-funded assistance with preferential lending, but the legal extent of the State's responsibility differs between schemes. Objective: This article identifies the sources, content, institutional allocation and limits of those obligations under legislation adopted through 5 November 2026. Methods: A doctrinal analysis of the Constitution, education and budget legislation, implementing decrees and student-credit decisions is organised through four dimensions derived from Hohfeld's account of legal relations. Australia, England and the United States provide limited functional comparisons. Results: General statutory commitments are specified through eligibility rules, benefit ceilings, administrative responsibilities and risk-allocation arrangements. Teacher-education support is conditional upon subsequent service; student lending combines public funding and interest compensation with household-based repayment. Four regulatory coordination gaps concern overlapping benefits, certification errors, recovery of improper payments and graduate income risk. Conclusion: A cross-regime legal framework is needed to clarify claims, limits and fiscal responsibility. The study concerns legal design, not observed programme effectiveness.
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