Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, requested that the Than Dong 8 Foreign Language Center immediately stop operating.
The above request was made based on the report of the results of a surprise inspection on May 16, 2025 by the Head of the surprise inspection team of foreign language and information technology centers for Than Dong 8 Foreign Language Center.
According to the report, Than Dong 8 Foreign Language Center was licensed to establish by the Department of Education and Training (at 1232 Quang Trung Street, Ward 8, Go Vap District) under Decision No. 2747 dated October 30, 2020 and has not been licensed to operateeducation .
Than Dong Foreign Language has many facilities in Ho Chi Minh City.
At the time of inspection, the inspection team noted: Regarding legal documents: Than Dong 8 Foreign Language Center was granted a decision to allow its establishment. However, it has not yet been granted a decision to allow educational activities and a decision to recognize the center's director.
Regarding personnel records and policy implementation, the unit has not provided any information.
Regarding facilities, classrooms are equipped with desks, chairs, books, boards with classroom rules posted. The facility shows signs of operation.
Regarding the curriculum, the center is advertising the Super Stars English programs; Cambridge exam preparation; 100% English summer boarding; Q+ Summer Joy.
Regarding enrollment and class organization, the center is currently organizing 4 English classes for children. Regarding management and tuition collection, there is a tuition collection schedule from May 1 to 31, 2025.
Regarding data entry and periodic reporting on the software, the unit has not yet implemented it. Regarding tax obligations, the unit has not provided them.
Regarding the implementation of publicity according to Circular No. 09/2024 of the Ministry of Education and Training, the inspection team stated that the center's information board advertised content that was not within the functions and tasks of the foreign language center; 100% English summer boarding, Q+ Summer Joy.
From the above results, the inspection team noted signs of administrative violations in the field of education as prescribed in Point b, Clause 5, Article 6, Decree No. 04/2021 of the Government : Organizing educational activities or providing educational services without permission to operate.
On May 12, 2025, the Department of Management of Non-Public Educational Institutions submitted to the Deputy Director in charge the matter of transferring the Department Inspectorate to review and sanction administrative violations according to its authority regarding the content: "The Than Dong 8 Foreign Language Center organizes educational activities without a license to operate education". The Department Inspectorate is handling the above violation of the Than Dong 8 Foreign Language Center according to its authority.
Due to the above violations, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Hieu requested that Than Dong 8 Foreign Language Center immediately stop organizing educational activities at 1232 Quang Trung Street, Ward 8 (Go Vap District) and return the collected fees to learners according to regulations.
Previously, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City established a team to conduct surprise inspections of foreign language and information technology centers, and to conduct surprise inspections of 9 centers: Em Biet Doc Foreign Language Center 13, Tan Dai Tri English Center 3, International Skills Foreign Language Center 4, Chinese Tutor Foreign Language Center, Uoc Mo Foreign Language Center, Than Dong 8 Foreign Language Center, Than Dong 9 Foreign Language Center, Ngoi Nha Khoa Hoc Foreign Language Center, Khong Gian Foreign Language Center. The inspection period lasts for April and May 2025.
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