Danang People's Court has ordered a woman who was sponsored to study abroad to pay compensation for her average academic results.
Participants of project 922
Nguyen Truong Quynh Nhu was one of the beneficiaries of Project 922. The Danang Centre for Promotion of Human Resources Development’s programme sponsors and enrols selected candidates in undergraduate and graduate training programmes in Vietnam and abroad so that they will work for the city following graduation.
Nhu enrolled in France in 2011 to study law, economics and management. According to the contract, she needed to record good academic results however she only managed average results.
Taking into consideration Nhu's difficult background, the city people's committee agreed to let her continue her studies. However, when Nhu graduated in 2013, her academic ability was still average.
Nhu was asked to pay VND400m (USD18,000), or 50% of the sponsorship by November 2014, but she delayed payment for various reasons. On June 30, the case was officially brought to Danang People's Court.
Since the project was established in 2004, 629 people have benefited from the sponsorship. Danang Centre for Promotion of Human Resources Development said there have been many breaches of contract and 83 people had withdrawn. Thirteen individuals have been sued, recovering VND20bn.
Last year, the centre had sued 15 locals who accepted sponsorship to study abroad but refused to work for the local authority as agreed.
