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4 years for those who graduate professional secondary school with the same
major; from 1 to 2 years for the graduates of the colleges of the same major.

Public school refers to schools which are established by the State that
invests in material facilities and ensures fund for their current expenditure.

Non-publicschool includes private and independent schools.
Independent schools are established and invested by residential community
for material facilities and operation budget. Private schools are established

and invested by social organizations, social-occupational organizations,
economic organizations or individuals for material facilities and operation
budget. Private schools invested by domestic or foreign investors and their
operation conditions are ensured.

Vocational education means a level of national education system
which provides workers with elementary-level, intermediate-level, college-
level vocational training and other vocational training programs in order to
meet the demand of human resources in production, businesses and services,

including: formal training and continuing training.
Vocational education establishments include vocational education

centers, technical schools and colleges.

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

Science and technology organization is an institution with its main
functions of scientific research, application research and technological

development, science and technology service which is founded and
registered to operate in accordance with the law.

Science and technology organization is stipulated in those forms as
follows:

- Scientific research organization, scientific research and technological
development organization are organized in the form of academy, institute,
center, laboratory, research station, observation station, testing station, and
other forms stipulated by the Minister of Science and Technology

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