Implementing autonomy, many universities simultaneously increased tuition fees

A lot of University in the city simultaneously increased tuition fees in the next school year, due to the start of self-regulation under new regulations. For groups of health majors such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Odonto-Stomatology, many schools adjust tuition fees to increase. At the public schools like Medical Pham Ngoc Thach, the highest expected tuition fee is over 44 million VND, an increase of 40% compared to last year.

In non-public schools, the adjusted tuition fee for the health sector is lower, because tuition fees are already higher than that of public schools because these industries are directly related to public health, requiring investment in training. create standards to help graduates meet social needs.

Currently, public schools begin to exercise autonomy according to new regulations. For the social or engineering majors, belonging to the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City, the increase in tuition fees ranges from about 10% – 30%. According to some schools, despite the increase in tuition fees, it is still not enough to cover expenses, because schools are cut off from funding right from the new school year, while schools can only increase according to the roadmap, applied to new students. .

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education, two technical schools, also increased tuition fees in the direction of autonomy with an increase from over 15 million to 25 million to 30 million depending on the number of students. branch. Students also hope to implement support programs for disadvantaged families.

According to experts, autonomy helps schools to balance income and expenditure and balance investment in equipment and facilities so that learners can have access to modern science and technology, meeting the requirements of human resources. force for the future. At the same time, promote public schools to improve quality and compete equally with non-public schools.

However, it is necessary to pay attention to support policies scholarshipunsecured loans with 0% interest rate for students in difficult and remote areas so that they have money to pay tuition fees and cover study expenses.

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