All public universities have been reminded to comply with the directive to reduce tuition fees by 20 percent for the first semester of the 2021/2022 session.
Higher Education Minister Noraini Ahmad (above) stressed that the directive had already been issued to public universities.
“The move is in line with the Higher Education Ministry’s continued efforts in looking after the welfare of students, especially under the #KPTPrihatin initiative," she said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur today.
Noraini said there should not be tuition fee hikes at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has economically impacted the lives of the people.
The Universiti Malaya Students’ Union (UMSU) recently urged Universiti Malaya to explain its decision to increase tuition fees for the 2021/22 session.
This was following a reported 10 to 60 percent hike in tuition fees which UMSU felt was too steep and unreasonable, especially in current times.
- Bernama
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