Private School Union: Few Can Refuse Tuition Freeze Subsidy, Facing Financial Erosion and Quality Deterioration
Taiwanese private universities are facing a tuition freeze by accepting government subsidies, leading to concerns from the Private School Union chairman that this will cause financial deterioration and a decline in educational quality. Most universities are unable to refuse the subsidies, effectively preventing them from raising tuition fees.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Chih-chih, Taipei, 1st) The tuition fee adjustment rate for universities and colleges for the 115 academic year was announced as 0.62%, but universities and colleges that receive subsidies from the "Advanced School Management Plan" cannot adjust their tuition. Yu Rong-hui, chairman of the National Private Schools Industry Union, stated that very few universities and colleges can refuse the subsidy, and they still face the problem of financial erosion and quality deterioration.
The Ministry of Education recently sent letters to universities, announcing that the basic adjustment rate for the 115 academic year is 0.62%. However, the official letter also stated that schools that have received the "Subsidy for Universities and Colleges to Improve School Management Plan" are not allowed to increase tuition fees for day-time academic programs.
The aforementioned plan is part of the Resilience Special Budget Bill passed by the Executive Yuan in September last year. The purpose of the plan is to ensure that universities do not need to rely on tuition fee increases to maintain operations under the financial pressure brought by the international situation. According to statistics announced by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education on March 16 this year, a total of 145 schools received subsidies. This means that almost all universities and colleges cannot adjust their tuition fees this year.
Yu Rong-hui, chairman of the National Private Schools Industry Union, stated that the "Subsidy for Universities and Colleges to Improve School Management Plan" is a means by which the government uses fiscal guidance to indirectly freeze tuition fees. Although the Ministry of Education outwardly states that tuition fees can be increased by 0.62% this year, it is likely that very few universities and colleges have the ability to refuse the subsidy and increase tuition fees.
Yu Rong-hui is concerned that for a long time, the Taiwanese government has highly intervened in the market, controlling supply and prices through policy means. Although this mechanism reduces the financial burden of family education, the negative effects that arise when tuition fee income cannot cover operating costs are worth considering by society.
Yu Rong-hui pointed out that for public universities, excessive reliance on government subsidies may limit their innovative development capabilities to grow according to market demand. For private universities, they face the problem of financial erosion leading to a deterioration of educational quality, and even closure or exit. Moreover, the ease with which everyone can enter university and obtain a degree also leads to a waste of educational resources and a devaluation of degrees, which society should deeply reflect upon. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang) 1150501
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Chih-chih, Taipei, 1st) The tuition fee adjustment rate for universities and colleges for the 115 academic year was announced as 0.62%, but universities and colleges that receive subsidies from the "Advanced School Management Plan" cannot adjust their tuition. Yu Rong-hui, chairman of the National Private Schools Industry Union, stated that very few universities and colleges can refuse the subsidy, and they still face the problem of financial erosion and quality deterioration.
The Ministry of Education recently sent letters to universities, announcing that the basic adjustment rate for the 115 academic year is 0.62%. However, the official letter also stated that schools that have received the "Subsidy for Universities and Colleges to Improve School Management Plan" are not allowed to increase tuition fees for day-time academic programs.
The aforementioned plan is part of the Resilience Special Budget Bill passed by the Executive Yuan in September last year. The purpose of the plan is to ensure that universities do not need to rely on tuition fee increases to maintain operations under the financial pressure brought by the international situation. According to statistics announced by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education on March 16 this year, a total of 145 schools received subsidies. This means that almost all universities and colleges cannot adjust their tuition fees this year.
Yu Rong-hui, chairman of the National Private Schools Industry Union, stated that the "Subsidy for Universities and Colleges to Improve School Management Plan" is a means by which the government uses fiscal guidance to indirectly freeze tuition fees. Although the Ministry of Education outwardly states that tuition fees can be increased by 0.62% this year, it is likely that very few universities and colleges have the ability to refuse the subsidy and increase tuition fees.
Yu Rong-hui is concerned that for a long time, the Taiwanese government has highly intervened in the market, controlling supply and prices through policy means. Although this mechanism reduces the financial burden of family education, the negative effects that arise when tuition fee income cannot cover operating costs are worth considering by society.
Yu Rong-hui pointed out that for public universities, excessive reliance on government subsidies may limit their innovative development capabilities to grow according to market demand. For private universities, they face the problem of financial erosion leading to a deterioration of educational quality, and even closure or exit. Moreover, the ease with which everyone can enter university and obtain a degree also leads to a waste of educational resources and a devaluation of degrees, which society should deeply reflect upon. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang) 1150501
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