Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - A number of public universities in HCM Citythat have been granted financial autonomy are planning toincrease tuition in the 2020-21 academic year.
Tuition at the HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, for instance,will increase to 30 million-70 million VND (1,289-3,009 USD) in the2020-2021 academic year for various majors. The current fee is 13million VND (558.9 USD) per year.
Tuition for the dental and maxillofacial major at the HCM CityUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy will be the highest with 70 million VND (3,009USD) per year, followed by the medical major with 68 million VND (2,923 USD).
The majors in nutrition and public health will be the lowest,at 30 million VND (1,289 USD) each.
The university will increase tuition by 10 percent per year for the followingyears.
The increased tuition will be applied to freshmen enrollees inthe 2020-2021 academic year.
The university will provide 800 scholarships for outstanding freshmen and thosewith financial difficulties.
It will allocate 10 percent of collected tuition and the amount that theuniversity plans to call on other sponsors to provide partial and fullscholarships to students in their second to final years.
The School of Medicine and Pharmacy under Vietnam National University- Ho ChiMinh City (VNU-HCM) will increase fees for so-called high-quality trainingmajors in the 2020-2021 school year.
The school’s high-quality dental and maxillofacial major fee will be VNĐ88million per year, an increase of VNĐ8 million.
Tuition for high-qualitymedical majors will be 60 million VND per year, an increase of 4 millionVND.
Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy will increase tuition to 24.6million VND per year.
The fees at the University of Information Technology (under VNU-HCM) forhigh-quality majors will be 35 million VND per year and 20 million VND per yearfor normal majors.
The university also plans to increase tuition by 5 million-9.4 million VND inthe 2020-2021 year compared to 2019-2020. It will increase the fee by 2 millionVND each year in following years.
The tuition for the HCM City University of Technology and Educationwill increase by 1-2 million VND in the 2020-21 academic year compared to the2019-20 year.
The HCM City University of Law tuition in the 2020-2021 year will increaseby 500,000-5.75 million VND.
According to a representative of the HCM City University of Medicine andPharmacy, the university will be granted financial autonomy in the 2020-21year. The increased fees will help the university have enough capital tooperate.
The university currently receives subsidies from the State budget sincethe current fee of only 13 million VND per year is not sufficient for it tooperate.
However, the subsidy will be eliminated because of the university's financialautonomy mechanism.
The highest fee, for the major of dental and maxillofacial, is due to thehigh training costs and the discontinued subsidy from the state. In addition, the university cannot increase thestudent enrollment quota for the major.
The Ministry of Education and Training has issued legal documents asthe foundation for universities to carry out autonomy. The ministry hasalso managed the implementation of policies on tuition and financial autonomyof universities.
The HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy’s tuition willbe verified by the Ministry of Health and accountedpublicly.
According to the Planning and Finance Department under the Ministry ofEducation and Training, the ministry will issue detailed regulationson ceiling fees for universities./.
Tuition at the HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, for instance,will increase to 30 million-70 million VND (1,289-3,009 USD) in the2020-2021 academic year for various majors. The current fee is 13million VND (558.9 USD) per year.
Tuition for the dental and maxillofacial major at the HCM CityUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy will be the highest with 70 million VND (3,009USD) per year, followed by the medical major with 68 million VND (2,923 USD).
The majors in nutrition and public health will be the lowest,at 30 million VND (1,289 USD) each.
The university will increase tuition by 10 percent per year for the followingyears.
The increased tuition will be applied to freshmen enrollees inthe 2020-2021 academic year.
The university will provide 800 scholarships for outstanding freshmen and thosewith financial difficulties.
It will allocate 10 percent of collected tuition and the amount that theuniversity plans to call on other sponsors to provide partial and fullscholarships to students in their second to final years.
The School of Medicine and Pharmacy under Vietnam National University- Ho ChiMinh City (VNU-HCM) will increase fees for so-called high-quality trainingmajors in the 2020-2021 school year.
The school’s high-quality dental and maxillofacial major fee will be VNĐ88million per year, an increase of VNĐ8 million.
Tuition for high-qualitymedical majors will be 60 million VND per year, an increase of 4 millionVND.
Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy will increase tuition to 24.6million VND per year.
The fees at the University of Information Technology (under VNU-HCM) forhigh-quality majors will be 35 million VND per year and 20 million VND per yearfor normal majors.
The university also plans to increase tuition by 5 million-9.4 million VND inthe 2020-2021 year compared to 2019-2020. It will increase the fee by 2 millionVND each year in following years.
The tuition for the HCM City University of Technology and Educationwill increase by 1-2 million VND in the 2020-21 academic year compared to the2019-20 year.
The HCM City University of Law tuition in the 2020-2021 year will increaseby 500,000-5.75 million VND.
According to a representative of the HCM City University of Medicine andPharmacy, the university will be granted financial autonomy in the 2020-21year. The increased fees will help the university have enough capital tooperate.
The university currently receives subsidies from the State budget sincethe current fee of only 13 million VND per year is not sufficient for it tooperate.
However, the subsidy will be eliminated because of the university's financialautonomy mechanism.
The highest fee, for the major of dental and maxillofacial, is due to thehigh training costs and the discontinued subsidy from the state. In addition, the university cannot increase thestudent enrollment quota for the major.
The Ministry of Education and Training has issued legal documents asthe foundation for universities to carry out autonomy. The ministry hasalso managed the implementation of policies on tuition and financial autonomyof universities.
The HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy’s tuition willbe verified by the Ministry of Health and accountedpublicly.
According to the Planning and Finance Department under the Ministry ofEducation and Training, the ministry will issue detailed regulationson ceiling fees for universities./.
VNA
