What factors determine university tuition fees?

The cost of educational and training services (also known as tuition fees) at universities is determined based on Circular 14 of the Ministry of Education and Training, and includes many factors such as personnel costs, materials, management, and asset depreciation...

This circular clearly stipulates the principles for calculating the price of educational and training services at public educational institutions within the national education system, including preschools, primary and secondary schools, universities, continuing education institutions, and teacher training colleges.

Accordingly, the price of educational and training services (also known as tuition fees) is the sum of all reasonable actual costs incurred to complete the education and training of learners to meet the criteria and standards issued by competent authorities, including salary costs, material costs, management costs, depreciation or amortization costs of fixed assets, other costs and accumulated funds (if any) or profit (if any).

New students enroll and pay tuition fees at a university.

The price of education and training services is differentiated according to educational level, qualification, field, industry, group of industries, training program, and form of education and training.

The price of education and training services is adjusted annually when the factors that determine the price of education and training services change.

According to the circular, the price of education and training services (tuition fees) is determined by the following formula:

This includes salary costs: comprising payments to teachers, lecturers, administrators, and employees directly involved in providing educational and training services, including salaries, wages, and allowances of a salary nature; social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, trade union fees, and other expenses payable according to current legal regulations.

Material costs: Costs for teaching, learning, practical work, experiments, and scientific research; service provision activities including: costs of stationery, tools, equipment, electricity, water... and other costs determined based on the consumption rate and unit price of materials.

Administrative expenses: Costs incurred to support the administrative departments and offices within an educational institution, including enrollment fees; expenses for purchasing and using technical documents, patents, etc.

Depreciation or amortization costs of fixed assets: Depreciation or amortization costs of buildings, machinery, equipment, and other fixed assets used in the provision of educational and training services are calculated according to regulations of the Ministry of Finance and the roadmap for incorporating depreciation or amortization costs into the price of educational and training services as prescribed by the competent authority.

Other costs: These include other taxes as stipulated by law, land rent, and other fees and charges.

The formula for calculating training service fees is regulated by Circular No. 14 of 2019.

Compared to the regulations in the previous circular (2019), the formula for determining the price of education and training services in the new regulations includes an additional component of accumulation or profit.

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