The first universities to adjust tuition fees in 2023

University of Commerce has just announced an adjustment in tuition fees for the 2023-2024 academic year applicable to full-time undergraduate students.

The school made this announcement in the context that the Government has just requested the Ministry of Education and Training to promptly complete the amendment of Decree 81 in the direction of not increasing tuition fees for the 2023-2024 school year. Therefore, Hanoi University of Commerce decided to keep the tuition fees the same as the previous school year.

The specific tuition fees for each course/training program will be announced by the school as soon as the Government issues the revised Decree 81 or official guidance documents from the Ministry of Education and Training.

Previously, in the enrollment plan, the University of Commerce announced the tuition fee for the 2023-2024 school year with the standard program ranging from 23 - 25 million VND, and the high-quality, integrated program ranging from 35.2 - 40 million VND.

Last year, the regular university tuition fee applied to the 58th course of the University of Commerce ranged from 535,000 - 959,000 VND/credit.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport also decided not to increase tuition fees in the 2023-2024 school year. Accordingly, the standard training program has a tuition fee of 354,000 VND/credit, the high-quality training program has a tuition fee of 770,000 VND/credit.

Vietnam Women's Academy has just announced an adjustment of tuition fees for the 2023-2024 school year to the same level as the 2022-2023 school year.

Specifically, for the 3.5-year regular university program, the lowest tuition fee is 373,000 VND/credit and the highest is 428,000 VND/credit.

For a 4-year full-time university program, tuition fees range from 386,000 to 776,000 VND/credit. The university program that allows you to study and work has the lowest tuition fee of 459,000 and the highest of 513,000 VND/credit.

The representative of Hanoi Open University also shared that the school has met to discuss the plan to adjust tuition fees for the 2023-2024 school year in the direction of not increasing as required by the Government, the school will announce specifically later.

Previously, Mr. Pham Thai Son, Director of the Admissions Center of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade , informed that the school is developing a plan to adjust tuition fees, waiting for the Government to issue an official decision.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade is 100% autonomous, with no funding from the state budget. Therefore, after 3 years of not increasing tuition fees, the school is facing difficulties in balancing the budget. Therefore, he hopes that the Government and the Ministry of Education and Training will study and amend Decree 81 appropriately, listening to the wishes of the schools. Universities need to increase tuition fees to ensure revenue and expenditure, as well as to ensure the regime for lecturers and employees.

At the regular Government press conference on the afternoon of August 5, Deputy Minister Hoang Minh Son emphasized that in the context of economic difficulties, the Government set the goal of stabilizing the macro economy and controlling inflation. Therefore, not increasing tuition fees helps reduce the burden on people.
Regarding the concerns of universities after 3 consecutive years of not increasing tuition fees, Deputy Minister Son said that tuition fees are the main source of revenue for schools, accounting for 50-90% of revenue, and not increasing tuition fees in the 2023-2024 school year is a big challenge for schools.
To support schools, the Ministry of Education and Training is making efforts to ensure regular spending on higher education, and has not yet implemented a roadmap for calculating the price of higher education services. The Ministry will also propose that the Government have a policy to support schools in the difficult context of not increasing tuition fees for 3 consecutive years, similar to supporting businesses.

Khanh Son

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