“”””Students are not the school’s ATM”””” Tuition controversy students “”””It is the government’s responsibility””””

Sogang University and Kookmin University decided to increase undergraduate tuition for the 2026 school year. Yonsei University, Korea University, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies are also discussing tuition increases. As the government decided to relax the ‘tuition freeze policy’ that has been maintained for 17 years, major universities in Seoul are actively trying to increase tuition.

On community sites such as Everytime, which is mainly used by college students, there are comments such as “Sungkyunkwan University is building a huge CNS research center, but our university’s facilities are inferior to those of elementary, middle, and high schools due to the continued tuition freeze.” “The facilities are not impressive, but rather shabby.” “They don’t call (our university) a high school for nothing. Go to the bathroom. It’s still full of squat toilets.” “It’s karma for not raising tuition for 16 years.” Running.

In addition, comments that were difficult to see in the past are seen, such as “Isn’t it ultimately the government’s responsibility?” “Only universities and students are fighting over tuition, and I don’t know why the government is left behind.” “The essence is not to increase tuition, but to expand the financial responsibility of private universities.” The college student community, which has so far put forward a freeze on tuition as a core demand, has recently been raising voices calling for the government to take financial responsibility for higher education.

Source 1:

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/023/0003953640

Source 2:

https://news.unn.net/news/articleView.html

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