Tuition fees see first hike in 10 years
By Cang Wei in Wuxi, Jiangsu | China Daily | Updated: 2014-08-08 08:16
Many universities across China will give more scholarships to students after tuition fees were raised in the upcoming academic year for the first time in more than 10 years.
According to the Jiangsu province education department, tuition fees for some majors, including medicine, engineering and liberal arts, will increase by up to 17.2 percent, from about 4,600 yuan ($747) to 5,500 yuan a year.
The Ningxia Hui autonomous region announced that tuition fees for many majors, such as science, engineering and agriculture, will increase by more than 50 percent, and some others will almost double.
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