
UST’s tuition hike consultation lacked student representation – ABSC
OFFICERS OF the Faculty of Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) expressed disappointment over UST's consultation on the proposed increase in tuition and other fees, saying it should have considered the opinions of all its students.
On April 27, the University proposed a 7% increase in tuition, miscellaneous and other fees for the next academic year.
It has until June 1 to submit documents related to its proposed tuition hike to the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
ABSC President Kim Czaccei Dacanay claimed that the consultation conducted by UST “lacked sectoral representation,” as it only took into account voices from “student leaders.”
“The circumstances and voices of the stakeholders- working students, scholars, faculties, and labor unions, among others...