Government says private university fees will be subsidised

Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai announced that the government is to subsidise students at private universities by “at least half” of the gap between the tuition fees of public and private universities, which is estimated to be about NT$25,000 (US$806) per year, writes Rachel Lin for the Taipei Times.

Lai made the remarks when attending a flag-awarding ceremony at Chaoyang University of Technology’s summer volunteers camp in Taichung. The average tuition fee at public universities is about NT$62,000 per year, while that of private universities is about NT$110,000 per year, which is a gap of about NT$50,000 per year, the Ministry of Education Department of Higher Education Director-General Chu Chun-chang said.

Although most economically disadvantaged students can receive financial aid for tuition fees, many still need to depend on student loans or part-time jobs to pay for daily expenses, which could affect their education, Chu said, adding that even if they study at public universities, some might still have a financial burden from their daily expenses.
Full report on the Taipei Times site