Recently, a number of colleges and universities issued a notice saying that the tuition fees for freshmen will be raised from the fall of 2023. For example, East China University of Science and Technology raised the tuition fees of some freshmen in science and engineering and sports by 54% to 7,700 yuan per academic year, and the tuition fees of liberal arts majors by 30% to 6,500 yuan per academic year. The tuition fees of science and engineering in Shanghai Electric Power University increased by 40% to 7,000 yuan/academic year compared with the same period of last year, and the tuition fees of management, economics and literature increased by 30% to 6,500 yuan/academic year compared with the same period of last year.

An ordinary college student spends nearly two thousand yuan more on tuition every year, and this is only the average. The tuition fees of some key schools and key majors have increased even more, even reaching more than 50%. Since the beginning of this year, colleges and universities have ushered in another wave of "price hikes", including Shanghai, Jilin, Sichuan and other provinces that have raised tuition fees for freshmen.

For example, Shanghai plans to adjust the average undergraduate tuition standard of public universities from 5420 yuan/student/academic year to 72 15 yuan/student/academic year, with an adjustment range of about 33%. For freshmen, the average tuition fee per academic year (two semesters) is about 1795 yuan.

Measures for the administration of tuition increase in colleges and universities

First, we must strictly implement the national cost-sharing ratio and never exceed the prescribed upper limit. The proportion of university tuition to the average cost of education and training per student shall not exceed 25%; This means that if colleges and universities want to raise prices, they must disclose their own training costs and the proportion of fees after the price increase, so that the public can know where their money is spent.

Second, fully solicit opinions from all sectors of society, and respect and protect students' and parents' right to know and participate. The adjustment of the charging standards of colleges and universities should solicit the opinions of students' representatives, parents' representatives, teachers' representatives and social representatives, and be implemented after being approved by the administrative department of education. This means that if colleges and universities want to raise prices, they must listen to suggestions and feedback from all parties, announce the basis and procedures for price increases in time, and let the public know that their voices are valued and respected.

Third, improve and implement various subsidy policies to ensure that the enrollment and study of students from poor families will not be affected. Institutions of higher learning should establish and improve the system and mechanism of subsidizing students with difficulties, including national student loans, national scholarships, national grants, work-study programs, tuition fee reduction and exemption, etc. This means that if colleges and universities want to raise prices, they must ensure that they have enough funds and channels to help those students in need and let the public know that their rights and interests will not be harmed.