Selina Robinson said this pause will allow the government to institute higher standards and greater accountability for the province's educational institutions.
Two- to four-per-cent hikes will drive students further into poverty and debt, critics charge.
Katie Hyslop is a reporter for The Tyee. Reach her here. SHARES Hiking student tuition during the pandemic is ‘a morally bankrupt thing to do,’ says one PhD student.
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It’s not uncommon for the University of British Columbia to raise tuition fees for international and domestic students. In fact, it’s become an annual tradition.
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