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Author of the article: Anna Junker Publishing date: Apr 13, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Alberta NDP advanced education critic David Eggen joins students Anita Cardinal-Stewart, left, a second year law student and Andrew Batycki, a third-year environmental engineering student at the U of A on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, to call on the UCP to stop massive tuition hikes, upwards of 104 per cent in some programs. Photo by Greg Southam /Postmedia Article content Proposed tuition hikes at the University of Alberta are “extreme,” “disappointing” and “outrageous,” according to student representatives. The increases would affect 12 undergraduate and graduate programs and range from 17 per cent to 104 per cent for students beginning their programs in the fall of 2022. ....
EDMONTON The University of Alberta is proposing tuition hikes that some say will drive students away and seem to go beyond what the province allows. “Students are quite disappointed about these increases,” said Joel Agarwal, president of the U of A Students’ Union (UASU). “I’ve had students email me about transferring universities. “My worry is for parents out there who may be sending their kids to university, they’ll be choosing options outside of Alberta.” The UASU said it was informed about the proposed increases last week and that they were much higher than anticipated. “For example, the law program at the U of A is seeing an increase of $5,265 per year, bringing the annual tuition to almost $17,000,” said David Eggen, the NDP advanced education critic. ....