Preliminary Candidate Jo O-seop Calls for Measures Such as University Tuition Reduction and Refunds
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jo Oseop, a preliminary candidate for the National Assembly election in Buk-gu (Gap), Gwangju Metropolitan City, representing the Democratic Party of Korea, argued on the 22nd that measures are needed for university students, such as reducing and refunding university tuition fees due to the impact of COVID-19.
Candidate Jo stated, “As the academic schedule of universities has become unavoidable, various side effects are emerging,” and added, “In particular, with the prohibition of in-person classes, we must consider the reality of declining lecture quality and restricted use of school facilities, as well as the difficult conditions for students seeking part-time jobs to cover tuition and living expenses.”
He continued, “University students are paying hundreds of thousands of won in tuition but are forced to take unwanted cyber lectures, and they cannot use welfare, cultural, or sports facilities,” emphasizing, “Professors who suddenly have to conduct cyber lectures are equally perplexed, and there are limits to replacing major courses that mainly involve practical training or experiments, such as those in the Colleges of Education, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Agriculture, and Home Economics, with cyber lectures alone.”
He explained, “Students who used to earn tuition and living expenses through part-time jobs now have more free time, but it is difficult to find part-time work, causing them to suffer from double hardships including financial difficulties,” and added, “University students are experiencing unspeakable difficulties in the blind spots of the national disaster situation.”
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He then stated, “At the Ministry of Education level, support measures such as tuition reduction and refunds are needed, focusing on national and public universities and extending to private universities,” and added, “It is necessary to improve the quality of cyber lectures, prepare alternatives for experiments and practical training, and implement government-level measures targeting university students.”
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