Ahn Cheol-soo: "Government Must Actively Address University Tuition Refund Issue"

"The university must prioritize securing the return funds"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, stated on the 18th, “The government must actively respond to the issue of university tuition refunds.”

On the same day, Ahn said on Facebook, “The perception of the Blue House and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which are shifting the issue to each university as if it were a dispute between ordinary companies and consumers to be handled on their own, is very inappropriate,” and added, “First, considering the seriousness of the issue and the nature of educational services, the principles must be properly established.”

Ahn emphasized, “The government should actively respond to the issue of university tuition refunds and not just leave it to university autonomy,” and “Both the universities involved and the students, who are also stakeholders, should be included in the discussion to set standards and guidelines for tuition refunds, and refunds should be made according to those standards.”

Ahn stated, “The principle should be that the refund funds are primarily prepared by the universities that received the tuition,” and “Considering the financial difficulties of universities, other forms of support can be considered afterward, but the refund itself should come from the tuition fees collected by the universities. Using tax money to prepare these refund funds is disconnected from the cause of the refund demand, and university students are not seeking benefits from public taxes but are asking for a rightful refund. Ignoring the reasonable intent of this demand is unacceptable.”

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