KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 386,142 public university students across the country will benefit from a RM185.7 million fee reduction scheme by the government to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Higher Education Ministry (MoHE) said in a statement the reduction of between 10% and 35% was given following a circular issued by the Higher Education Department (JPT) dated March 22 to public universities (UA).
“The fee discount covers service, hostel, convocation and college activities for Malaysian students in the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic session and will be extended to Malaysian students in semester two of the 2020/2021 academic session.
“The fee reduction for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic session involves an allocation of RM75 million, of which RM20 million is an additional government allocation and RM55 million using UA’s internal resources,” it said.
The MoHE said the fee reduction for the first semester of the 2020/2021 academic session will involve RM70.2 million and RM40.5 million for the second session of the 2020/2021 academic year.
The move by MoHE, it said, reflects the government’s concern in addressing financial burdens facing students and parents. – Bernama, July 16, 2021
