The University of the South Pacific Students Association has made submissions to the USP management asking for the 5% increase in tuition fees to be reduced as it is becoming a big burden for many students and their parents.
Association Chairperson, Poasa Veidreyaki hopes the students’ voices will be heard as the sponsored students have also been affected with their sponsors reducing some allowances.
Many students have also raised concern that there is a lack of space in lecture and tutorial rooms, and there are many cases of students standing at the back of the rooms or are even standing outside the rooms.
Veidreyaki said the issues have been raised and the USP management has assured the students association that they will conduct a space audit and see whether action has to be taken.
The association has also raised the high prices of text books.
We have sent questions to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Rajesh Chandra.
However, he made these comments when we questioned him on the increase in tuition fees after the launch of USP’s Strategic Plan.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
