University of Guyana (UG) Vice-Chancellor Professor Ivelaw Griffith says the planned increase in tuition fees is an overdue decision that is intended to widen the institution’s revenue base so that it can deliver the best services.
Griffith told Stabroek News that the university council decided to institute a 15% increase in tuition fees for continuing students and an 18% increase for new students in the 2017-2018 academic year, in addition to a 10% increase in the 2018-2019 academic year and another 10% in the 2019-2010 academic year.
Offering the rationale behind the decision, Griffith said the university’s fees
