1 September 2004
Victoria University Propose 4.5% Fee Increase
Victoria University students face a possible 4.5% hike in tuition fees for 2005, said Victoria University of Wellington
Students’ Association (VUWSA) president Amanda Hill today. The University Council will meet to consider the proposal on
Thursday 9 September at 4pm in the Hunter Council Chamber.
“Victoria increased fees last year by three percent, and the proposed 4.5 percent increase will be the last straw for
many students” said Hill. “There is no justification for such a large increase on the back of three years of excessive
surpluses – the University management are once again showing that profit drives Victoria rather than the welfare of
students.”
“The Labour government has failed to fund the knowledge economy it so desperately wants. In the face of seven billion
dollars of student debt, they continue to allow institutions to raise fees to compensate for inadequate Government
funding” said Hill today.
“Victoria can get by without a fee increase, particularly if it discontinues pouring money into marketing – to use their
phrase, it makes you think” Hill said.
Hill warned that students would commence rolling actions when class resumed on Monday, and would not stop until the
proposal was withdrawn or University Council agreed to a zero increase in fees.
ENDS