Factors Affecting the Tuition Fee Policy of Public Higher Education

• Published in: Business Excellence and Management Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 22 - 42
• Main Author: Trinh, Nguyen Thi Hoai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Facultatea de Management, Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti 15.09.2021; Faculty of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Bucharest University of Economic Studies
• Subjects: Higher Education; Socio-Economic Research; State/Government and Education; tuition fee; Higher education; public universities; factors
• ISSN: 2248-1354; 2668-9219
• DOI: 10.24818/beman/2021.11.3-02

The purpose of this study is to clarify the factors affecting the student's expected tuition fees in the context that most public universities in Vietnam are not financially self-sufficient, given the relatively limited state budget. That is why public universities are interested in the expected tuition fees of students so that they can change their policies accordingly in allocating available resources. Enhance its competitive position with universities with similar tuition fees. This competition contributes to improving the quality of the whole higher education system. The study identifies the factors affecting the tuition policies in public higher education through the quantitative research method by analyzing questionnaires collected from 250 students from 6 public universities in Vietnam. The results show that the factors affecting tuition fees of public higher education in Vietnam are: (1) Lecturers (L), (2) Curriculums (Cr), (3) Student skills (Ss), (4) Teaching methods (Tm), (5) Facilities (F), (6) Curriculums content (Cc), (7) Course structure (Cs). Based on research results, the study also proposes solutions to improve tuition policies to support learners at public universities in Vietnam.