We will decide our own future. Education officials say the corporatization plan is voluntary. Other universities are more open-minded. Indonesia is also considering granting state schools a measure of independence so they can find their own funding sources. Already, the tentative proposal is raising hackles.
Fees are an issue everywhere.
For another 20 rupees, he gets to live in a university hostel, perhaps the cheapest way to live in Delhi. The fee structure is the legacy of 45 years of socialism. Attempts to change it have met strong protests. Even affluent Hong Kong is not immune. It now appears that students paid more in 1998 and 1999 because deflation had pushed down actual costs.