Private University presidents protest state-funded full scholarships for national universities

SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island — Presidents of private universities held an emergency meeting in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on Friday to protest the Education Ministry’s plan to provide free tuition to students at regional public universities, arguing that the policy would put private institutions at a competitive disadvantage. “If the government provides full tuition scholarships to students simply because they attend public universities, regardless of their income, while excluding private university studen

By The Korea Herald