Charles University´s statement concerning the plan of the Ministry of Education












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            * Charles University´s statement concerning the plan of the Ministry of Education
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            26/10/2010

            At a press conference on October 25, 2010, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports ann
            to introduce, starting in the academic year 2011/2012, enrolment fees, which students woul
            to pay while enrolling into each academic year and which would not surpass 6,000 CZK. Acco

            ministry, these fees will apply for two years, later to be replaced by a postponed tuition
            Last year, Charles University proposed the enrolment fees as the least controversial solut
            ending, often heated and almost always superficial discussions about the introduction of t

            Czech public institutions of higher education. The university proposed enrolment fees of u
            per year as an alternative to other proposals, such as fees for repeated examinations or t

            tuition system. Charles University maintains its refusal of both of these solutions, i.e. 
            and fees for unsuccessful examinations.
            Charles University also insists on its previous statement that any system of tuition must 

            a social barrier to access to public higher education and that the income from the suppose
            or tuition fees must not be considered a substitute for the insufficient and continually d
            government funding.

            No tuition or enrolment fees can therefore be introduced as a compensation for the alarmin
            the public funding of higher education. As for the enrolment fees, Charles University natu
            proposal. However, it must undergo sufficient discussion and a full-fledged legislative pr

            importantly, it must be a long-term solution. Therefore, Charles University refuses the id
            fees as only a two-year transitory precursor to a postponed tuition system.
            Professor Václav Hampl

            Rector of Charles University in Prague

            For more information:

            Mgr. Václav Hájek
            Department of External Relations
            Charles University

            Phone no.: +420 224 491 248
            e-mail: pr(zavinac)cuni.cz [ MAIL "pr(zavinac)cuni.cz"]