Through the parallel programme, students with high school scores that are too low to qualify them to study specific subjects at public universities can instead enrol in these disciplines by paying higher tuition fees.
Higher Education Minister Adel Tweisi on Monday presented a proposal that entails cancelling the parallel programme at universities and increasing tuition fees gradually over several years, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The increase could either be through cancelling the parallel plan over 10 years and increasing tuition fees by 5 per cent each year or over seven years with a 7 per cent increase each year, with the government making up for the gap in university revenues in both scenarios.
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