By OW JI JING
SUBANG JAYA: High quality experience is one of the reasons behind Taylor’s University’s (TU) fees, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Pradeep Nair said. “Education is intangible. The price is determined by the value in terms of experience and return of investment,” he said. He added, “Its value is determined by the fact that students actually get higher salaries and greater recognition for a degree. “A recent Tracer Study done by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia showed that fresh graduates from TU command higher ages.” He added that the lecturer to student ratio is kept at an optimum amount so that students will have a great learning experience. |
“For example, the ratio for medical students is one lecturer to eight students,” Professor Dr Pradeep added.
“The value is also determined by the additional opportunities in programmes such as the SHINE Awards, student mobility opportunities and extracurricular activities,” he said.
He added that TU is a private entity and therefore, it is entirely dependent on fees from the students.
“We do not get any financial aids from the government, thus we have to charge a certain amount so that we can sustain ourselves and have some surplus,” he said.
He added, “With the surplus, only then we are able to reinvest in the university, and for every ringgit earned from the students, we give 50 cents back to the university.”
“The remaining 50% are kept in a reserve so that we can invest in something new,” he said.
However, some students think that the education price in TU is expensive and its service does not reflect the fees paid.
School of Architecture, Building and Design student Harris Aziz, 22, said, “The education provided is what I expected but when it comes to service and maintenance, TU has a big room for improvement.”
Design School student Raymond Yau Poh Chuan, 20, said, “We want to know exactly how our fees are being utilised.”
“I hope that TU management could explain that to the students,” Yau added.
“The value is also determined by the additional opportunities in programmes such as the SHINE Awards, student mobility opportunities and extracurricular activities,” he said.
He added that TU is a private entity and therefore, it is entirely dependent on fees from the students.
“We do not get any financial aids from the government, thus we have to charge a certain amount so that we can sustain ourselves and have some surplus,” he said.
He added, “With the surplus, only then we are able to reinvest in the university, and for every ringgit earned from the students, we give 50 cents back to the university.”
“The remaining 50% are kept in a reserve so that we can invest in something new,” he said.
However, some students think that the education price in TU is expensive and its service does not reflect the fees paid.
School of Architecture, Building and Design student Harris Aziz, 22, said, “The education provided is what I expected but when it comes to service and maintenance, TU has a big room for improvement.”
Design School student Raymond Yau Poh Chuan, 20, said, “We want to know exactly how our fees are being utilised.”
“I hope that TU management could explain that to the students,” Yau added.