How did the Council of Higher Education comment on the amount of university tuition fees?

Minister of Education and Higher Education Akram Shuhayeb met today before the Council of Higher Education in the presence of members and experts, during which he discussed the Council's policy on applications for new higher education institutions. Lebanon "and approved by the Council in this direction, and therefore" it is not necessary that citizens take the trouble to request the creation of a new institution ".

He stressed "the importance of preserving universities producing science and culture, which have a particular interest in Lebanon and its generations". "The Lebanese University has its academic and national footprint and its global role for all components of the country.

He has instructed the administration "to prepare a list of university records since its inception and licensing as well as the development of colleges and skills, so that the Council can return to this reference as soon as 39, a new application is received ".

The Director General of Higher Education, Fadi Yarq, told the meeting that "the Council has completed the transfer of all the backlogs of applications received and relating to existing institutions, and will make decisions on each request after receiving the reports. of the Technical Committee.

In response to reports on a number of news sites about "obliging some universities to pay their installments in US dollars, the Council found, after a series of contacts, that" universities For many years have been valuing balances in US dollars and issuing invoices in Lebanese and American dollars together, Paying the fee in Lebanese currency or in dollars as they wish.