“This is under the purview of the Education
Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) which is a
separate body altogether,” he explained.
“Tuition fees
will not increase as a result of the GST, nor
would KDU’s twinning programmes be greatly
affected. At most it may result in higher
academic fees if the price of goods and services
to run operations increases,” he said, adding it
would be slight.
Similarly Mae Ho,
CEO of Berjaya University College of Hospitality
(BUCH), said: “Currently our tuition fees still
remain the same as before the GST
implementation. Our collaboration with our
overseas partners is also unaffected.” "We are
registered as a mix supplier due to BUCH’s
nature where we provide taxable supplies. This
means that some of our products and services are
subjected to GST, but the majority are
exempted,” she said.
Professor Datuk
Dr. Hassan Said, vice-chancellor and president
of Taylor’s University said that GST has not
affected their fees or student enrollment rate.
"But expenses and
operating costs have increased,” he explained,
adding that the Royal Malaysia Customs
Department also provided special relief to IPTS
in reducing the GST impact.
Although Inti
International University and Colleges will not
increase its tuition and assessment fees, CEO
Rohit Sharma said they would pay GST for other
expenses such as supplier costs.
“We cannot pass
on the additional costs to our students. As such
we are appealing to the government for GST
exemption from these costs. This will ensure
that we can continue to sustain a high quality
of education for our students, as well as
support Malaysia’s aim of becoming a
globally-recognised education hub,” he said.
Source:
The Sun Daily, dated 14/09/2015 |