Nine national universities will freeze tuition fees for the 2025 academic year.
The National Council of University Presidents (NCUP) announced this decision after a meeting held at Chungbuk National University, the association's chair, on the morning of the 10th.
The national universities include Chungbuk National University, Kangwon National University, Chungnam National University, Kyungpook National University, Pusan National University, Gyeongsang National University, Jeonnam National University, Jeonbuk National University, and Jeju National University. Separately, Seoul National University has frozen tuition since 2009 and has decided to maintain that freeze this year as well.
Following Vice Minister Lee Ju-ho and Minister of Education Lee Seok-hwan, there have been multiple requests from the Ministry of Education to freeze tuition fees at national universities.
The Ministry of Education welcomed the decision to freeze tuition fees at national universities in a text notification on that day, noting, "We thank the national universities for their exemplary decision despite financial difficulties, which came after deep consideration."