The core strategy for the election was settled, and Lin Qi added one final point.
"Education remains a crucial part of the entire social system. That's true even in the shelter environment."
"My idea is to work with enterprises to continue advancing education while reducing the burden on universities."
Lin Qi raised two fingers, his index finger nearly straight and his middle finger slightly bent. "First, academic performance will determine whether students qualify for further education, not whether they can sing or anything like that."
"Second, university will be free, but applicants must come from families with at least two members working for an enterprise."
"Here, I'm referring to Global Communication. Of course, if other enterprises also plan to establish schools, that's their business."
"But for us—for Global Communication's private university—academic performance and the family's contribution to the enterprise will be the main criteria."
At this point, Conner couldn't help asking, "When you say free, do you mean completely free, or just waiving the resource costs, or waiving everything entirely?"
The core expenses of tuition actually consisted of two parts: resource costs, such as teachers' wages, and textbook costs, meaning all kinds of books and laboratory supplies.
In the Federation, textbooks were very expensive because various laws and regulations had greatly reduced the use of secondhand books, while university textbook costs had always remained high.
The expenses in this area could reach several thousand dollars per semester, and for some fields, they could even exceed ten thousand! By comparison, resource costs were not quite as high, since the federal education department still provided relevant subsidies.
If only resource costs were waived, the "burden reduction" for students' families would not meet the requirements. Moreover, in the shelter era, with resources limited, textbook costs might be even higher.
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