BEIRUT: Hundreds of students at the American University of Beirut turned out Thursday to protest a planned tuition hike scheduled to take effect next year.
"Over the years, the university has been increasing the tuition with no evidence of why they need it,” said Youssef Samdakil, a third-year mechanical engineering student and one of the protest organizers.
Joelle Gemayel, a second-year engineering student who participated in the protest, said he was “proud” of the students’ actions, but added that the protest could have been organized better.
“I wish it was done more efficiently," he said.
The administration released a statement several days in advance of the protests.
“AUB, like all private universities that do not possess huge endowments, must rely on student tuition to ensure [the following:] Continuity of operations; a viable pool of financial aid; and the retention of talented faculty and staff in the unpredictable climate of Lebanon that exists today,” the statement said. “Tuition increases for next year have not yet been determined by the administration, which remains open to further discussion with AUB students."
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