tuition

The promise of free tuition has an increasing number of Canadian students heading to Germany

Fees to rise between 3% and 14%

Universities to see operating grants increase by 5% a year

Riot police disperse some 2,000 protesters rallying against tuition increases

It is the slow privatization that is igniting protests

Budget allocates $24.6 million to further subsidize education costs

Students to pay $200 more for university and college

Students back university, criticize lack of provincial bursary support

Students worried university will be less accessible

Provincial budget also includes increased funding for universities