The University of Tokyo, Japan’s top public university, plans to raise its tuition fees by 20% from 2025 — its first increase in 20 years — while expanding its current financial aid eligibility for domestic students.

Amid growing financial pressure, the University of Tokyo will raise tuition by 20 percent starting next academic year, likely setting a precedent for other national universities to follow suit.

Higher tuition fees and direct government funding are needed to halt a growing deficit in England, a group of 141 UK universities says. A fee rise linked to inflation and more government investment would ensure the sector “does not slide into decline”,

A fee rise linked to inflation and more government investment would ensure the sector “does not slide into decline”, according to proposals from Universities UK, seen exclusively by. The Department for Education says it will create “a secure future for our world-leading universities”.

Call for students to pay higher fees to help struggling universities - Universities UK said fees and government grants have not kept pace with rising costs.