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[ekianjo]

> student loans are provided by the government and are interest free as long as we reside in New Zealand.

If you give interest free loans there is a strong incentive from the universities to increase their fees. How do you fix that issue?

[aianus → ekianjo]

At least in Ontario, Canada the schools cannot raise tuition without asking the government for permission.

[ekianjo → aianus]

Does that work?

[aianus → ekianjo]

I paid ~$13,000 a year tuition to study CS in Canada and I don't feel it's hampered my career vs. paying ~$30,000 in the US.

Note that at the same school, Arts programs are much cheaper than STEM (maybe $5,000 a year), in large part because they have much lower perceived economic value.