The first university in Vietnam to collect tuition fees in Bitcoin

In an announcement on social media on the evening of October 26, Mr. Le Truong Tung - Chairman of FPT University said that the school "accepts students to pay tuition fees in Bitcoin, initially applicable to foreign students".

As soon as the information was published on social networks, it attracted attention and debate.

While some opinions support, saying that Bitcoin is a technological product and FPT University has a new breakthrough, on the contrary, there are many opinions directly arguing with Mr. Tung, expressing concerns that allowing the use of Bitcoit to pay tuition fees may be because this is a "virtual" currency, without any state management regulations.

At the same time, there are also opinions that the regulation of accepting tuition fees in Bitcoin will have negative impacts on students because it can cause students to "invest in risky ventures"...

Talk directly withYouthMr. Le Truong Tung confirmed that this is official information.

According to Mr. Tung, the school will start testing tuition collection in Bitcoin because this is a feasible solution for many foreign students studying at FPT University.

It is African students, especially from Nigeria, who find it very difficult to transfer money abroad to pay their tuition fees.

Mr. Le Truong Tung added: "Bitcoin is a technology product. We want to test collecting tuition fees, using Bitcoin as a form of transaction of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution. As a university training in technology, we think it is very important to learn, research, and test new technology issues, linking it to real life, which is completely possible in the 4.0 era."

According to TTO