NTU Prince Academy will increase the price from September this year, and the school emphasizes that it will be done in accordance with the contract.

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The Prince Academy of National Taiwan University recently issued an announcement stating that due to the impact of personnel and rising prices, the rent will be adjusted according to the content of the BOT contract, which is expected to be implemented from the next semester.

According to the content of the announcement, after the adjustment, the warm suite with the highest price will be raised by 500 yuan in one go, and the rent will exceed 10,000 yuan.

National Taiwan University emphasized that the school is in accordance with the contract, and the manufacturer has sent a letter to the school for future reference, and will urge the school to improve the hardware repair problems reported by students.

The announcement issued by the Prince Academy pointed out that in order to cope with the rising personnel costs and rising prices, rent adjustments will be made in accordance with the content of the BOT contract. Therefore, it is planned to adjust the prices of various room types in the school starting from September 1 this year. Three of them The original price of a room is 4,600 yuan, which will be raised to 4,840 yuan; the original price of a double room is 5,100 yuan, which will be raised to 5,370 yuan; the original price of a single room is 7,800 yuan, which will be raised to 8,210 yuan; Into 10,100 yuan.

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National Taiwan University emphasized that the school is in accordance with the contract, and the BOT manufacturer Prince Company has adjusted the price according to the contract and sent a letter to the school for future reference.

According to the specifications in the contract between the two parties, "the rent rate, if the consumer price index released by the Accounting Office of the Executive Yuan of our country has increased by a cumulative (total increase or decrease) of 4% compared with the index of the previous adjustment year (including the first year of operation period) If it is more than that, it may be adjusted according to the accumulative rate of increase during the period.”

National Taiwan University pointed out that in 2019, the Prince Company sent a letter informing that it would increase the accommodation fee for that year. After several meetings and coordination between the two parties, the Prince Company agreed to slow down the increase for one year and start to increase it in 2020.

The increase this time is based on the annual average price index of last year compared with the previous rent adjustment, and the price index has risen by 5.31%.

Regarding the students’ feedback on the hardware equipment in the dormitory, National Taiwan University stated that when students request repairs for faulty or damaged dormitory equipment, Prince Academy will arrange dormitory construction workers to repair it when the application is received.

The school attaches great importance to the quality of students' living. Regarding the situation of ineffective repairs, we will urge the Prince Academy to improve it.