Dormitories are overcrowded or there is no accommodation
The dormitory is considered an ideal place for new students returning to the city to study, because it is close to the school and has low costs. However, dormitories are currently only for students in policy categories such as children of war invalids, martyrs, islands, mountainous areas, and poor and near-poor households...
In addition to dormitories being overcrowded, many universities and colleges also do not have dormitories for students to live in. Therefore, the majority of students from the provinces who study in the capital have to rent accommodation outside.
Therefore, at this time, in addition to completing admission procedures, new students are also struggling to find accommodation to stabilize their studies because boarding prices in Hanoi are currently "skyrocketing" by 15-20%. compared to before. The reason given by boarding house owners is that regulations requiring the installation of fire prevention and fighting equipment in rental houses and high-rise buildings cause investment costs to increase, so they have to cover expenses with revenue.
The rising cost of accommodation has caused many students, especially new students, to face many difficulties. According to Dinh Tung Chi (Thai Nguyen City) - a student at Hanoi Foreign Trade University, for the past 2 days, he has been looking for a boarding house in the Quan Hoa area, Cot village, Lang village but has not been able to rent it because the rooms are enough. I can't afford to rent larger rooms (over 3 million VND/room/month).
Tung Chi said that when he read the ads from the motel owners online, the price was the same, but when he came to see the room, they increased the price. For example, a room in Ha Yen Quyet street, Yen Hoa ward (Cau Giay district) of 20m2 is priced at 3.5 million VND/month, while the advertised price is 3 million VND. To reduce costs, Tung Chi was forced to go online to look for a roommate.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan (Pho Yen City, Thai Nguyen) said that upon receiving the news that her daughter had passed the Hanoi University of Economics and Technology, the whole family was very happy. But when I took my child to the school to enroll, I found out that the school did not have a dormitory, so I was forced to hire someone outside.
“Cheap, affordable motels are far away and do not guarantee security. A house that meets the criteria must cost at least 2.5 million VND/room, so I have to advise my children to save money and find roommates," Ms. Loan said.
Rising prices still "burn out" rooms
Ms. Le Van - owner of a boarding house in Me Tri, Nam Tu Liem - said that after many fires and explosions occurred in boarding houses and mini apartments, the government inspected and required repairs and upgrades to the system. Electrical systems, emergency exits, fire prevention and fighting... If the boarding house is equipped with safer and cleaner equipment, the price must also be higher.
On August 18, a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper noted that in areas near Hanoi University, Transport, Foreign Trade, Diplomacy, Commerce... where many students rent rooms, there is a shortage of rooms. or price increases are quite common. Boarding houses with small areas from 12m2-15m2 with prices of 2-2.5 million VND/month are almost gone. If there is a vacant room, the price increases to at least 500,000 VND/room/month. But rental rooms with an area of 30 square meters or more, equipped with good fire prevention equipment, are priced higher than normal.
Typically, in Ha Yen Quyet street (Yen Hoa, Cau Giay), according to observations, at a 5-story motel, a room of about 15m2-25m2 costs 2.8-3.5 million VND/month (up from 300,000 VND). -500,000 VND/month compared to before). For a larger room, 35m2-40m2, the price is 6-6.5 million VND/month. Similarly, at alley 331 Cau Giay, many rental rooms have increased rapidly with prices of 4.5-5 million VND/month for rooms of 28m2-30m2.
In the Dong Me area (My Dinh 1 ward, Nam Tu Liem district), the lowest price for a room of about 15m2 is 2.8 million VND. At alley 76 My Dinh street (Nam Tu Liem district), a room of about 15m2 costs 2.8 million VND/month. However, most of these motels are "sold out" of rooms.
