Students and their families are being forced to choose university courses they can afford under the new funding model introduced last year rather than what they qualify for and aspire to study, investigations by Nation indicate. Students who wish to change the courses they have been placed within the same university can also do so on the university portals. On Tuesday last week, President William Ruto met all public university vice-chancellors and one of the agenda items was evaluation of the funding model. When he travelled from his home in Elgeyo-Marakwet County last year and enrolled for a Bachelor of Education (physics and mathematics) degree at the institution, he was optimistic that the new higher education funding model would cater for his financial needs. The National Assembly Committee on Education is scheduled to have a meeting with the principal secretary for Higher Education Beatrice Inyangala to discuss the funding model.

Source: Daily Nation June 04, 2024 02:41 UTC