During the 2017-18 financial year, for example, UoN, Kenyatta University and Multimedia University alone reported negative working capital of Sh5.5 billion. Allegations include poor academic programmes that miss the market's needs, unplanned expansion, poor engagements with industry and a bloated wage bill. “It's high time they started exploring new ways to generate revenue from their resources to become self-sufficient,” Some told the Star on the phone on Friday. ROAD TO SELF-RELIANCEHe said for a university to have a successful industry partnership, it must cultivate an open culture that welcomes industry experience. Wasonga said if universities invested in quality research, their patents would generate revenue.

Source: The Star May 18, 2019 02:03 UTC