Wits sent students notices stating that they were liable for tuition, allowance and accommodation costs for 2020. The bombshell was dropped on the students in the last week of March.
Parents who, on paper, look like they can afford to pay their children’s university fees often can’t. They also miss out on funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.
Amid a continued national shutdown of universities, Blade Nzimande told parliament that government was collecting data of students’ historical debt
Thousands of students are anxiously awaiting for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to respond to their funding applications as registration at institutions draws to a close
Zeblon Vilakazi’s big dream is that Africa cannot simply be a spectator in the age of technological innovation; it must lead, and to lead it must act
We look at the funding of tertiary institutions in four developing countries.
Only an 8% rise in income will be enough to doctor their ailing financial health, varsities say
The humanities and arts are sacrificed in the business of ensuring solvent universities.
Universities need a diverse income base to secure competitiveness and academic freedom.
Higher education is no longer a luxury but a necessary resource for global competitiveness.
Only with consensus will current threats, like low success rates, to higher education become opportunities for economic and social development.
University funding in SA has not kept up with enrolment, and lags behind other countries, a damning government report reveals.
The many barriers faced by younger staff unfairly protect senior incumbents.
Postgraduate study can be daunting, so choose carefully to avoid making serious errors.
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/ 20 November 2009
Plans to grow vocational education may not
be viable in reality. Primarashni Gower reports.