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Funding bombshell leaves law students in limbo

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…

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The plight of the ‘missing middle’ is no joke, Nzimande

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.

The minister said detractors have celebrated the reputational damage to the student funding scheme, his department and the government

Cabinet to receive proposal on university student funding by June

Amid a continued national shutdown of universities, Blade Nzimande told parliament that government was collecting data of students’ historical debt

‘It is so hard being a black and broke’: How access to NSFAS funding involves privilege, luck

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

New VC wants Wits to produce innovators

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

Fighting for funding: Earlier this year students in São Paulo

​The global case for free education

We look at the funding of tertiary institutions in four developing countries.

Students protest outside Parliament last year against a proposed hike in tuition fees.

Universities dig in their heels over 0% fees hike as it is ‘unsustainable’

Only an 8% rise in income will be enough to doctor their ailing financial health, varsities say

Delegates at Davos are preoccupied with business and making profits – but such concerns cannot be given priority over the core functions of a university.

What is the price of education?

The humanities and arts are sacrificed in the business of ensuring solvent universities.

Varsities: We daren’t let the bucks stop here

Universities need a diverse income base to secure competitiveness and academic freedom.

Nipping it in the bud: Farms like this one in the Hex River Valley face an uncertain future.

Set course for a new destination

Higher education is no longer a luxury but a necessary resource for global competitiveness.

The 2015 #FeesMustFall student movement was surely inspired by the gallantry of the 1976 uprisings and the 1980s protests, as they were all about access to equal and quality education irrespective of race.

Sing from the same higher education hymn sheet

Only with consensus will current threats, like low success rates, to higher education become opportunities for economic and social development.

Varsities too full to function

University funding in SA has not kept up with enrolment, and lags behind other countries, a damning government report reveals.

Academic privilege is a grey area

The many barriers faced by younger staff unfairly protect senior incumbents.

Further study: Think hard about your own concerns, needs and questions to get the advice that’s best for you. (Reuters)

Eight-step plan for postgrad future

Postgraduate study can be daunting, so choose carefully to avoid making serious errors.

No money for more students

Plans to grow vocational education may not be viable in reality. Primarashni Gower reports.