Private Universities Term New University Funding Discriminatory
Vice chancellors of Kenya’s private institutions are asking for a review of the new system of university funding in which each student would receive a scholarship.
Following a meeting with vice chancellors from 20 institutions, higher education institutions claimed that the new funding model discriminates against students who have applied to private universities because they will receive more funding than their counterparts in public universities.
The institutions say they’ll ask the government to change some funding requirements in a petition.
Professor Stephen Mbugua, vice chancellor of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), indicated that it had been agreed upon by all parties that KAPU would appeal to the government, seeking a reassessment of the offered funding model.
Private universities have established measures in the interim with the goal of supporting and ensuring the long-term survival of universities.
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The vice chancellor of the Management University of Kenya, Professor Washington Okeyo, added that the DUC funding mechanism had previously been used.
In accordance with this paradigm, students were assigned to different universities, and the associated funds accompanied them regardless of the university they ultimately picked.
He did, however, voice his concerns about the current funding arrangement, claiming that it is biassed and disadvantages students attending private universities in comparison to those attending public institutions.
“There used to be a funding scheme for DUC that permitted students to be enrolled in any university, and the cash followed the students wherever they went. The current system is biassed and devalues students attending private universities.
Ksh. 1.6 billion has been set aside under the new model, which will take effect in September 2023, to pay for university students.
Private Universities Term New University Funding Discriminatory
