Universities to Lose Students if Facilities are Not up to Standard
Universities all around the nation are struggling to maintain top-notch facilities in order to retain students. According to KUCCPS CEO Mercy Wahome, studies have shown that poor facilities, such inferior hostels, cause students to leave institutions.
Wahome emphasised that while students have the ability to make their own decisions, colleges must set and uphold a particular standard.
Poor housing conditions have been cited as one of the reasons students transfer, when we ask them why.If you provide quality, you can keep your students. She declared.
After speaking with several students, it became clear that many of them preferred staying in external hostels because of the privacy and financial benefits.
“After spending a few semesters at the campus dorm, I decided to rent elsewhere. I made this choice due to a lack of solitude and interruptions from my roommates. Under the condition of anonymity, one student related her story.
Wahome emphasised that before welcoming the 2022 KCSE class in September, institutions and universities must make sure their infrastructure is in good condition.
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University students may switch their majors within two years, according to the KUCCPS.
In order to deliver the programmes they aim to offer, she advised university administrators to make sure they have the appropriate resources.
Wahome recommended organisations to think about working with the Ministry of Housing to improve dorms for students.
She thought that this collaboration could result in important advancements in housing options, which are crucial for keeping students.
Universities that were thinking about raising tuition fees to pay for housing and food expenses were advised against doing so.
If this agreement is broken, universities may be penalised, which may include having their agreements revoked.
The government and schools have come to an agreement to prevent fee increases, according to Geoffrey Monari, CEO of the Universities Fund.
He said that the government will provide loans only to 9,662 students attending private institutions while providing loans and scholarships to 130,485 students enrolled in public universities.
Universities to Lose Students if Facilities are Not up to Standard
