Kabambe Demands Reversal of Public University Fee Hike
UTM President Dalitso Kabambe has called on the government to reverse the recently approved 100 percent tuition fee increase for public universities, arguing that the decision will place higher education beyond the reach of many students from poor families. "Government must immediately reverse this unjustified 100 percent fee increase and reprioritise the existing budget by reducing low-priority expenditure and redirecting those resources towards public university education," Kabambe said. Meanwhile, Naomi Mbeya, a student at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources who attended Kabambe's briefing, said the fee increase has already caused anxiety among students from disadvantaged families who fear they may fail to continue with their studies. The increase applies to the University of Malawi, Mzuzu University, Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Malawi University of Science and Technology, where annual tuition has risen from K650,000 to K1.3 million.
Source · UTM News Monitor via Zodiak Malawi