Makerere hikes fees for government students
Jul 08, 2008
THE burden of high fees payment at Makerere University has extended to the Government-sponsored students.
By Robert Owiny
THE burden of high fees payment at Makerere University has extended to the Government-sponsored students.
The university has increased the amount of ‘functional’ fees which scholarship recipients should pay apart from what government contributes.
In a letter of admission for first-year students for the 2008/2009 academic year, the academic registrar states:
“Your university fees is paid by the Ugandan government, however, you are expected to pay the following functional fees before registration; development fee sh123,500, technology fee sh50,000 and identity card fee sh15,000.â€
The New Vision also learnt that the university hospital registration fee was increased from sh6,000 to 10,000.
In total, individuals benefiting from the scheme this year will part with sh198,500 before they can register.
Previously, the beneficiaries of the scholarship would pay sh15,000 for an identity card, sh16,000 for an undergraduate gown and sh1,000 for a rules booklet, all costing sh32,000. Development or technology fees were not charged in the past.
The university vice-chancellor, Livingstone Luboobi, confirmed the increment.
“We requested the University Council to allow us put an extra fee for the government students, and it was endorsed.â€
Recently, President Yoweri Museveni warned against extra costs for government-sponsored students when medical students complained that the university administration asks them to pay for field trips.
“The window of government sponsorship should be fully sponsored. If there is a cost that is part of the course, it should be met. The spirit of Government sponsorship should not die,†the president said while addressing the students at medical school.
The Public Universities Joint Admissions Board admitted 4,000 students for government sponsorship this year.
Admission letters for those admitted under the national merit scheme are out. The list of those admitted under the district quota system, are still being screened by local council authorities in their districts of origin.
THE burden of high fees payment at Makerere University has extended to the Government-sponsored students.
The university has increased the amount of ‘functional’ fees which scholarship recipients should pay apart from what government contributes.
In a letter of admission for first-year students for the 2008/2009 academic year, the academic registrar states:
“Your university fees is paid by the Ugandan government, however, you are expected to pay the following functional fees before registration; development fee sh123,500, technology fee sh50,000 and identity card fee sh15,000.â€
The New Vision also learnt that the university hospital registration fee was increased from sh6,000 to 10,000.
In total, individuals benefiting from the scheme this year will part with sh198,500 before they can register.
Previously, the beneficiaries of the scholarship would pay sh15,000 for an identity card, sh16,000 for an undergraduate gown and sh1,000 for a rules booklet, all costing sh32,000. Development or technology fees were not charged in the past.
The university vice-chancellor, Livingstone Luboobi, confirmed the increment.
“We requested the University Council to allow us put an extra fee for the government students, and it was endorsed.â€
Recently, President Yoweri Museveni warned against extra costs for government-sponsored students when medical students complained that the university administration asks them to pay for field trips.
“The window of government sponsorship should be fully sponsored. If there is a cost that is part of the course, it should be met. The spirit of Government sponsorship should not die,†the president said while addressing the students at medical school.
The Public Universities Joint Admissions Board admitted 4,000 students for government sponsorship this year.
Admission letters for those admitted under the national merit scheme are out. The list of those admitted under the district quota system, are still being screened by local council authorities in their districts of origin.