One of the country’s education commentators has blasted the University of Malawi’s (Unima) decision to hike fees for mature entry students.
The commentator, Benedicto Kondowe said the fee hike is not a welcome development considering the hard economic times Malawi is going through.
He wondered whether the institution made some necessary assessment if the raising of the fee is practical under the current situation of economy.
“My own feeling is that the adjustment is quiet high competitively. Much as I do appreciate that the cost of living has gone up to provide that service, the question that one must look at is whether the adjustment takes into account our economic environment.
“And if not careful enough this will serve as a hindrance to accessing education especially if the salary and wage bill is still under the ongoing economic situation implying that most students will end up struggling to pay for the various courses,” explained Kondowe.
He emphasized that it would have been so good if the adjustment were in line with what people are getting from their employers.
However, through its publicist Peter Mitunda, Unima has defended its decision to hike the fees saying most of the students are working and others are engaged in various business activities hence the hike.
“The understanding is that these students were paying highly subsidized fee for their education. You know that these mature students most of them are working, so we want that there should be difference between the general students and the mature entry students,” said Mitunda.
He further said that there will be more documentation from the government on other fees saying they need to be adjusted depending on the type of the course and program and added that some information on this hike will be coming.
The hike which will be effective in the coming academic year, will see mature entry students paying K900,000 at Chancellor College, K950,000 at The Polytechnic, K1 million at Kamuzu College of Nursing and K1.4 million at College of Medicine.
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Dont worry, when am done with my diploma am going to zambia maybe I can have that chace there. These greedy idiots wants to make life tough for some of us………………………………..
Mukunamatu inu ine ndiye ndiphunzirabe, u wont opress me……psalm 23
BVUTO LALIKULU MU MALAWI LOTI ASOGOLELI AMAKHALA OKOMA MTIMA NTHAWI YA KAPENI BASI AKANGOWINA MAPLANI OMWE AMAKHALAPO NDIOKWEZA MITENGO MUSAIWALE MUZATIFUNA 2019 MUKUFUNA MUNENE KUTI OPHUNZILA ANAKWANA MTENGO MWAOOJEZA ZEDI CHONDE MUSISI KUTI MUTHU WAKUMUDZI AZIKWANITSA KULIPILA
Nowadays it’s becoming education by chance rather than in the past when it used to be education by choice. So you Govt. you think you can solve all the problems by doing such evil. Mudakangonena kut osauka chathu palibe kma osat kumakweza fees.
Muone mmene akwezera fees koma akabwera ku salary ya munthu wogwira ntchito m’boma munva kuti 5%.. Inuso a TUM mukangolola zamanyizo mukaphunzitsa nokha mkalasi muwona… Ifeso atikwezere salary ndi 300% ngati mmene akumakwezera zinthu zawozo… Zikumangokomera mbuzi kugunda galu apa… Nde buy Malawi campaign ilipati apa pamene akudulitsa zinthu zawo… ZOPUSA BASI.. KUSAGANIZIRA ANTHU ANU
zowawa kwambir malipiro ndiomwe aja koma cmukuona mabvuto aanzunu mongokweza feez muli phee pot inu zanu znayera kale mudziganiza kawiri mukuononga tsogolo la ana anzanutu mawa ndi ana aabale anu ndi azchemwali anu
it was necessary to hike the fees but that’s too much.
Noma yachinyidwa zigoli zitatu within 10minutes.
Stupid what kind of govt is this.
where z malawi going.poor salaries but mature fee wuuu abomination. but why z this so.u want 2 bar pple 2upgrade themselves. soften ur heart plz nafensotu we nid higher education
Koma Malawi wavuta,chancellor waUNIMA wavomeleza zimenezi?Ameneyidi alikutali ndi ife eti,ndi matchonadi eti?Aphunzitsi a akupanga matureyo ku poly ndi chanco amalandila zingati?Wadiploma kusecondary apitiliza?Koma a Malawienanu ndiozikonda eti?Wina ati univesity education is aprevilage zoona!A Malawi nthawiyakwana tiyeni tizuke tidemande nafensomalipilo abwino,oti tikalandila azikwana fees.Kodi mapwiyayu ndimayesa ndipompanonso watutumuka kutiophunzira ambiri akulephera fees ?Bomali lilimkati moyesela ulamulilodi eti?Mulungu alowelelepo.Ku MZUNImost upgrading students ndi primary and seco teachers olipidwa k50000-K80000 omwenso ali ndi mabanja akuphunzilanso mozunzika kungozimana zambiri,ayi chikho ichi chitipitilire,amalawi tiyeni tipemphele kolimba.
I left Xul Coz Of, Xul Fund. Then U talking About 950.000 Eiiiiiiish!!! Un equal Treatment Of Unequal Those Who ar rich Continue To be Rich, Those Who ar Poor Continue To Be Poor.
Kukweza kumeneku bwanji frm 2 hundred sumtin all the way to 9 hundred sumting? Eeeeh kukanizatu uku
Nothing Vital Than Matching.
These people in authority need some special treatment for the common people to b heard that are at pains.
Zongofunika demo apa.
No need to force a child to go to school bcoz Malswi dropping st zero . Asiyeni sziphunzira okha . Ena akulephera yochepayo koma ali degree what about k10000000? Malawi sadzatukukanso
Higher education is now for rich.they are realy killing us
aaaa mwangogwandulilatu mwamulakwila mfanayo
Ati Mature Student Akugwira Ntchito, Ku Boma Salary Wa Diploma Ndi K80 Grand, Pachaka Ndi K960 Grand Osachosapo. Nanga Rent ? Mgaiwa ? Transport ? Stationary ? Zovala ? NANGA K 1.4 M ZIKUGWIRIZANA?!!??? AKUFUNA MAKASU A BOMA ACHULUKE~CHEAP LABOUR !??! JACKASSES!?!?