Ugandan universities have expressed mixed views on a proposal to charge uniform fees for students from the East African region.
Hundreds of Students from EAC member states have in the past been attracted to Uganda’s universities and this has been profitable business to the country’s private universities.
Under the proposed scheme, students from all the East African countries and South Sudan would pay the same tuition fees at any university in Uganda and in all member states.
The Inter-University Council for East Africa is finalizing a standard tuition fees structure which member states will be required to endorse before it comes into effect.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni recently directed the country’s Education ministry to harmonize tuition fees for students from the region, in line with the move towards regional integration.
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