South Sudan students stranded in Ugandan fee strike
By Philip Thon Aleu
February 2, 2011 (KAMPALA) – South Sudanese are among international students affected by tuition fee increases at Kampala International University (KIU), Sudan Tribune has learnt.
“Since the 27th [January, 2011], we have not had lessons due to striking students,” he said.
KIU students are striking following tuition fee increases to US $5,000 per year for international students. The students are demanding revocation of the increase.
Thousands of South Sudanese students, displaced to the east African country during the 1983—2005 north-south civil war, are continuing higher education here. As the south is waiting to split from the north, the education sector, is facing numerous difficulties.
“I don’t know whether I will be able to support myself again,” another student said. “This is big money,” he added.
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Anyang
South Sudan students stranded in Ugandan fee strike
Be patience guys, things will be back to normal.
Space
South Sudan students stranded in Ugandan fee strike
UK talking of our education! what the hell are you talking about? Are you a Southerner? Anywhow, we are capable of doing everything like indepedent of the South Sudan without UK help. you get it? I also doubt your education.
Major
South Sudan students stranded in Ugandan fee strike
The issue of International students being charged higher tuition fee is not only in East Africa but worldwide, but the degree varies from institution to Institution, and within an institution, it also varies according to faculties.
It’s a wrong idea to generalized that Education in East Africa is poor, average speaking, 75% of the southerner who are currently employed (between the age of 18-35) have their education background from EA. we did not go to E A to Learn their Languages (everybody know what took us there) on the other hand we manage to attained the knowledge which can be portrayed in our services.
I would rather encourage us to send our children to E A for education (as we wait for our own education system setup) than send them to Khartoum to go and study in Arabic which will not help them at all.
Lokeji
South Sudan students stranded in Ugandan fee strike
It seems we have payback sufficiently to our east african brothers for their stands with us during our liberation struggh and more especifically uganda.Uganda for the last five years of the interim period had fatten her economy seriously and has been conformed by many regional and international economical bodies.
I think no one will arguing with me, when i say uganda economy is more healthier than before sudan C.P.A and this economic growth is all because of the new market ( south sudan). south sudan import 90% of it’s basic and secondary needs from most of the east africa countries and uganda is the leading supplier.
I think its enough now that we begin to establish and erect our economic by turning from consumming country to productive and suppling nation in the region.
Regarding the issue of sending our students to east African unversities to attain bachor degrees, its better for our government to use this money in improving our domestic universities, because it’s known to many that our government is exerting sufficient efford to sponsor some students in their studies.
Yesterday the governor of the central bank of south sudan(BOSS)Elijah Malok was saying that there is an inflation in south sudan and he stress that this can lead to economic collapse of the new nation before it’s birth and in my perception the student cost or whatever you call it, can be counted as one of the derivatives that let to this inflation. all the goods and services bought from these east African nations are paid in hard currencies ( Dollars).I think all of us know the importance of this hard currency in every country’s economic.