Kyambogo University management is in much fear over the low tuition fees structure the university is accommodating. The management said sustaining such low fees has become a challenge due to increased expenses.
Professor Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya, the Vice Chancellor explained that compared to other public institutions, Kyambogo University continues to charge the lowest fees, which management is concerned about.
According to Katunguka, the university has undergraduate courses which charge lower than four hundred thousand shillings per semester. These are especially in faculties of Special Needs and Rehabilitation, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Industrial Design, Institute of Distance Education among others.
“I want to assure you that Kyambogo University continues to charge the least fees, and I want to give you a clear indication of what I am talking about” He explained during the press briefing at university main campus.
He added “When you look at the Faculty of Science, diploma programs which are two years, we charge Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand shillings per semester. “Is there anybody who charges this money in a university like this” furious Vice Chancellor charged.
Recently, the university reviewed its programs and introduced new ones. The Faculties and Schools proposed a moderate increase in tuition fees. In response, the University Council convened a meeting on April 27, 2023, during which they thoroughly discussed and approved moderate adjustments to tuition fees.
The said changes took effect in the 2024/2025 academic year, starting with the first-year students.
According to Katunguka, the tuition adjustments have so far been implemented in the School of Management and Entrepreneurship and the School of Built Environment. These changes only affect first-year students.
He expressed his concern how some students misinterpreted the fees adjustment and ended up politicizing it. Recently, students led by their leader-Guild president Reagan Mwebesa, staged a protest against these said fees adjustment. According to the guild, the university management failed to consult and consider the interests of the students.
Kyambogo university fees structure was established in 2008, and professor Katunguka noted that the fees structure has never been reviewed since 2008. “This is sixteenth year down the road”. The Vice Chancellor said a lot of things including the economy have changed, which calls for the university to start reviewing their fees structures.
