The government plans to spend five billion dollars each year on free college education. President Nandi-Ndaitwah told parliament about this new program during her first state address. The ruling Swapo party wants to remove all tuition costs at public universities and technical schools before 2028.
Swapo set aside twenty-five billion dollars over five years to make this happen. They want to combine agencies that approve schools and change laws to bring the student loan office back under the education ministry. Officials need to talk with schools about how much different degrees cost. Schools can only create new degrees when they have enough money.
Namibia's main universities have not heard how the free education plan will work. The University of Namibia spokesperson, Simon Namesho, said they received no details about how things will run, even though the president made her announcement two days ago. The schools need to learn about the new system before they can make changes.
Swapo set aside twenty-five billion dollars over five years to make this happen. They want to combine agencies that approve schools and change laws to bring the student loan office back under the education ministry. Officials need to talk with schools about how much different degrees cost. Schools can only create new degrees when they have enough money.
Namibia's main universities have not heard how the free education plan will work. The University of Namibia spokesperson, Simon Namesho, said they received no details about how things will run, even though the president made her announcement two days ago. The schools need to learn about the new system before they can make changes.
