Nanso against payment of full tuition fees

Enzo AmueleThe Namibian National Students Organisation (Nanso) is opposed to the payment of full tuition fees for the academic year 2021, and refers to Zoom classes as “one of the biggest scams ever”.Nanso held a press conference on 7 February 2021 at Ella Du Plessis High School in Windhoek to address current issues regarding students, such as admission to a university. The conference was attended by the student representative council (SRC) presidents from the various higher learning institutions. According to the president of Nanso, Simon Taapopi, the transition of face-to-face lessons to online learning has reduced the quality of learning. “Despite this learners are still expected to pay full tuition fees to their intuitions of higher learning. This greatly disenfranchises [students] who are in little position to honour the payments,” Taapopi said.“We are aware of the challenges faced by institutions of higher learning during Covid-19; however, some form of relief has been granted to them in the previous budget allocations which saw their administrative funding being prioritised,” he added. The spokesperson of Nanso, Dylan Mukoroli, further emphasised that the mode of learning and structure of payment should be on the same level. “A student cannot be paying for a practical module and then do it online; it is not the same as being taught face-to-face where the student can actively engage with the lecturer,” Mukoroli said.Therefore, Nanso calls on higher education institutions to come to the negotiating table to meet students halfway. A Nanso press statement dated 7 February further reads that fees must be structured to accommodate all students. “Paying full tuition fees for Zoom lectures is one of the biggest scams ever.“Learning has changed. We know it and so should our management and administrative approaches towards education,” the statement reads. Taapopi also congratulated the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the International University of Management (IUM) for showing their preparedness to accommodate grade 11 learners.

Nanso against payment of full tuition fees

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