Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Anambra Varsity increases rates by 150%
Students of the Anambra State University (Ansu) and their parents may be on the receiving end of the strike has been called-off the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the institution is on the recent rise in expenditure of schooling by management in the institution.
Ansu easily reopened three weeks ago after a strike that lasted six months. Students and teachers were willing to cover the lost land and grade examinations are concluded. But the increase in school fees by 150 percent has brought sadness to the students who complained bitterly and insisting that management must cut rates. Meanwhile, the Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Fidel Okafor, who addressed reporters on the campus of the institution Uli on the events said the rate hike was inevitable in order to shore up the internally generated revenue (IGR) school and meet the terms of the agreement reached with the workers.
According to the details of the new fees payable by students, alumni both in the study of professional and amateur classes must pay N84, 000 while the new students in vocational courses will fornon-pay N108, 000 while new students admitted to professional courses paid n128, 000, all for one session.
Insisting that the school fees was in no way scandalous, Acting VC said that the fees cover various topics including students identity card, medical laboratory tests, insurance, departmental charges, the ITC training and development academic regulation, X-ray incoming students, the fees for EU students, among others. He said: "I well remember that during the negotiations involving multiple stakeholders, the council of elders of Anambra State, traditional rulers, spiritual leaders, ASUU, SUGs of the institution concerned, Ansu, Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, all attended the University Paul when the elders were trying to negotiate peace. "The issue of school fees that came in the current circumstances, the state alone can not provide all funds for the operation of the university and the need to increase school enrollment grew in some way. This suggests even in the agreement of the fund for the implementation of the agreement would come from IGR and IGR are more readily available for school fees. "
The lifting of the ban on admission of new students for admission and enrollment Joint Board (MARCO), Okafor said, the school has plans to conclude the current session in October, noting that the new session will begin on 19 February 2012. Congratulated the academic community said they have decided to make sacrifices for the institution to recover the time lost to strike without lowering standards, adding that they are working to ensure that their students joined the next batch of National Service Youth Corp (NYSC) program.
Expressing feelings of students in the resumption and increase in school fees, the outgoing Chairman of GUS, Comrade Paul Okafor, said the school has fully resumed and everything moves smoothly. However, he reported the sharp increase in school fees, and described it as outrageous. He said: "Honestly, the school has gone beyond the break, because he immediately resumed the management and staff and all students worked diligently to ensure that recovered the lost months. You can see that students last year have taken their degree examinations like me who is talking now and students are very happy with the development. "
Although he said he was unaware of the increased fees, the head of the students said: "If it has officially announced to the press, I'm not informed because the last time he met with the rector, said the increase is inevitable but begged that we all know is inevitable, but that is not scandalous, that is not 100 percent, but the amount I was told that now is pretty outrageous. "Compared to the challenges we face here is very outrageous and seriously stated to the management and governance that amount is outrageous and we are asking them to cut it. If you want to increase, it is not advisable to over 100 percent increase. You take it slowly so that students can afford it. If you are going to imitate someone, we should not imitate it will be very difficult for us to address. "
Ansu easily reopened three weeks ago after a strike that lasted six months. Students and teachers were willing to cover the lost land and grade examinations are concluded. But the increase in school fees by 150 percent has brought sadness to the students who complained bitterly and insisting that management must cut rates. Meanwhile, the Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Fidel Okafor, who addressed reporters on the campus of the institution Uli on the events said the rate hike was inevitable in order to shore up the internally generated revenue (IGR) school and meet the terms of the agreement reached with the workers.
According to the details of the new fees payable by students, alumni both in the study of professional and amateur classes must pay N84, 000 while the new students in vocational courses will fornon-pay N108, 000 while new students admitted to professional courses paid n128, 000, all for one session.
Insisting that the school fees was in no way scandalous, Acting VC said that the fees cover various topics including students identity card, medical laboratory tests, insurance, departmental charges, the ITC training and development academic regulation, X-ray incoming students, the fees for EU students, among others. He said: "I well remember that during the negotiations involving multiple stakeholders, the council of elders of Anambra State, traditional rulers, spiritual leaders, ASUU, SUGs of the institution concerned, Ansu, Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, all attended the University Paul when the elders were trying to negotiate peace. "The issue of school fees that came in the current circumstances, the state alone can not provide all funds for the operation of the university and the need to increase school enrollment grew in some way. This suggests even in the agreement of the fund for the implementation of the agreement would come from IGR and IGR are more readily available for school fees. "
The lifting of the ban on admission of new students for admission and enrollment Joint Board (MARCO), Okafor said, the school has plans to conclude the current session in October, noting that the new session will begin on 19 February 2012. Congratulated the academic community said they have decided to make sacrifices for the institution to recover the time lost to strike without lowering standards, adding that they are working to ensure that their students joined the next batch of National Service Youth Corp (NYSC) program.
Expressing feelings of students in the resumption and increase in school fees, the outgoing Chairman of GUS, Comrade Paul Okafor, said the school has fully resumed and everything moves smoothly. However, he reported the sharp increase in school fees, and described it as outrageous. He said: "Honestly, the school has gone beyond the break, because he immediately resumed the management and staff and all students worked diligently to ensure that recovered the lost months. You can see that students last year have taken their degree examinations like me who is talking now and students are very happy with the development. "
Although he said he was unaware of the increased fees, the head of the students said: "If it has officially announced to the press, I'm not informed because the last time he met with the rector, said the increase is inevitable but begged that we all know is inevitable, but that is not scandalous, that is not 100 percent, but the amount I was told that now is pretty outrageous. "Compared to the challenges we face here is very outrageous and seriously stated to the management and governance that amount is outrageous and we are asking them to cut it. If you want to increase, it is not advisable to over 100 percent increase. You take it slowly so that students can afford it. If you are going to imitate someone, we should not imitate it will be very difficult for us to address. "
