![]() THE Papua New Guinea Department of Higher Education Research Science and Technology (DHERST) is seeking K75 million from the Marape Government for this year’s higher education loan programme (Help). DHERST secretary Fr Jan Czuba said they believed there would be enough money available for this programme. “We are still awaiting advice from Treasury because the global economy is compromised by the Covid-19, including Papua New Guinea’s,” he said. “Our Government has to look at the budget allocations and we see what honestly we can finance and how much.” Fr Jan said the Covid-19 vaccination was slowly being introduced but the virus was still impacting the economy.
“We have to see how much will be allocated,” he said. “We are asking for K75 million. “We believe it will be enough but we will see how much funding will be available because in situations like this, all citizens in Papua New Guinea must put the country first. “We cannot put our own interests or our own agenda first, the country must be put first. “The economy is not doing well, the Covid-19 made a huge impact so (will see) where we can improve our management, efficiency to reduce the cost, which projects can be delayed its implementation and (our priorities).” Fr Jan said Help would always be a priority as would primary and secondary education so everyone needed to take full responsibility for the economic situation they were in. Meanwhile, Fr Jan Czuba says aLL universities and higher education institutions are governed by independent councils which set up policies that students and staff must follow. He said this in response to students and parents raising concerns on institutions charging fees on students that were applying for the higher education loan programme (Help). “Some people do not understand the policy,” Fr Jan said. “Universities are governed by independent councils. “These councils set up the policies which must follow so what the University of PNG (UPNG) and other state universities are doing is requiring students to pay a minimum fee.” He said the fee would ensure the student was registered at the institution. “Once the students register then they can apply for the loan and they don’t have to pay more, so what the universities are doing is correct.” Fr Jan said schools often had students who registered but never paid. “I fully support the policy of UPNG and other universities where the minimum fees must be paid before the students arrive,” he said. TheNational / PNG Education News Next : Education Department Deregisters Teachers For Fraudulent Enrollments And Falsifying Documents Comments are closed.
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