THE University of Goroka (UOG) students owe the university K4 million under the higher education loan programme (Help), acting vice-chancellor Dr Teng Waninga says. “There is, thus, an urgent need to review and improve the Help,” he said. He said graduates who owed the university would not be receiving their diploma or degree certificates unless they settled their debts. “We know that the Government is also aware of this issue,” he said. “It is a Government initiative and it failed, according to me.” Dr Waninga said UOG would only release certificates after the students settled their outstanding fees because the university needed money to operate. “Help has to be well planned and administered,” he said.
“Students must know how much they should borrow. “The previous management did not work out the technical issues in terms of how the loan is to be repaid, who should be applying and by how much they should apply for. “The Government should think about ways to settle the debts with parents.” Higher Education Minister Wesley Raminai said Help was the Government’s signature programme for the department. “I realised that the programme may have not being managed so well. It gives loans to students so when they are employed, they should start repaying their loans Everyone should access Help,” Raminai said. The National / PNG education News Next: Fode Enrolls 54,000 Pupils Comments are closed.
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