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The University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) opposes increasing fees at public universities for the academic year 2022–2023.
In the recent release on Tuesday, USAG noted "the recent enormous increases in school fees of public universities in the country, which will make access to education increasingly challenging."
With only a few weeks until the start of classes again, USAG is concerned that students won't have enough time to prepare for the increases in both academic and residential costs.
The Parliament recently approved a 15% maximum increment in university fees from the previous academic year.
Some universities have released schedules of school fees for next academic year with very high percentage increments – a development USAG is not satisfied with.
The association of university students believes the announcement by the institutions is an error.
“The procedure for approval of Public University fees is very clear, and this approval does not stop at Management or at University Councils. Our universities are supposed to send their proposed fees to Parliament through the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission and the Ministry of Finance. Subject to the passing of the recent Fees and Charges Act, 2022, the final approving authority is not the university management but Parliament.”
“Our biggest concern with this release is on how short the notice on the payment has come, and how difficult it will be for most of our students to continue their education”, the statement continued.
USAG has also raised concerns over support from the Students Loan Trust Fund and GETFund.
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