President Yoweri Museveni wants all the Uganda universities to charge same fees for all students from the East African member states.
The president was responding to complaints from the students under the Great Lakes Students Union meeting at Makerere University.
The president says even when other regional countries have not yet harmonized their school dues to the regional expectations Uganda should set a precedent.
The president has tasked university authorities to explain the disparity in tuition payment among university students.
During the Great Lakes Students Union summit in Makerere students from various countries reported to the president that they pay too much money in tuition compared to their counterparts here.
This is the trend in many universities in the region but Uganda should be exemplary by setting a precedent in harmonizing university tuition.
The President says the East Africa integration means border-less operation as though east Africa is one destination.
Therefore discrepancies especially in the education sector should be harmonize to suit regional interest.
Students' leaders under the Great Lakes Students union were meeting at Makerere University earlier today for a convention under the theme "the role of the Youth in propelling unity peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region".
The one day conference at Makerere university drew students from Ugandan universities, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi,Tanzania ,Somalia ,Somali Land, South Sudan Nigeria Democratic Republic of Congo among others.
The president cautioned the youths against sectarianism on tribal lines, religion and chauvinism which the major causes of unwarranted divisionism
Museveni says the biggest problem in Africa is pseudo ideology which breeds instabilities on the continent.
The students however thanked the president for his intervention in Somalia and South Sudan to restore peace.
Gen Elly Tumwiine the patron of the students union applauded the current and past students in this association that has bred a peace loving generation.
The president was responding to complaints from the students under the Great Lakes Students Union meeting at Makerere University.
The president says even when other regional countries have not yet harmonized their school dues to the regional expectations Uganda should set a precedent.
The president has tasked university authorities to explain the disparity in tuition payment among university students.
During the Great Lakes Students Union summit in Makerere students from various countries reported to the president that they pay too much money in tuition compared to their counterparts here.
This is the trend in many universities in the region but Uganda should be exemplary by setting a precedent in harmonizing university tuition.
The President says the East Africa integration means border-less operation as though east Africa is one destination.
Therefore discrepancies especially in the education sector should be harmonize to suit regional interest.
Students' leaders under the Great Lakes Students union were meeting at Makerere University earlier today for a convention under the theme "the role of the Youth in propelling unity peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region".
The one day conference at Makerere university drew students from Ugandan universities, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi,Tanzania ,Somalia ,Somali Land, South Sudan Nigeria Democratic Republic of Congo among others.
The president cautioned the youths against sectarianism on tribal lines, religion and chauvinism which the major causes of unwarranted divisionism
Museveni says the biggest problem in Africa is pseudo ideology which breeds instabilities on the continent.
The students however thanked the president for his intervention in Somalia and South Sudan to restore peace.
Gen Elly Tumwiine the patron of the students union applauded the current and past students in this association that has bred a peace loving generation.
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