Parents and guardians whose wards are studying at The Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, have demanded for an immediate reopening of the college.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the parents who came from across the country met in Lilongwe to strategise on the next course of action.<\/p>\n
A representative of the parents, Mavuto Kapyeye, said the parents are disappointed with the prolonged delay as the students are just staying idle, losing their precious time.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs parents and guardians, we are very concerned about the prolonged delay. The delay is affecting us in many ways, the students are our children and we are happy to see them progress in their education having them staying idle at home is worrisome,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Commenting on whether the students should pay the new hiked fees, Kapyeye said the parents are discussing the way forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe unique thing about The Polytechnic is the argument about timing of the implementation of the new fees. There is an argument that despite being in a different calendar year, they are in a different academic year, so that\u2019s what we want to unpack and see how we can resolve the problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The standoff between University of Malawi (Unima) leadership and students of The Polytechnic over fees hike, following an admission by the council that the college can only open and run smoothly with contributions from the students through the new fees, has been going on for months now.<\/p>\n
The Polytechnic was initially scheduled to open on October 3, 2016.<\/p>\n
Unima management says The Polytechnic needs about K2 billion from the new fees for it to run smoothly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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