MSU Hikes Tuition Fee By More Than 400%
Midlands State University (MSU) has reportedly approved a 407% tuition fee increase amid reports that many students are already struggling to make ends meet.
In a notice seen by Pindula News, the higher learning institution informed students about the upward review of the fees.
The notice signed by Doctor K. Mudzingwa shows that undergraduate students will pay between ZW$285 000 (US$453) to ZW$359 212, with Medicine and Engineering degrees being the most expensive.
Converted to foreign currency equivalency based on the official exchange rate, the new fee structure ranges between US$453 and US$571 per semester.
The hike is significant considering most degrees were averaging ZW$50 000 last semester.
Postgraduate students, who were initially paying about ZW$81 000 last semester, will now pay between ZW$318 472 and ZW$573 360 up to the Masters’ level with some doctoral students paying ZW$1 million.
At least 50% of the fees are expected to have been paid by the close of registration on November 4, 2022, with the remainder expected by November 25, 2022.
Other institutions like the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) urged students to pay just 10% of the fees to register for classes.
See attached below:
