COMMENT | UUCA, a bane to varsities’ and student development

COMMENT | The higher education minister’s announcement in Parliament that there are no plans to repeal the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA) is disappointing on two levels.

First, it reneges on the minister’s recent promise to restore trust in the higher education system. A statement of such finality that UUCA will not be repealed without any meaningful discussion with stakeholders hardly serves to engender trust in those involved in the system or relying on it.

Instead, the pre-emptive statement shows that the tired old show will go on, with new players but without any change in the script...