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University of Namibia backs down on fee increase

Xinhua, December 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

The University of Namibia has backed down on fee increases following students' protests.

In a statement Tuesday, the university said the fees for 2017 that were supposed to be increased by 7.5 percent would now go up by 5 percent.

The university council, the statement said, has approved a 100 Namibian dollars (about 7 U.S. dollars) increase on registration to make it 1,650 Namibian dollars (120 U.S. dollars) per year for 2017.

In addition, a Namibian student will be required to pay a minimum deposit on tuition fees of 5,000 Namibian dollars (367 U.S. dollars), on or before registration.

Students staying on campus will be required to pay a non-refundable wear and tear fee of 1,000 Namibian dollars per year.

The university was forced to cancel scheduled examinations during the demonstrations in Oct. when students ripped up exam timetables to protest that many were not allowed into the exam rooms because of unpaid fees.

At the time, the university said 13,616 students owed 145 million Namibian dollars (10.7 million U.S dollars). Endit