Alarm bells sound on tertiary education budget

Alarm bells sound on tertiary education budget

Demand for tertiary education and training is set to blow out current baselines.The forecasted volume of students able to be funded under baselines extending to the 2026-27 financial year is greater than the amount of funding allocated to the sector.Tertiary education was the only ‘changed risk’ listed in the financial update’s changing demand and expectations on services section, after a turbulent few years of departmental cuts to universities …

A New Dawn for Namibian Tertiary Education

During her first state of the nation address on 24 April, president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah made a monumental announcement: As of the 2026 academic year, the Namibian government will provide fully subsidised tertiary education at all state-run universities and vocational training institutions. This initiative seeks to remove the financial burden of tuition and registration costs, allowing more Namibians to access higher education – regardless of …

Tertiary study subsidy boost in priority subjects

The Government is backing the tertiary system with new investment in study that delivers the greatest value for students and for New Zealand, Minister for Universities Dr Shane Reti and Minister for Vocational Education Penny Simmonds announced today.  “Budget 2025 invests an extra $398 million in tertiary education over the next four years. We need to grow our domestic pipeline of skilled workers to support the growing economy,” Dr Reti says. M…