NAIROBI, Kenya
Majority of students in public universities do not find the Joint Admissions Board (JAB) useful, research has revealed.
A research conducted by Gallup Africa, a Market and Social Research company, revealed that 87% of the students interviewed felt that JAB, was not useful, with10.1% finding it important.
Releasing the results at Hotel Intercontinental, Gallup Research director in Kenya, Idi Pembere, stated that 85% of students in public universities were not pursuing degrees of their choices, despite a stellar performance in K.C.S.E examinations.
“Most of students in public universities are not studying degrees of their choices and would prefer joining private universities,” said Pembere.
In addition, Mr Pembere stated that majority of university and high school students felt that Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) should support students in both public and private universities.
The survey indicated that majority of respondents proposed the application to various universities be done directly without engaging any body.
According to the survey report, most respondents were not in support of the ongoing conversion of colleges into constituent universities. They felt they lack capacity and do not guarantee quality education.
Currently, there is the University Bill in the parliament tables that seeks to streamline the state of Higher Education in Kenya. The survey was conducted from 6th to 17th of August this year.
Peter Murumba is a journalism student at Multimedia University, Nairobi.
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