Students to be allowed to reapply for loans
Education ministry decision follows public outrage over number of failed applications
10 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM
Hassan Mohamed
The ministry of higher education has said it would allow students to resubmit their loan applications following a furore over the number of students failing to qualify for an award.
In a statement released on Monday, the higher education ministry said disqualified students could reapply for the remaining 163 loan slots.
“The most important aim of this government is to give out student loans to as many applicants as possible,” the statement said, adding that disqualified students could edit their submissions through the application portal.
Just 79 students out of 993 who applied for a loan (eight percent) were successful. A total of 242 loans were up for grabs, meaning just 33 percent of available loans were awarded to students.
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