3 - Privately Sponsored Students and Other Income-Generating Activities at the University of Nairobi*
Journal of Higher Education in Africa,
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2004): Journal of Higher Education in Africa
Abstract
* An earlier version of this paper was presented to a conference, “Improving Tertiary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Things That Work!” sponsored by the Association of African Universities and the World Bank, in Accra, Ghana, September 23–25, 2003.
Beginning in the 1994–1995 academic year, the government sharply cut university funds from the Kenyan exchequer, challenging the University of Nairobi to diver- sify its revenue sources. In response, the university adopted the concept of the “entrepreneurial university” and created a wholly owned, independent, profit-mak- ing holding company, the University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services Limited (UNESL). Those involved in the planning determined that the university should concentrate on its core competence, which was adding value to knowledge. The most fruitful—and radical—development was the addition of the Module II (or parallel) programs that accept privately sponsored students, thus embracing tuition fees and the concept of cost-sharing at least for these students but for the benefit of the entire university. Overcoming initial resistance, Model II and other income- generating activities have allowed the university to greatly enhance its financial base and increase access to its educational programs.
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- Ishengoma, J. (2004a). Cost sharing and participation in higher education in Sub Saharan Africa: The case of Tanzania. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, State University of New York at Buffalo.
- Ishengoma, J. (2004b). Cost-Sharing in higher education in Tanzania: Fact or fiction? Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 2(2), this issue.
- Johnstone D. B. (2002). The finance and politics of cost-sharing in higher education. In B. L. M. Mwamila, I. Omari, & E. Mbuya (Eds.), Financing higher education in Eastern and Southern Africa: Diversifying revenue and expanding accessibility (pp. 71-85). Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam.
- Luhanga, M. L., & Mbwette, T. S. A. (2002). Implementation of management and financial reform at the University of Dar-es-Salaam. In B. L. M. Mwamila, I. Omari, & E. Mbuya (Eds.), Financing higher education in Eastern and Southern Africa: Diversifying revenue and expanding accessibility (pp. 96-109). Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam.
- Kiamba, C. M. (2002). Challenges and opportunities in the management of the University of Nairobi. Keynote speech, seminar of the University of Nairobi Senate, Nairobi, Kenya, August, 23, 2002.
- Marginson, S., & Considine, M. (2002). The enterprise university: Power, governance and reinvention. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Ssebuwufu, P. J. M. (2002). University financing and management reforms: The experience of Makerere University. In B. L. M. Mwamila, I. Omari, & E. Mbuya (Eds.), Financing higher education in Eastern and Southern Africa: Diversifying revenue and expanding accessibility (pp. 86-95). Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam.
- Ogot, B. O. (2002). The enterprise university: Real or pseudo? Paper presented at the Seminar on the Occasion of the First Exhibition by Kenyan Universities, May, 23–25, 2002, Nairobi, Kenya.
- UNES. University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services Limited.
- University of Nairobi. (1994). Report of the committee on the income-generating activities in the university.
- University of Nairobi. (2003). Rationalization of income-generating activities.
- Ziderman, A., & Albrecht, D. (1995). Financing universities in developing countries. Washington, DC: Falmer Press.
References
Ishengoma, J. (2004a). Cost sharing and participation in higher education in Sub Saharan Africa: The case of Tanzania. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Ishengoma, J. (2004b). Cost-Sharing in higher education in Tanzania: Fact or fiction? Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 2(2), this issue.
Johnstone D. B. (2002). The finance and politics of cost-sharing in higher education. In B. L. M. Mwamila, I. Omari, & E. Mbuya (Eds.), Financing higher education in Eastern and Southern Africa: Diversifying revenue and expanding accessibility (pp. 71-85). Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam.
Luhanga, M. L., & Mbwette, T. S. A. (2002). Implementation of management and financial reform at the University of Dar-es-Salaam. In B. L. M. Mwamila, I. Omari, & E. Mbuya (Eds.), Financing higher education in Eastern and Southern Africa: Diversifying revenue and expanding accessibility (pp. 96-109). Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam.
Kiamba, C. M. (2002). Challenges and opportunities in the management of the University of Nairobi. Keynote speech, seminar of the University of Nairobi Senate, Nairobi, Kenya, August, 23, 2002.
Marginson, S., & Considine, M. (2002). The enterprise university: Power, governance and reinvention. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Ssebuwufu, P. J. M. (2002). University financing and management reforms: The experience of Makerere University. In B. L. M. Mwamila, I. Omari, & E. Mbuya (Eds.), Financing higher education in Eastern and Southern Africa: Diversifying revenue and expanding accessibility (pp. 86-95). Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam.
Ogot, B. O. (2002). The enterprise university: Real or pseudo? Paper presented at the Seminar on the Occasion of the First Exhibition by Kenyan Universities, May, 23–25, 2002, Nairobi, Kenya.
UNES. University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services Limited.
University of Nairobi. (1994). Report of the committee on the income-generating activities in the university.
University of Nairobi. (2003). Rationalization of income-generating activities.
Ziderman, A., & Albrecht, D. (1995). Financing universities in developing countries. Washington, DC: Falmer Press.