Nust students protest over 500% dissertation fees hike
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) General Master of Business Administration (GMBA) post-graduate students have protested over a 500% hike in dissertation supervision fees. Nust had given notice to GMBA students that those in the Bulawayo cohort would now be charged $44 280 for dissertations, up from $5 500, while those in the Harare cohort would have to fork out $47 560, up from $5 700. In December, Nust students staged an online demonstration against failure by the university to release transcripts. They also raised several other concerns concerning administrative issu...