Government confirms fully subsidised undergraduate tuition from 2026

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2025-12-08

WINDHOEK, 08 December 2025 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp (C) pictured during a media conference of the announcement of subsidised tertiary education funding model. (Photo by: Mathilde Kudumo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 08 DEC – Government will fully subsidise undergraduate tuition and registration fees at public and private institutions as from next year, Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp announced on Monday.
This follows President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s declaration earlier this year that tertiary education would become tuition-free under a phased model.
Speaking during a media conference in Windhoek...

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