Create user-friendly policies

A reader, Maxy, tried to defend the Department of Higher Education Science and Technology lately on a remark I made about the revoking of university status of Institute of Business Studies and the controversial University of PNG tuition fee hike for 2018.
He started talking about quality of education which I never made a mention of, and miserably failed also to defend both points I raised.
I can only infer that he is from the ‘haves’ category and does not know the suffering it has caused to ordinary Papua New Guineans.
I’d rather he stops his illogical explanations and look carefully at the repercussions both decisions have on the real users of these institutions.
In the case of IBS, is he telling us that the qualifications that the institute has offered since opening up in 1998 are inferior?
If he is genuine, he should do a thorough research of the graduates and see where they are now.
He will definitely get the shock of his life.
Many are now holding very prominent positions in all sectors of business.
Make the private-public partnership (PPP) policy effective by assisting IBS to reach the said standards it may be lacking, rather than throwing a blanket over it.
It is not their business, it is the government’s business they are trying to offset in educating Papua New Guineans.
On the UPNG fee hike case, if it was a slow progression of rise annually as CPI increases, that would be understood.
An increase without prior notice is a psychological suicide and murder for the poor populace who struggle to meet day-to-day needs.
Be reminded that a family might have more than one member be attending tertiary institutions in PNG or overseas.
The quality of education he preached about was done further down the line when screening processes took place in grades 10 and 12 national examinations.
Those who have surpassed those hurdles are in the top bracket and are ready to receive quality education.
The government and the tertiary institutions must create user-friendly policies so that quality can be achieved, knowing that PNG is a developing nation with the majority in rural areas.

Peter Akori
Okapa
Eastern Highlands