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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Joe Nyutu",
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    "content": "compounded challenges, thereby potentially excluding them from necessary financial support. (b) Discrepancy in funding: The university students are supposed to obtain an average of 60 per cent Government scholarship and a Government loan at an average of 33 per cent, with the household contribution being seven per cent. On the other hand, the funding for TVET education is through Government scholarship of 50 per cent and a loan of 30 per cent, while household contribution accounts for 20 per cent. This policy is on enhancing technical and vocational training to equip the youth with the relevant skills for the 21st Century. (c) Financial ambiguities and debt crisis in universities: Whereas the funding streams for universities include student financing, research funding, capital infrastructure grants and free for service activities like consultancy, there are concerns that universities may face ambiguous financial allocations, potentially leading to reduced funding. (d) Data protection: The Committee raised concerns about the legality of obtaining information on applicants from various government agencies. During the engagements, it became evident that data-sharing agreements had not yet been executed. Moreover, applicants had not provided explicit consent for their data to be collected and processed even through the MTI to determine a student's level of financial need was already in operation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the committee has also held engagements with non-state actors in order to acquaint itself with the challenges facing the new university funding model and the implementation of the CBC. With the foregoing, the committee is scheduled to hold a retreat during the long recess, bringing together both State and non-State actors, to comprehensively deliberate on the issues related to the implementation of JSS education, the new university funding model and the acceptability of CBC. The committee will prepare its report, which will be tabled in the House for consideration. I thank you."
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