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    "content": "colleges. It also disseminates information on the programmes available in those institutions and attendant costs. Clause 54 establishes the Service as a body corporate with perpetual succession and common seal, including prescribing its membership. Clause 55 provides for the functions of the Service, which include advising the Government on matters relating to university and college students placement. The Bill further requires the Board, in performance of its functions, to promote equity and access to university and college education by, among other things, developing criteria for affirmative action for the marginalized, the minorities, persons with disabilities and gender. Currently, public universities admit students through the Joint Admissions Board while public technical and vocational education training colleges admit by advertisements individually. This process has not been able to cater for the needs of the marginalized, the minorities and persons with disabilities. Part IX of the Bill has miscellaneous provisions on universities, which include general functions of a university council, display of instruments of accreditation, delegation of functions and disclosure of interest by both the members of the council and the staff when dealing with procurement matters, instruments of authority, general penalties and formulation of regulations. This is provided for under Clauses 57 to 67. Part X has repeals and transitional provisions. Clause 68 provides for the repeal of the various statutes establishing individual public universities. Clause 69 provides for the grant of a charter to each of the public universities within a period of one year after the Bill commences operation. Clause 70 recognizes the existing chapters and letters of interim authority for private universities to be deemed to have been granted under the new law. Clauses 71 to 73 provide for the continuation of existing constituent colleges, serving chancellors and vice-chancellors. University Councils have also been provided for, for a period of six months within which they should be renewed under the new law. The part under Clauses 79 to 82 contains transitional provisions on the Commission for Higher Education now repealed to be the Commission for University Education. The First Schedule sets out the procedure for the meeting of the Commission and the Second Schedule outlines the procedure for the appointment of a chancellor of a public university. The Bill introduces a new concept on the procedure for the appointment of chancellors for public universities, which the Members should note. In this case, the alumni of a university shall rank the applicants from names of applicants deemed by the senate to be suitable for ranking as chancellor. After the ranking, the senate shall forward the names---"
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