Nation plans new book on varsity courses

Nation Media Group’s Business Development Manager David Aduda . The Nation Media Group plans to publish a comprehensive guide on university education in East Africa. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• Addressing 7,300 school heads at Wild Waters in Mombasa on Wednesday, Nation Media Group’s Business Development Manager David Aduda spoke of a huge information gap about courses available to Form Four leavers.
• Universities had expanded graduate courses but there was little information on postgraduate courses or modes of delivery and capacity, said Mr Aduda.

The Nation Media Group plans to publish a comprehensive guide on university education in East Africa.

The high-end informative and user-friendly book will offer easy-to-read stories backed with facts, figures and visual graphics.

Addressing 7,300 school heads at Wild Waters in Mombasa on Wednesday, Nation Media Group’s Business Development Manager David Aduda spoke of a huge information gap about courses available to Form Four leavers.

He said the guide would be complemented by television, radio broadcasts and documentaries in addition to an online portal with up-to-date information on universities and their courses.

“Comprehensive and up-to-date information about university education is not easily available to the public. High school leavers and their parents do not have adequate information about the courses, career prospects, modes of delivery, quality and funding. This prompted the Nation Media Group to come up with this idea about the guide,” he said.

Universities had expanded graduate courses but there was little information on postgraduate courses or modes of delivery and capacity, said Mr Aduda.