Student loan payments delayed, leaving students feeling helpless

The significant delays by the Ministry of Higher Education in arranging documentation and payments for students who qualified for the student loans announced by the government this year have left students worried and helpless.

While the government initially announced only 500 slots for student loans this year, they later decided to give out loans to all 1,709 students who submitted qualifying applications. These include students newly joining their respective higher education programmes as well as those who initially self-funded their studies and now require loan assistance to continue.