Parents Sign MoUs With Finnish Universities For Student Education
Parents of students studying in Finnish universities have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with overseas universities through Max-Global Group Limited to allow their children to continue their studies.
This move comes after the county government of Uasin Gishu suspended all new applications to overseas education programs in Finland and Canada, and called for an audit into the programs due to controversy surrounding them.
Max-Global Group Limited’s General Manager, Philip Koskei, revealed that the parents of the 110 students taking health courses requested the company to negotiate on their behalf the terms of agreement with the Tampere University of Health Sciences and Tampere Adult Education Centre (TAKK) after they experienced fees payment hitches through the County Government.
The company has worked with Elgeyo Marakwet county in taking students to Finland and is looking forward to working with more counties. They have done consultations with the county government of Trans Nzoia, Narok, and others to ensure their students study in Finland.
Ms. Mary Too, a parent of one of the students undertaking a degree course in nursing at Tampere University of Health Sciences, stated that the issue of fees payment to Tampere University started in September 2022.
The university cancelled the agreement between it and the county government because they failed to fulfil the terms of the agreement. The parents negotiated further through Max-Global Group Limited, and the company said the university is considering what to do with them next.
Barnabas Tuwei, a parents’ representative for 26 students undertaking a diploma in practical nursing at Tampere Adult Education Centre (TAKK), stated that they opened an account through Max-Global Limited where parents would be paying fees directly to Tampere University of Health Sciences and Tampere Adult Education Centre (TAKK).
Last week, Uasin Gishu Governor Mr. Jonathan Chelilim responded to the county assembly’s ad hoc committee recommendation report on the alleged misconduct in the ongoing overseas education programs in Finland.
The governor said that his Executive Committee had received and discussed the report and resolved that the county suspends all new students’ applications for both Finland and Canada education programs and only handle the continuing students.
The Executive Committee called for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to quickly carry out a forensic audit on the Uasin Gishu Trust account and finalize the same within 30 days.
Additionally, Uasin Gishu County Government employees involved in the management of the overseas trust account and the program were asked to step aside pending completion of the forensic audit by the EACC.
The governor expanded the terms of reference of the Finland task force headed by the Deputy Governor Engineer John Barorot to develop a policy framework that will govern overseas students’ programs for Uasin Gishu county and will engage all stakeholders including county assembly committees handling matters of youth and education.
Parents Sign MoUs With Finnish Universities For Student Education