AMMAN — A student rights activist group called on the
Ministry of Higher Education on Tuesday to intervene in the case of graduates
with disabilities whose certificates have been held by the University of Jordan
for almost a year over a claim of unpaid dues.
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According to the national campaign “Thabahtoona”, five
students with disabilities have been denied their degrees over fees for
repeated and retracted courses, which they say they are exempt from.
Under Article 22 of the Rights of People with Disabilities
Law, people with disabilities enrolled at public higher education institutions
are charged no more than 10 percent of the fees in the competitive track, and
no more than 25 percent of fees in the parallel program, which is an enrollment
method that permits lower achieving students for higher fees.
Thabahtoona however notes that the
University of Jordan later issued a decision mandating students with disabilities to pay the full
price of repeated or retracted courses.
The five students in question however argue that they were
enrolled before 2017, when the decision was made, and hence cannot be charged
retroactively for courses they took prior to the decision, according to
Thabahtoona.
The student rights campaign added that the students have met
with the president of the university and submitted formal memos to resolve
their problem, but they are yet to receive their degrees, nine months after
graduation, and as a result, have been unable to find jobs or pursue graduate
studies.
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