UNIVERSITY & TVET

HELB Opens 2026/2027 Loan Applications for KMTC Certificate and Diploma Students The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has opened the 2026/2027 loan application window for students pursuing certificate and diploma...

HELB Salary Deductions: How Student Loan Repayments Will Be Recovered Graduates who benefited from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loans and are now in formal employment can have their student...

First-year students who missed the 2026 inter-university transfer window can breathe a sigh of relief after the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) revealed that they can still...

Pwani University Student Receives Ksh55,200 HELB Upkeep After Complaint A university student has received Ksh55,200 in upkeep funding from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) after raising a complaint over...

Students who applied for government scholarships and Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) funding for the 2026 academic year can check their funding status through the Higher Education Financing (HEF) Student...

The Ministry of Education has defended the proposed Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill, saying it will help the government achieve its target of 100 per cent transition to institutions...

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has dismissed claims that university students will be charged a 12 per cent interest rate on their loans and could graduate with debts exceeding...

Students applying for HELB funding for the 2026/2027 academic year have reported difficulties receiving the email required to activate their accounts on the Higher Education Financing (HEF) portal. Some first-time...

The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has threatened to call a nationwide lecturers' strike over delays in negotiating the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and proposed changes to the retirement...

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has opened the 2026–27 subsequent loan application window for continuing university and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students. The latest funding window...