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He said some qualified students did not apply because they believed they would have to pay the full cost of tuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof Oborah said the university charges between Sh 45,000 and Sh47,000 per semester, which he described as among the lowest fees for a talent-based university in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the institution had admitted 216 students during the May intake but remained concerned about the low number of applicants from Kisumu County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Prof Oborah, about 92 percent of the university’s students come from outside the county, a trend he said is also reflected in other universities across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the university hoped the career fair would encourage more local students to pursue higher education while exposing learners to a range of academic programmes and talent development opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof Oborah said the university focuses on identifying and nurturing students’ talents alongside academic training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He argued that natural abilities, if professionally assessed and developed, could become a source of employment and income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also called on county governments to support the recognition and accreditation of people with practical skills acquired outside formal education, citing trades such as construction and motor vehicle assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The university, he said, assesses learners’ practical abilities before providing academic enrichment to help them build careers based on their talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prof Yeda said the institution wanted communities in Kisumu and the wider region to benefit from the programmes it offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said the university was working to strengthen its continental outlook and already had partnerships and contacts in Liberia, C\u00f4te d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Tanzania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said the institution’s long-term goal was to reflect the diversity of Africa through its student population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The African Talent University (TATU) has expressed concern over the low uptake of university education in Nyanza region. The Kisumu-based institution says it will hold a career open day on 14 August to help prospective students register for placement through the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) and apply for funding from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":25809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260731-WA0038-1024x864.jpg\")