Tertiary education is expensive and by no means a cheap matter.
I won't dare to say that the Govt ought to give it out free. It is
not cheap. Good Professors command high pay, though whether ours
are considered good is another question, Moreover, universities
have huge bills to food, not least the electricity bills and many
other amenities that have to be paid for. Equipment is expensive
and to provide some decent level of equipment, you need cash. An
oscilloscope, a good one for example, can cost thousands of dollars
in USD alone.
In fact, say what you will, our education costs are still
considered lower than the United States. Of course, Germany and
France give it free, but their universities are starved for cash
and simply overpacked to the brim.
