THE Education Ministry has been pushing for a 60:40 science to arts student ratio by 2008 for the last decade. The reason for this is the fear that the country will be “in trouble” if students continue to opt for arts courses.
Nevertheless, despite the Government’s efforts to promote the study of science and technology, the current ration remains arts-centric – at 41:59.
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