Nairobi, Dec. 6 -- The rebound of enrolment for postgraduate courses in public universities should match relevant research to deliver solutions to the challenges Kenya faces.

Data from the Ministry of Education show that the number of students enrolling for PhDs and Master's degrees jumped 20.5 per cent to 34,403 in the year that ended June, the highest since 2019.

The rebound signals that companies have resumed hiring and promotions, including marginal pay increases. This has seen workers return to universities for the papers they need to secure promotions.

And on cue, the cash-strapped public universities, struggling to stay afloat, are promoting postgraduate courses to grow their revenues. Granted, postgraduate qualifications are st...