MASERU, June 20 -- Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) has volunteered to offer 30 percent discount to first year students who were not able to obtain the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) scholarship.

This was announced on Tuesday by LUCT at a parents briefing of students on the waiting list for the 2019 Private Students' financing. The briefing was meant to highlight parents on possible and affordable ways of financing tuition fees at LUCT. The university will pay 30 percent of the annual fee of every first year student.

Speaking at event LUCT Registrar Moroka Hoohlo explained the university is a private entity that has its own expenses. It is not run by government. Hoohlo believes the discount on the fe...