Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda is going through the same debacle as universities in Quebec, Canada. What is the price of education? What is the fine balance between high quality educational services and ensuring that students can fund their studies? In Quebec, the answer lies in allowing tuition rates to rise, but also in ensuring that the government matches these new costs with more opportunities for government funding, scholarships and student loans. In Uganda, well, it’s complicated. No student I know can draw on federal or provincial student loans to get through university. I haven’t a clue how a privately run university would ensure inclusion of talented young Ugandans when the banks and the government cannot offer the fundamental services to ensure everyone has an equal chance.