. It emerged that an announcement was made by the Minister of Higher Education and Training to de-merger Medunsa from the University of Limpopo after five years since the merger took place. The UL was informed by the Minister to begin a process of de-merger a decision that was received differently by the structures of the university. . It was noted with concern that financial sustainability of the Medunsa Campus remained a challenge due to the expensive nature of Health Science programme training. . It emerged from the presentation that there was a decline in the graduation rate at postgraduate level and the university was requested to explain factors that contributed to this decline. . It was discovered that the university had an Extended Degree Programme for students that passed Matric with no exemption. The Committee wanted to know whether the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funded this programme. . The university was requested explain whether there were any students rejected due to financial exclusions. . It emerged that many medical postgraduates students preferred to write fellowship exams over university exams. . The university was requested to explain whether there were any unaccredited programmes offered to students. . It emerged that the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Medunsa Campus was suspended after the riots in the university at the beginning of the year. . The Committee was extremely concerned with the number of disabled staff personnel employed by the university as they were not in line with the labour policies. . It emerged that the current funding formula did not support the vision of the university in its growth strategy. . The Committee wanted to know whether there were any health science students sponsored by the Health and Welfare SETA in the university. . The university was requested to explain its social awareness programme with the neighbouring secondary schools.