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ZIMDEF strategic says Prof Moyo
02 Dec 2015 at 19:11hrs | Views
Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo says the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (ZIMDEF) is a strategic mediating institution between policy, research and industry.
Professor Moyo said this during the commissioning of state-of-the-art automotive equipment availed by ZIMDEF to 9 polytechnics and industrial centres in the country.
2 500 engineering and technical students from 7 polytechnics and two industrial centres dotted across the country are set to benefit from the equipment worth US$2.3 million.
Speaking at the commissioning of the equipment which was sourced by ZIMDEF, Professor Moyo said there is a lot of misconceptions about the exact functions of ZIMDEF pointing out that it is not a bank but is a key institution that creates interface for policy, research and industry.
ZIMDEF Chief Executive Officer Mr Frederick Mandizvidza says the provision of the state-of-the-art equipment is going to transform the tertiary education landscape, adding that access to technology should be a basic right for engineering students.
The technical and engineering students were being trained using obsolete equipment that had become irrelevant to current trends.
Professor Moyo said this during the commissioning of state-of-the-art automotive equipment availed by ZIMDEF to 9 polytechnics and industrial centres in the country.
2 500 engineering and technical students from 7 polytechnics and two industrial centres dotted across the country are set to benefit from the equipment worth US$2.3 million.
ZIMDEF Chief Executive Officer Mr Frederick Mandizvidza says the provision of the state-of-the-art equipment is going to transform the tertiary education landscape, adding that access to technology should be a basic right for engineering students.
The technical and engineering students were being trained using obsolete equipment that had become irrelevant to current trends.
Source - ZBC