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ZAOGA University gets green light to enrol law students
28 Jul 2016 at 07:33hrs | Views
ZIMBABWE Ezekiel Guti University this week got the green light to enrol law students after the Council for Legal Education found that the institution's law school meets the required standards.
ZEGU applied for authority to establish a faculty of law and to offer the Bachelor of Law Honours Degree.
After assessing the institution, the Council for Legal Education resolved that ZEGU meets the expected standards and that it must proceed to run its law degree programme.
In a letter to ZEGU's Dean of Law Mr Caleb Mucheche, the Council approved the application.
"On behalf of the Council for Legal Education, I write to advise that the council has approved the application by the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University to establish a Faculty of Law and to offer the Bachelor of Laws Honours Degree," reads part of the letter authored by the council's secretary Mr Innocent Mawire.
The approval, Mr Mawire said, was subject to the university complying with the requirements of the council.
"Kindly note that the council will be closely monitoring the developments at the faculty with a view to ensure that standards are maintained as the designation of the degree for purposes of registration and admission to practice as a legal practitioner will only be granted during the final year of the first intake to the programme," reads the letter.
The council hailed ZEGU for its initiatives that are expected to benefit the nation at large.
"May I take this opportunity to congratulate the university for taking this initiative to establish a Faculty of Law, which unassailably is quite a crucial decision as it helps in broadening the frontiers of legal knowledge and education in the country.
"There is no doubt that the nation stands to benefit immensely from the programme as more people will be trained in law thereby increasing a pool of legal skills in Zimbabwe," Mr Mawire said.
The Herald understands that the university will soon advertise for the enrolment of its first intake to commence studies next month.
The pioneer intake will start with at least 18 law students who will complete the programme in five years.
ZEGU applied for authority to establish a faculty of law and to offer the Bachelor of Law Honours Degree.
After assessing the institution, the Council for Legal Education resolved that ZEGU meets the expected standards and that it must proceed to run its law degree programme.
In a letter to ZEGU's Dean of Law Mr Caleb Mucheche, the Council approved the application.
"On behalf of the Council for Legal Education, I write to advise that the council has approved the application by the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University to establish a Faculty of Law and to offer the Bachelor of Laws Honours Degree," reads part of the letter authored by the council's secretary Mr Innocent Mawire.
The approval, Mr Mawire said, was subject to the university complying with the requirements of the council.
"Kindly note that the council will be closely monitoring the developments at the faculty with a view to ensure that standards are maintained as the designation of the degree for purposes of registration and admission to practice as a legal practitioner will only be granted during the final year of the first intake to the programme," reads the letter.
The council hailed ZEGU for its initiatives that are expected to benefit the nation at large.
"May I take this opportunity to congratulate the university for taking this initiative to establish a Faculty of Law, which unassailably is quite a crucial decision as it helps in broadening the frontiers of legal knowledge and education in the country.
"There is no doubt that the nation stands to benefit immensely from the programme as more people will be trained in law thereby increasing a pool of legal skills in Zimbabwe," Mr Mawire said.
The Herald understands that the university will soon advertise for the enrolment of its first intake to commence studies next month.
The pioneer intake will start with at least 18 law students who will complete the programme in five years.
Source - Herald
