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EcoSchool targets 70% local varsity students in 18 months

by Staff Reporter
02 Oct 2014 at 08:53hrs | Views

ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe is targeting to register 70% of local university students on its digital education platform within 18 months, an executive said.

Speaking at the EcoSchool national launch in Harare yesterday, Econet Services chief executive officer Darlington Mandivenga said the product was not a solution for Zimbabwe only, but would have impact throughout the world.

The launch of EcoSchool follows the inception of a pilot project at the University of Zimbabwe in February aimed at capacitating students in Zimbabwe by making books available at a cheaper price.  

Mandivenga said the idea of EcoSchool went beyond simply making books available at a cheaper price for students, but was part of a strategy to help students and their lecturers gain access to materials and courses from across the globe.

He, however, said in future the group was looking at growing the product to service the international community, but currently was perfecting the model in Zimbabwe before it was distributed to other African nations

Source - Newsday