400+ graduates from Women's University in Africa (WUA)

More than 400 graduates from the Women's University in Africa (WUA) have been capped at the institution's 7th graduation ceremony held in the Harare with calls for corporates to fully support higher learning institutions in research programmes.

The university's 7th graduation ceremony has seen the conferment of degrees to graduands from the institution's faculties of agriculture, management and entrepreneurial development studies, information systems, business administration, psychology, gender and development studies among others.

In an interview at the sidelines of the ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa, Professor Hope Sadza said though the institution is growing, it is facing challenges in research programmes which is vital in ensuring that the standards keep abreast of scientific and technological developments.

Among those receiving degrees was a staffer at the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity, Mrs Perpetua Mzira who urged women to take education seriously as this broadens the scope of career opportunities.

Guest at the graduation ceremony, Mrs Jocelyn Chiwenga said higher learning institutions should fully embrace government's indigenisation and economic empowerment agenda so that the students can further develop government policies.

The Women's University in Africa is one of the leading institutions in the empowerment of women through the provision of innovative degree programmes that are aligned to the country's national goal.