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Why do Bulawayo students fail to enroll at NUST? Zanu PF MP ask
29 Jul 2015 at 12:45hrs | Views
NEWLY-elected Mpopoma-Pelandaba MP Joseph Tshuma (Zanu PF) has queried why a handful of Bulawayo students get enrolled at National University of Science and Technology in the city.
He said NUST students are from all "over Zimbabwe but not Bulawayo".
ON Tuesday, Tshuma said the anomaly needs to be urgently rectified through mass teaching of science subjects in city schools.
He is quoted saying in the Parliamentary Hansard "If I look at the issues of education, I have a big problem," he started.
"In Bulawayo, we were one of the first people to have the National University of Science and Technology but if you look at our schools; in my constituency, I have Mpopoma and Sizane High Schools.
"If you look at our average inflow into the last university, you will discover that we actually have less students that are coming from Bulawayo to go into the National University of Science and Technology. To me, that is a cause of concern".
He added "Therefore, I would like this House to look into such issues so that we actually prioritise the learning of science subjects in Bulawayo in particular, so that a balance is achieved because right now, if you go to the National University of Science and Technology, you will be shocked that most of the students that come there are coming from all over Zimbabwe but Bulawayo.
" We only got a few Bulawayo people that go into their university. To me, that is a sign of weakness that we need to change as leaders from Bulawayo and make sure that we support the learning of science subjects so that we also have equal representation of students that go into such noble universities".
He said NUST students are from all "over Zimbabwe but not Bulawayo".
ON Tuesday, Tshuma said the anomaly needs to be urgently rectified through mass teaching of science subjects in city schools.
He is quoted saying in the Parliamentary Hansard "If I look at the issues of education, I have a big problem," he started.
"If you look at our average inflow into the last university, you will discover that we actually have less students that are coming from Bulawayo to go into the National University of Science and Technology. To me, that is a cause of concern".
He added "Therefore, I would like this House to look into such issues so that we actually prioritise the learning of science subjects in Bulawayo in particular, so that a balance is achieved because right now, if you go to the National University of Science and Technology, you will be shocked that most of the students that come there are coming from all over Zimbabwe but Bulawayo.
" We only got a few Bulawayo people that go into their university. To me, that is a sign of weakness that we need to change as leaders from Bulawayo and make sure that we support the learning of science subjects so that we also have equal representation of students that go into such noble universities".
Source - Parliamentary Hansard
