adminMutsawashe Mashandure
Herald Correspondent
At least 70 students are set to leave the country on Monday for India for studies at Centurion University under the Presidential Scholarship Programme.
The Office of the President and Cabinet is collaborating with the Indian Embassy in an initiative aimed at advancing Zimbabwe’s economic development by 2030.
The students will pursue courses in car manufacturing and garment making, marking a crucial step toward enhancing the country’s technical skill set.
The scholarship programme, which is being coordinated by the Presidential and National Scholarship Department is aimed at equipping the next generation with essential skills to transform local industries.
Addressing the students during a send-off ceremony held on Friday the Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Reverend Paul Bayethe Damasane highlighted the need to tweak the education system 5.0.
“We want to say let there be a change as well, a change which brings better skills,” he said. “Our major challenge is not so much that we are not literate but it is that there is a need to go beyond just literacy to the attainment of a skill set that is more productive.
Indian Ambassador Mr Dina Nath Barnwal stated that the initiative fosters unity between nations by facilitating the exchange of ideas.
He said that participants will gain valuable skills and use them to contribute to the development of both Zimbabwe and India.
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