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Professor Magwa, who was installed as the inaugural vice chancellor of RCU run by the Reformed Church University in December last year, would be officially presented with the outstanding award during this year’s World Education Congress.
The congress would be held from June 28-29 this month at Taj Lands End in Mumbai, India.
In his letter announcing the decision of the jury and council of board members, the body’s chairman of the Awards and Academic Committee Mr Edward Smith hailed the RCU vice chancellor for playing a pivotal role in the development of education on the globe.
Mr Smith said the award would consist of a trophy and a citation and is aimed at recognising the best who are organised for a professional cause.
“The World Education Congress 2013 is governed by Global Advisory Council which guides the strategic intent of the congress to its logical success.
Your (Professor Magwa) leadership and contribution to the field of education is well known.
“The position that you occupy in the fraternity is strategic and iconic.
“As a thinker and doer you are a role model and a believer in change. I am pleased to write to you that the Jury and Council of Board members would like to confer ‘Award for Outstanding contribution education’ to you,” he said
The World Education Congress is a grouping of global personalities in the field of education and academics.
An acclaimed writer, Professor Magwa is leading the RCU which is housed at Morgenster Mission in Masvingo.
The university has over 200 part time students with the first group of conventional students expected to start classes in August this year.
RCU has partnered prestigious universities such as University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and would become the first university in Zimbabwe to offer a degree programme in Special Needs Education.
Professor Magwa has a record 102 publications, among them poems, 23 books and monographs. He has also penned academic texts such as Dudziramutauro reChiShona: Bhuku romudzidzi, Mhenenguro Bhuku romudzidzi (both A-level), Manyorerwe eChiShona and the Ravai ChiShona and Verengai ChiShona Primary Series. He is also author of a number of plays including Mafaro, Haasiye Wandinoda, Njuzu, Mune Shanje Amaiguru and Jemedza. The last two have been O- Level set books.
Professor Magwa has 12 articles in peer reviewed journals to his credit, has translated 16 books into Shona, produced eight consultancy reports and has presented many workshop and conference papers on various issues relating to development of the Shona language and 22 of these have been selected for publication. He also contributes articles to newspapers and magazines where he has 15 articles to his credit.
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