NEW: Zimbabwe and Russia to cooperate in education

Fatima Bulla-Musakwa

ZIMBABWE and the Russian Federation are set to sign a memorandum of understanding which will see practicing local teachers being trained by Russian institutions as part of Government’s human capital development programmes.

This emerged on Saturday when Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo and his team met a Russian delegation led by Perm State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University of Russia Rector and Head of Department for International Affairs Mr Egorov Konstantin to discuss modalities of the agreement.

Centred on a wide format of corporation, the proposed MoU’s important aspect is the training of practicing teachers.

This will be done online and physically with 25 teachers offered to travel to Russia to be trained on Artificial Intelligence.

The corporation also proposes a twinning of higher and tertiary institutions in Zimbabwe with Perm State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University of Russia.

Further to that, the agreement will also yield funded scholarships for students to study nuclear power and energy.

The Perm State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University of Russia has already donated laptops as a gesture towards their intent to provide digital tools.

“This tangible support demonstrates your institution’s commitment to our shared vision of empowering Zimbabwean learners with the tools and skills needed to navigate the 21st-century digital landscape, while also maintaining a strong connection to our cultural heritage,” said Minister Moyo.

“Building on this initial donation, we are excited to explore opportunities for collaboration that could strengthen our digital infrastructure and support the seamless integration of Information and Communication Technologies into teaching and learning.”