Vusumuzi Dube
Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter
ZIMBABWE has been requested by the United Kingdom to host the 3rd instalment of the African Education Summit in 2025 a move that will market brand Zimbabwe as a destination of choice for education and also for tourism.
The summit will run under the theme “Translating our Educational Advancement to Continental Development”.
In a Post Cabinet Briefing, the Minister of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Dr Jenfan Muswere said hosting of the Summit has the potential to bring investors in the education sector to Zimbabwe as well as boost tourism during the Summit.
Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerai Moyo who attended the 2nd edition of the summit recently received the Africa Educationist Award of the Year at the event.
“Cabinet considered the 2nd Africa Education Summit Report and approved the Hosting of the 3rd Africa Education Summit 2025. The 2nd Africa Education Summit 2024 was held under the theme “Entrepreneurship and Skills Development in the 21st Century Education System: The African-European Perspectives”. The Summit made a clarion call for Governments, civic society organisations, and international partners to prioritise investments in education infrastructure, teacher training, and targeted support for marginalized groups,” said Dr Muswere.
He said the Summit also identified the need for a paradigm shift in education systems towards a knowledge-based economy, driven by technological advancements and globalisation and the re-imagining of education curricula to foster creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking, adaptability, and pursuing innovative solutions to complex challenges.
Following Zimbabwe’s representation, the organizer of the 2nd Africa Education Summit, Global Skills Hub, United Kingdom formally requested Zimbabwe to host the 3rd Africa Education Summit in 2025.
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