UZ gets 30 computers

strategic intervention, which is good for Kingdom Bank, the University of Zimbabwe and the people of Zimbabwe.
“Private sector is the key consumer of human capital and should take care of the calibre of graduates from universities,” he said.
“Let us go back to the old days of cadetship.  The number of companies supporting students has dropped,” he said.
The computers, DPM Mutambara said, would allow lecturers to remain conversant with the latest technological developments.
He, however, said universities should respect entrepreneurship talent in some students.
In this regard, DPM Mutambara said students with potential entrepreneurship skills should be allowed to pursue their talents even before completing their studies.
“In the United States Bill Gates dropped out from Harvard University in the second year where he was training as a physician. We should encourage those who can start companies. The problem is that we are very British in our education. Let us find ways and means to accommodate enterpreneurship,” he said.
AfrAsia Kingdom Zimbabwe chief executive Lynn Mukonoweshuro said it was important to work together to restore the UZ’s glory.
“If we pull together we can bring back the vibrancy of this institution,” she said.
Ms Mukonoweshuro said Kingdom Bank would do a follow-up on whether the computers were being put to good use.
She said her bank had been donating computers to high schools for the past eight years.
UZ acting vice chancellor Dr Takaruza Munyanyiwa said: “All the computers will be put to good use. UZ graduates are sought after the world over and I hope this partnership with Kingdom Bank will continue in the future.”