President Rupiah Banda has called for high standards of quality education to provide a rich Human resource for the country’s development.
Mr. Banda said it was imperative that the country develop quality human resource with quality skills, and positive attitudes towards work which would translate into enhanced patriotism and commitment to Zambia’s development agenda.
The President said this in Lusaka today during the third graduation ceremony of Cavendish Institute of Research and Development.
He stressed that the country requires creative, innovative and educated people in order to develop the critical human capital needed for the knowledge-based economies of the 21st century.
Mr Banda said such attributes can only be produced by the nature of the education system in the country, which he said had to be relevant and responsive to national priorities and aspirations.
“My government expects all tertiary institutions like universities to strive to attain excellence in human resource development, in service training, corporate training, and consultancy and research if they are to make positive contribution to socio-economic agenda in Zambia”, he said.
The President was glad to learn that Cavendish University Zambia provides a quality learning environment and has adequate and competent staffs that are supported by an efficient and effective management system.
And speaking earlier, Cavendish Zambia Vice Chancellor Katrina Salati said Cavendish University Zambia was part of a global network of universities and colleges with education services that are of universal standard.
Ms Salati said her institute was committed to contributing to Zambia’s development agenda through offering quality education.
She said her university believed that to develop the country needs educated men and women to spearhead the growth and development of the economy of the country.
Meanwhile , President Banda has challenged local universities to make research as top priority of their agenda, saying locally generated research provide solutions to the many vexing problems the country faces.
Mr Banda however cautioned education providers to adhere to regulations to ensure that they do not allow haphazard establishment of institutions especially universities with poor standards, adding that students should have value for their money.
Speaking at the same function, the President particulary thanked Cavendish University for providing quality education in Zambia . He implored the graduates to work hard and make education their asset and investment.
Mr Banda said it was through education that the gradates had acquired that would help them to make positive contribution to the advancement of the nation.
He advised them to uphold good behavior as they enter the society, saying for them to be successful in all their endeavors required not only hard work but also self discipline.
ZANIS
A good call bwana president.
yeh yeh yeh, bla bla talk is cheap.
Mr President, I fail to understand your statement to graduates that they should uphold good behaviour and self discipline. What sort of behaviour and self discipline is portrayed by you in your involvement to instruct the Ministry of Finance to pay more than USD$5m compensation to Mr Chongwe (Post News)? Can you explain your personal interest in this and how you arrive at this huge amount?
You always talk without thinking. You expose yourself to suspicions over many issues and the people of Zambia are taking note and watching your behaviour very closely.
VETERAN, SENIOR CITIZEN AND MMD CHIEF BOOTLICKER (BENEFICIARIES) can you comment?
Am not here to criticize but to advise, Bwana President, serously learn to listen to your people, I know you are old and we can’t teach you new tricks. The old way of stealing an politics are gone by the wind, wake up and smile the coffee. The waste thing is that you are so blind and you can hear anything around you, your sons are everywhere stealing with your choosen few ministers and your enermies are getting closer. Talking about education are you sure your sons are educated enough to represent our country on the sale of Zamtel and on the supply of gas, I need to see their certificates. I know for sure James is damn, I was with him in class when we were young, a miracle has hit the Bandas and suddenly you are smart and wise, this like Moses’s stick miracle. Please avoid jail time!
“PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has directed that Lusaka lawyer Dr Rodger Chongwe be paid approximately US $5.9 million as compensation for the 1997 Kabwe police shooting in which the latter and former Republican president Dr Kenneth Kaunda were injured.
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This is con at its worst. Baleyakana indalama ishi. What about a CBU student? ZAMBIANS-YOU ARE SLEEPY. RUPIA BANDA IS A THIEF. Even if its compensation, not that much from a poor country such as Zambia. A BIG CON.
LT please double check the facts in your report – are you sure that the Chancellor of Cavendish University is a lady called Katrina? According to my knowledge it is a Mr. Ketrine Salati.
Why do these oldmen fail to attend CBU and UNZA graduations?
Is it because they did not pass through these institutions in heydays?
fairly good words coming from a CROOK at a WRONG time. Anyway ni paZambia. What do you expect? KABOLALA EWAIMININA PA ALTER ALEMIFUNDA ATI MWILAIBA.