By JOHN KOMBESCIENCE, technology and innovation are a great enabler to development and Government will enhance related programmes at university level, Ministry of Higher Education Permanent Secretary, Mulenga Kayula has said.Ms Kayula said that science and technology were key to national development and as such universities must align their programmes with Government policy on the development of science, technology and innovation.She made the observation when she addressed staff at Chalimbana University in Chongwe during an inspection of the implementation of science and technology-related postgraduate programmes.She said that the government had therefore developed policy to enhance science and technology innovation.Ms Kayula said the ministry was going round to assess all public universities to enhance and identify gaps that needed to be addressed.Government, she said, had so far sponsored more than 160 students in science, technology and innovation programmes at postgraduate level.She urged the university to take advantage of the initiative.Ms Kayula stressed that universities needed requisite […]
ENHANCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, VARSITIES URGED
