Midlands State University (MSU) will open a satellite technical institute in Mangwe District, Plumtree in September, which will see students from the area enrolling in three technical courses.
Mangwe Constituency National House of Assembly Member Obedingwa Mguni said lessons were going to be temporarily conducted at Bhulu High School in Mangwe District.
He said the university had been allocated two hectares of land by Mangwe Rural District Council for purposes of constructing the institution.
“ In the meantime, lessons are going to be conducted at Bhulu High School. There is a classroom block, which was lying idle in the school and it has been renovated for purposes of accommodating college students,’’ he said.
The legislator said there is an understanding with MSU for the new college to start by offering courses in mining, agriculture and fishery. Mguni, who is also the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, said more courses relevant to Mangwe District and neighbouring areas were going to be introduced.
He said MSU was going to partner with the business community, locals living overseas, Potraz and other organisations to assist in constructing the college.
Mguni said the institution would go a long way in providing youths from the district and surrounding areas with an opportunity to access higher education.
In the long run, the college will be transformed into a fully-fledged university.
Mguni also said once secondary school pupils had a tertiary institution in their vicinity, that would motivate them to set their sights higher.
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