Chancellor of Zimbabwe State Universities Staff Games: Celebrating
transformation of Zimbabwe's education system
The Chancellor of Zimbabwe State Universities Staff Games (CZSUSG) are an annual
sporting tournament held in honour of the Chancellor of State Universities and the President
of the Republic of Zimbabwe, His Excellency, Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, for his
contribution to the growth and development of higher education in Zimbabwe.
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST), which hosted the inaugural
games in 2012, are hosting this year’s 12th edition of the games under the theme, “Higher
Education a Vehicle to Innovate and Industrialise the Nation”.
President Mnangagwa, through the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation,
Science and Technology Development has implemented a robust, relevant and responsive
education system that is facilitating the transformation of Zimbabwe’s economic
development.
The Heritage-based Education 5.0 model, which has been embraced fully by all state
universities has ushered in a new era of teaching and learning, research, scholarly
community engagement, innovation and industrialisation.
The CZSUSG are, therefore, an opportunity for employees of all state universities to
celebrate the contributions of their Chancellor, President Mnangagwa, in the transformation
of higher and tertiary education institutions.
The new education model has spurred progress in technological developments and
infrastructural developments.
Instead of regurgitating the Eurocentric views, the new education model challenges higher
and tertiary institutions to come up with home-grown innovations and technological solutions
that drive the country’s industrialisation towards the achievement of Zimbabwe’s Vision
2030.
The country’s vision entails that graduates must be equipped with skills acquisitions that
empower them to become innovative towards societal development through transformative
science and technology knowledge application that delivers goods and services.
Today, over 16 industries have been established at various universities and polytechnics
while more than 100 start-ups by students have been commercialised.
We have all the reasons to celebrate the contributions of the Chancellor of all State
Universities and President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde E.D. Mnangagwa, to the
transformative growth of higher and tertiary education institutions.