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THE Ministry of Sports Youth and Arts and DMI ST. Eugene University have signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that see the university offer scholarships to over 1700 Sportsmen, artists and youths.
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The five-year MoU signed in the presence of Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe, DMI Deputy Vice Chancellor Dr. Kavita, Mr. Allan Luneta, Dean, Academics and Ms. Jacqueline Makota, Legal/Marketing seeks to provide a platform that will offer a learning environment to enable the recipients of the scholarships to attain formal university qualifications in programs of their choice.
Speaking during the signing ceremony Minister of Sports Youth and Arts Elvisn Nkandu hailed DMI ST. Eugene University for supplementing Governments efforts to provide free education to youths.
“The government through my ministry fully appreciates the critical role that universities, particularly DMI St. Eugene continue to play in promoting quality education in Zambia.
“The main objective of this MoU is to facilitate degree scholarships for the vulnerable youth, in a quest to deliver quality education for all and improve livelihood of the young people in the country,” Mr Nkandu said. He said priority will be given to the youth in sport and arts, and any other youth within the age of 18 to 35.
He urged other universities to emulate DMI St Eugen University and supplement Governments efforts to provide education for the vulnerable.
“For the government to provide education for the vulnerable youth, it needs conserted efforts form the private universities, like what we are witnessing today where the ministry joined hands with DMI ST. Eugene University,” Mr Nkandu said.
Meanwhile DMI ST. Eugene University Secretary to the University Council, Sister Fatima Mary said colaborations with government will enable the universitry which is run by a group of catholic sisters called Daughters of Mary Immaculate strengthen the education of the youth, women, and men in sport and those in Arts for a better future.
Sister Fatima said the University appreciates the Government for introducing free education which enables more youth to attain tertiary education.
“DMISEU offers various scholarships to promote education in Zambia annually to the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts in the following areas: Sport – 100 spaces, Arts – 100, and youths – 1500 as tabulated in the MoU,” Sr Fatima said.
Sr. Fatima noted that the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Arts and DMI – St. Eugene University are both critical and strategic institutions to the development of our country.
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