A delegation from the government, led by Tony Mwaba Kazadi, the Minister for Primary, Secondary, and Technical Education of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is currently in Ghana. Their purpose is to study Ghana’s ongoing initiatives to digitalize and innovate the pre-tertiary education sector, to implement similar strategies in their own country.
Minister Kazadi commended Ghana for its recent endeavors to ensure that graduates from its education system possess global economic relevance. During a courtesy visit to Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Ghana’s Education Minister in Accra, the Congolese Minister acknowledged that Ghana has set a precedent for educational transformation on the African continent through effective practices and progressive strategies
We are in Ghana for a noble reason; Ghana inspires us in the DRC with your school feeding program. Our President has decided to introduce the same in our country to keep our students in school. Our President and Prime Minister have also decided to introduce free education in high schools and because Ghana is already implementing the same, we decided to come here to learn the lessons.
The minister from Congo DR expressed a strong interest in understanding Ghana’s integration of technology in the education sector. He specifically highlighted a current initiative aimed at converting educational institutions into smart schools.
The quality of education we give to our children today has to be relevant to tomorrow’s technological advancements. That is why our government asked us to come to Ghana to learn about technology solutions you are deploying in your schools and universities to make teaching and learning top-notch, like the Ghana Smart Schools Project being executed by a company called K A Technology.
Upon receiving his Congolese counterpart in his office, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Ghana’s Education Minister, emphasized that the obstacles faced in delivering education are shared among African nations. He stressed the significance of consistent exchange of ideas in effectively tackling these challenges.
We have realized that the challenges are the same; therefore the solutions can be the same, we must not sit in our different countries looking for solutions when we could explore what has worked for our counterparts on the continent.
During their stay in Ghana, Mr. Kazadi and his delegation will visit various educational institutions and ICT infrastructures. They will also engage in discussions with individuals involved in the education sector. Recently, Mr. Kazadi had the opportunity to visit Accra Girls and Achimota Schools in Accra. During his visit, he had the chance to interact with students who have benefited from the 1 student – 1 Tablet initiative, which was launched by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo last month.
Source: Kasapafmonline
