The actors of higher education in Chad examine the quality of training in public establishments. At the initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education, the days of reflection on the revitalization of the sector opened on Monday, December 26 in Ndjamena.
With our correspondent in Ndjamena, Madjiasra Nako
Higher education in Chad, there are thousands of students graduating each year, but whose qualifications do not meet the needs of the labor market. Apart from sectors such as health or construction and public works which give direct access to employment, most graduates from Chadian universities are potentially unemployed.
This needs to change, says the Dr. Tom Erdimi, Minister of Higher Education and Innovation. ” Our common dream is to ensure that our Universities grow in order to make them a real development tool, and not a factory of ineffective diplomas, incapable of undertaking, he declares. While teaching serves to transmit knowledge that has already been developed, research aims to find solutions to local and global problems. “.
Adapt to the needs of the working world
For the president of the National Union of Higher Education Teachers, Guirayo Jérémie, the challenge for the five days of work will be to propose ways of modifying lessons to adapt them to job needs. He suggests thinking about centers where trades related to the economy of the regions where the universities are located can be taught. Another academic is also worried about the lack of qualified teachers for the ten universities in Chad: another challenge to be met.
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