TOO MUCH OF MUSHROOMING OF PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR -PRO KAZHILA
By Daily News Reporter
"THE MUSHROOMING OF PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT HAS NOW MARRED OUR SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF OUR LACK OF RESPECT FOR LAW AND ORDER...........
Speaking to the media in Lusaka Higher Education Authority (HEA) Director General Professor Kazhila Chinsembu stated that the new regulations which the authority is implementing does not target only the private higher education institutions but also with the public universities and colleges,
"For this month we will start with CBU Auditing and next month UNZA because this has led to lack of respect for law and order in the education sector," Prof Kazhila said.
Prof Kazhila said that due to this of respect for law and order some faith-based and youth-based institutions have abrogated the law by enrolling students that do not meet the minimum entry requirements,
"All those institutions that have gone against our regulations will be deregistered we need to respect regulations that govern higher education because we are a government of laws not of Men so watch out," Prof Kazhila said.
Prof Kazhila also noted that those mushrooming institutions have started providing titles such as doctorate,PHDs which are not recognized by the Authority especially faith-based and youth-based institutions.
"You will find out that someone has been offered a PHD or Doctorate degree from the church and is called Doctor or Professor without our recognition and you can't claim to provide opportunities to youths or anyone by breaking the law,by evading higher education Act and also by making them cheat their way into college," Prof Kazhila added.
He has further urged the clergy to desist from the temptations of dishonest assuming and misappropriating to themselves the revereda academic titles of doctor and professor, regardless of pastor or bishop of the church.
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"You are pastor or bishop of the church, how will enter heaven when you stole the academic title of doctor or Professor?," Prof Kazhila has warned.
Prof Kazhila also added that with due respect of our royal highnesses it's noted that some respected chiefs that wear doctoral graduation gowns and regalia need to follow the law and order of the HEA.
