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Government to build university of fine arts

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HIGHER and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development deputy minister, Godfrey Gandawa (pictured) has disclosed that his ministry is set to build the country’s first ever university that will offer fine arts programmes in the resort town of Victoria Falls.

HIGHER and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development deputy minister, Godfrey Gandawa (pictured) has disclosed that his ministry is set to build the country’s first ever university that will offer fine arts programmes in the resort town of Victoria Falls.

BY SINDISO DUBE

Gandawa made the revelation on ZIFM Stereo during Ruvheneko Parerenyatwa’s show — The Platform, which was aired live from Bulawayo during the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair.

The minister said this while responding to a question by one person in the audience who had asked why his ministry was supporting only science and technology students over humanities and social science ones through the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programme.

“We are not discriminating the humanities side, we even have bigger plans for them. I can tell you that the ministry is working on building a university of fine arts in Victoria Falls. We have big plans for the future of our youths,”

“We are set to build a world class institution that will improve our arts industry into a competitive sector internationally and regionally. The arts is an industry that contributes to the country’s economy, hence it should be taken seriously.”

Gandawa said the university will offer various programmes in the arts discipline varying from film up to performing arts.

Musician Thabbz, who was part of the crowd said this is what the arts industry has been lacking.

“The university will produce professional arts players not bedroom artists and managers. This is what we have been crying for as musicians. We wait upon the minister’s claims and hope the plans will be fulfilled,” Thabbz said.