Evelyn Hone college of Lusaka is to be upgraded into a University college of Technology, Cephus Chabu the college principal has disclosed.
Chabu said that the college has already started offering degree programs in business, health sciences, Music and Art which are being offered under or in partnership with other colleges with a plan of a degree in journalism to start next year.
He added that the Irish government already launched the partnership of sponsorship in Music and Audio program whose program has started and the department is awaiting equipment and machines which are being shipped to support the said program.
In an interview with the Zambian Business Times – ZBT, Chabu said that Public Private Partnership is what they also looking forward to. He added that the transformation of the college into a university is part of the five years strategic plan and government might later join in.
The principal said that the plan is that in the next three years, the now college to be transformed into a university and should be able to function and have its own senate without other programs being offered under other partner universities.
As the college transforms, its student and staff requirements will also evolve. The current programs will continue to be offered but there will be need for the current staff to upgrade their qualifications as University status comes with both higher academic and other support requirements.
