HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Midlands State University (MSU) has taken a pivotal step in modernising the nation’s education system by graduating 63 teachers from an intensive “Coding and Robotics” short course, held at the Harare School of Social Work on January 30, 2026.
The program was specifically designed to address the urgent demand for technical skills across all sectors of the economy.
It brought together classroom educators with professionals from engineering, business, and community organizations, with the core mission of empowering teachers to lead the next generation into a digitally-driven future.
Addressing the graduates, Dr. W. Muchabaiwa, Harare Campus Coordinator for the Faculty of Education, hailed them as transformative figures.
“Today, you stand not merely as individuals who have completed a course, but as vanguards ready to lead the charge in digital innovation within your schools and communities,” he stated.
The curriculum blended hands-on workshops with collaborative projects, emphasizing both foundational technical knowledge and real-world problem-solving applications.
For graduate Muponda-Lupande Rodreck, a teacher at Dzandara Primary School in Seke District, the impact is immediate and practical.
“The course teaches learners to tackle complex problems logically and makes education more interactive and engaging,” he noted.
Dr. A. Moyo, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education, underscored the broader societal imperative behind the initiative.
“We expect people to continually upgrade themselves; there should be a clear demarcation between those who have learned and those who have not,” she asserted. “Our education must bring about tangible change in society.”
The ceremony concluded with a vote of thanks from Dr. Usavi, Chairperson of the Faculty of Education’s Department of Science and Technology, who encouraged all attendees to pursue lifelong learning.
This cohort’s graduation underscores the Faculty of Education’s critical role in laying the foundational human capital required for the Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions.
Embedding cutting-edge digital literacy and computational thinking directly into the school curriculum through empowered teachers, MSU is not only future-proofing Zimbabwe’s youth but also actively driving the skills revolution envisioned by the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
The initiative is a direct contribution to building the “Africa We Want”—a continent powered by knowledge, innovation, and a globally competitive citizenry, starting from the classroom.