President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conferred degrees and
diplomas to 1 583 Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) graduands at the
institution’s 14th graduation ceremony.
CUT, which last year made history by becoming the first
university to install President Emmerson Mnangagwa as chancellor, once again
scored a first by becoming the first state university to hold a graduation
ceremony this year.
President Mnangagwa declared the congregation at the
university as a graduation ceremony before he conferred degrees to the
graduands.
Those conferred with post graduate degrees and those
awarded degrees with first class were capped individually by the President
while mass capping was done for the rest.
The ceremony saw 9 graduands being awarded doctorate
degrees.
CUT Vice Chancellor, Professor David Simbi said the
institution is responsive to the need to develop the requisite human capital,
capable of tackling the agricultural and mineral resource elements that form
the base of the economy.
“CUT is in the process of establishing an innovation hub to
create appropriate technologies for use in agriculture, mining and
manufacturing industries,” he said.
Professor Simbi however said the efforts of the well
acclaimed staff at the university to carry out research are being hampered by
lack of appropriately equipped laboratories and workshops.
In keeping with the spirit of celebrations associated with
graduation ceremonies, the occasion was fun filled, with arts performances
dominating the entertainment slots.
The number of graduands this year was higher than last
year’s, which stood at 1 218. zbc
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