Angola’s Minister of State for Social Affairs, Carolina Cerqueira, has announced that the journey towards the diversification of the national economy had a strong foundation in higher education, as the government is working on providing trained staff, as an effective way of generating human capital.
Cerqueira, spoke at the opening of the 7th Forum organised by the Association of Private Education Institutions of Angola (AIESPA) at the Jean Piaget University, noting that higher education institutions should work on establishing relevant partnerships and connections, which can be part of consortiums or networks, between universities and companies to key into the diversification system.
“The role of managers of higher education institutions is fundamental for the preparation of strategic plans that engage their partners and all stakeholders, in order to contribute to economic development and promoting the active participation of students in actions that grow social value,” she said.
According to Cerqueira, the focus in the partnerships can be placed on conducting and redirecting research and development towards new technologies and patents, developing new products and processes, and improving the quality of products.
Relevant themes for consideration and discussion which backed up the forum’s “University-Business Partnership, Perspectives and Reflections around the Change of the Academic Paradigm” tag include “Integrated internships and adequacy of professional and academic curricula” and the “Role of research for scientific and technological innovation”.
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