Innovation Hubs Introduced at Zim Universities

The Zimbabwean government is introducing innovation hubs at six universities. According to the Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education, Science & Technology Development, the aim is to driven by science and technology

In a tweet posted by the Information Ministry it read:

The Min of Higher & Tertiary Education & Science & Technology Dvpt is introducing innovation hubs at 6 universities; UZ, NUST, HIT, ZNDU & CUT in an attempt to bring the academia & industry closer to each other. The thrust is to develop a new economy driven by science &technology

The hubs will provide the necessary environment to provide high-tech business enterprises for the economy leading to industrialisation. They will also assist in the search for scientific solutions to national & international challenges. Research results will be commercialised.