MALAWI: Catholic University’s Vice-Chancellor Challenges Lecturers on Quality and Standard Education
By Luke Bisani
The Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University of Malawi, Rev. Fr. Dr. George Buleya has challenged lecturers of the University to abide to the 1992 Catholic Bishops’ call on quality education to the youth of the country.
Through the Pastoral letter titled Living our Faith that was issued 8th March 1992, the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Malawi called the for democracy, the rule of law, participatory government, transparency, accountability, the fight against corruption and also called on authorities to look at the quality education to the youths in the country.
Commemorating the thirty years since the first historical pastoral was issued in 1992, the seven Catholic Bishops have reviewed the implementation of what their predecessors called for three decades ago in the country.
Commenting on the commemoration of the 30th Anniversary Pastoral Letter that was read in all Catholic Churches on 6th March 2022, Father Buleya challenged the University’s academic staff to continue with the holistic approach on education as demanded by the Catholic Bishops.
“If you have time, please read what our Catholic Bishops have written on education as the Church commemorates the 30th Anniversary of Living our Faith Pastoral Letter. The bishops have reminded us that their predecessors stressed that education should be holistic, should help the student acquire values such as respect for elders, promote creativity in the pupil, enable the student to appreciate his or her cultural heritage… and that is why this University strives for the holistic approach” said Father Buleya.
Father Buleya further urged the academic staff to be exemplary to students of the university as one way of helping them acquire values.
He added that that the University will continue providing the necessary material to ensure that quality and standards of education are not compromised.
The commemorational pastoral letter that the Catholic Bishops have written, has noted with dismay on a number of issues that the country’s leadership needs to address including the country’s health sector which is still rocked with many challenges, among them lack of medical practitioners and shortage of drugs, to list some.
The Bishops also faulted the weak and indecisive leadership, plunder of public resources, patronage and impunity, siding with those who loot instead of siding with the poor to be among the new ills in our country.
