Madalitso Wirima Archives

Ministry of Education to scale up digital education in primary schools

Feb 12, 2024 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

As one way of scaling up digital education in Malawi, the Malawi Government through the Ministry of Education intends to implement a project called Building Education Foundation through Innovation and Technology (BEFIT) in all the… ...

Government urges Malawians to assist in reviewing school curricula

Jan 21, 2024 Chikondi Daza 0 &

Government through the Ministry of Education has urged all Malawians in the country to participate in reviewing the country's school and college curricula. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima, at… ...

Government says the first phase of the K450 billion Inkosi ya Makhosi M'mbelwa University (IMMU) in Mzimba district, will be completed next year and the university will enroll students in August 2025.

First phase of K450 billion M’mbelwa University to be completed next year, says Govt

Jan 09, 2024 Chikondi Daza 0 &

Malawi Government says the first phase of the K450 billion Inkosi ya Makhosi M'mbelwa University (IMMU) in Mzimba district will be completed next year and the university will enroll students in August 2025. This has… ...

Ministry of Education engages Tanzania on introduction of Kiswahili in school curriculum Minister of Education, Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima says her ministry is has engaged the Ministry of Education in Tanzania to look into the issue of bringing Kiswahili language in schools in the country. According to Wirima, the ministry is also discussing with stakeholders in the country to hear from them on the issue. She was speaking during a press briefing at Central Office of Information (COI) in Lilongwe on Wednesday where she talked about the importance of reviewing the curriculum used in primary, secondary and tertiary schools in order to align with the digital age. Wirima said the goal of education in Malawi is to equip students with relevant knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to be self-reliant and contribute to national development. “As we know education is very important and the world is also changing so, as a ministry, we want to make students relevant and be able to do anything on their own. “So, reviewing the curriculum will help in our education system as we are looking at issues of digitalisation and information communication technology (ICT). That is why we want to re-design the curriculum to achieve Malawi 2063,” she said. Executive Director for Malawi Institute for Education (MIE), Frank Mtemang'ombe said MIE will be facilitating curriculum review and monitor its implementation under the Ministry of Education which will be concluded by 2025. “Curriculum review is important as it defines the future of the education we want for the generation we have now to be able to take challenges and opportunities. That is why we want to make sure that the curriculum is relevant,” he said. Ministry of Education will start engaging the stakeholders on the curriculum review from January 2024. Reported by Sheminah Nkhoma

Malawi engages Tanzania on introduction of Kiswahili in school curriculum

Dec 21, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Education Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima says her ministry has engaged the Ministry of Education in Tanzania to look into the issue of bringing Kiswahili language in schools in the country. According to Wirima, the… ...

Ministry of Education emphasizes on fusing local solutions with modern science

Nov 30, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

The Minister of Education Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima has called for the country to combine local solutions with modern science in order to deal with challenges affecting the country. Kambauwa said this during the official opening… ...

Malawi in foundational learning poverty

Apr 20, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Education, Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima says Malawi has not done well on foundational learning leading to numeracy and literacy poverty. She was speaking in Lilongwe on Wednesday during the launch of the Foundation Learning… ...

Minister Wirima says Malawi attaches great importance to research and development

Mar 25, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Education Madalitso Kambauwa-Wirima says the launch of the National Research Agenda signifies the great importance that the Government of Malawi attaches to research and development (R&D) and Science Technology and Innovation (STI) as… ...