“It’s the Things We Ignore That End Up Hurting Us Most” – Dr. Mushumba
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) Director – Quality Assurance, Dr. Martin Mushumba, has reaffirmed the Authority’s firm stance on standards in higher education, warning that it is often the standards that are ignored or overlooked that ultimately cause the greatest damage.
Dr. Mushumba made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Crown TV, following the station’s participation in and coverage of HEA’s Summer School Media Training Workshop held at Sarovah Hotel in Lusaka last week.
Speaking from his office, Dr. Mushumba emphasised that quality assurance is not an abstract regulatory exercise, but a critical safeguard for students, institutions and national development. He explained how HEA ensures that registered Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)and those under its purview, operate in alignment with minimum standards and Zambia’s broader development agenda.
The interview marks an early and tangible outcome of the Summer School Media Training Workshop, which was designed to strengthen accurate, informed and contextual reporting on higher education regulation, quality assurance and policy implementation.
Since the training, HEA has already recorded a noticeable increase in higher education coverage, with stories emerging from Crown TV, CAMNET TV and other media platforms within this very same week, an encouraging shift in a subsector that, as pointed out by Veteran broadcaster and Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) Controller News, Mr. Grevazio Zulu, had seen zero (0) reported stories in the past 30 days and 2 stories in the past 60 days.
Held on 10th and 11th February, 2025, the two-day Summer School brought together media sector stakeholders and over 34 journalists from 29 media houses to deepen understanding of higher education governance and the role of the media in shaping informed public discourse.
The growing volume and depth of coverage signal that the conversation around higher education is expanding and that the Authority’s investment in media engagement is already bearing fruit.
Catch the full interview tonight on Crown TV News at 18:30 hours.Read Mr. Zulu’s observations on higher education reporting here: https://hea.org.zm/veteran-journalist-exposes-the-medias-blind-spot-on-higher-education/
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