The Development of Higher Education in Zimbabwe

Abstract

In Zimbabwe, higher education refers to postsecondary institutions such as universities, polytechnics, teachers colleges, and other units in government ministries, government parastatal organisations and the private sector as well as other non-governmental organisations. In this chapter the focus is on public universities. Higher education is divided as follows: Universities; Further Education Colleges, which include technical colleges and polytechnics; Teachers’ Training Colleges and Agricultural Training Colleges, which come under the Ministry of Agriculture.