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Gabon reforms universities to meet employment needs

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Gabonese Higher Education Minister Charles Edgar Mombo presented a reform on 12 November aimed at adapting courses to companies' needs and strengthening student entrepreneurship. The project also provides for new infrastructure and decentralisation of training provision, according to GabonActu.

Gabonese Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Charles Edgar Mombo presented the main directions of the university reform on 12 November, with the aim of adapting courses to companies' needs and facilitating graduates' entry into the workforce. The government plans in particular to revise curricula and incorporate entrepreneurship, marketing and management into the various fields of study, according to GabonActu.

The reform also provides for a job mapping exercise drawn up with the Federation of Gabonese Enterprises (FEG) to identify recruitment needs. At Omar Bongo University (UOB), an auditorium with about 2,500 seats is planned, while the University of Science and Technology of Masuku (USTM) is to receive 800 additional places. Work is also planned at the University of Health Sciences (USS), according to Minister Charles Edgar Mombo.

The government also wants to create specialised institutions in Mouila for arts and trades, in Oyem for agronomy and in Lambaréné for digital studies. It also plans to harmonise academic calendars, reduce university delays and strengthen research funding, according to GabonActu.

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