Principal of the Lilongwe Technical College Peter Njunga says cabinet has approved the Ethanol Research Project the college is involved in together with the National Commission for Science and Technology.
Njunga said this during the graduatioin ceremony of 135 students who have completed their studies in various disciplines.
Said Njunga: ” The Lilongwe Technical College is fully involved in research activities which I am proud to say have been approved by cabinet after very successful implementation by the college. The college was entrusted to undertake an ethanol project on the use of ethanol on vehicles and the results have pleased cabinet hence the approval. This has come at a right time for the country because the number of vehicles is increasing and we will be able to save forex.”
He said apart from the ethanol research project the college is also involved in science and technology fairs and it plans to upgrade to a polytechnic.
“We have a colourful dream to increase the number of students from the current 1 600 to 2 000 by January 2014. Above all else we have a dream to upgrade our college in the near future to a polytechnic following the success of the ethanol project,” he said.
Minister of Labour Grace Maseko commended the college for successfully completeing the ethanol project which she said will help the country save its hard earned forex.
She also commended the graduating students and asked them to put into practice what they learned so that the country should benefit from their expertise.
Students union president Rabson Chisemphere assured the minister that the graduating students will do their best to continue working hard and establish their own companies which will employ fellow Malawians.
The graduating students sat for different examinations including Trade Test, Malawi Craft Exams, CBET, City and Guilds of London, ABMA, ABE, PAEC, CISCO, and ACCA.
