Topics to be covered

PR and Institutional Advancement

• “The Zimbabwean Higher Education Brand-Past, Present and Future Prospects.” – Honourable Professor Amon Murwira, Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development
  
• Building Synergies with Industry and Commerce: Higher Education Perspective – Eng. Q.C Kanhukamwe Vice Chancellor, HIT
  
• Building Synergies with Higher Education :  Industry and Commerce Perspective – Busi Chindove, ZIMPLATS
  
• The Political Economy of Higher Education PR – A SADC Approach –Webster Muonwa, Lecturer, Zimbabwe Open University
• Reflections on Institutional Advancement The Rwanda Story- Ambassador Dr. Charles Murigande – Deputy Vice Chancellor, Institutional Advancement, University of Rwanda

 

New Age Information Technologies and the Cyber Space

• Harnessing Social Media for Higher Education – Dr Admire Mare, Lecturer, Namibian University of Science and Technology
• Embracing Industry 4.0 in Marketing Communications – Mr Tendai Marengeke, Lecturer , Information and Security Assurance Department, Harare Institute of Technology
• Digital Marketing – Mr More Chinakidzwa, Lecturer, Electronic Commerce Department, Harare Institute of Technology
  
• Effective Institutional Branding in the Digital Era – Mr Gillian Rusike – Secretary General, Marketers Association of Zimbabwe
  
• Cyber Security in Higher Education Institutions - Protecting the Brand – Mr Rosenthal Shoniwa, Chairperson, Information and Security Assurance Department, Harare Institute of Technology

 

Media Industry Interface

• Broadcasting and Higher Education – A Regional Perspective – Mr Robson Mhandu, Director – Special Projects,  Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
  
• Pitching the National Interests –Casting University Successes for the  Print Media – Mr Caesar Zvayi, Editor at Large, the Herald
  
• Effective Higher Education Information Campaigns – Mrs Sharai Muonwa, Public Relations and Marketing Manager, Harare Institute of Technology

 

PR and Communications Strategy

• Resource Mobilisation as an Art  for Institutional Development : The Zimbabwean Practical Experience – Dr M.C. Tapera, Director – Marketing and Public Relations, Chinhoyi University of Technology
  
• Ethics and Higher Education PR - Mr Tinashe Mutema, Director of Communications and International Relations, Harare Institute of Technology

 

Higher Education and Foreign Policy

• Zimbabwe’s Foreign Policy and Higher Education – Ambassador James Manzou, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  
• Protocol and Negotiation – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade