Minister of Higher Education Jessie Kabwila has called for collaboration between public and private universities, to ensure that the universities benefit from shared resources and expertise.

Kabwila was speaking on Thursday in Lilongwe when she visited Hebron and Jubilee Universities.

“Public universities have projects like my lab, Unipod and drone making, private universities also need to have access to these projects and this can happen if there is collaboration between public and private universities,” she said.

Kabwila emphasised the need for universities to establish policies and strategies that encourage victims of sexual harassment to speak out, to promote a safer and more supportive learning environment.

Jubilee University Vice Chancellor Ida Mbendera concurred with Kabwila saying collaboration ensures sharing of skills and knowledge among universities.

“We are already in this with some public universities like Luanar for collaboration. It is important that as universities we collaborate because this ensures transfer of skills and knowledge,” she said.