University accused of forcing unprepared students into exams

The Association of University Teachers (AUT) at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has lambasted the institution’s administration, accusing it of compromising academic standards and endangering the future of students by forcing them to sit for exams without adequate teaching and learning, reports Pindula.

In a statement released this week, the AUT condemned the university’s decision to press ahead with examinations despite severe teaching shortfalls, calling it a “travesty of academic standards” and “a clear indictment of the institution’s academic integrity”.

The lecturers claim that students are being made to cram entire modules into just one or two days of instruction, an approach they describe as a “mockery of the learning process” and a reflection of poor leadership.
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