前世界卫生组织顾问、曾与拜登政府合作制定艾滋病政策的约翰·恩肯加松博士表示,改革课程设置和增加投资是释放非洲毕业生潜力的关键。
Dr John Nkengasong, a former WHO adviser who worked with Biden administration on Aids policy, says decolonising curriculums and investment are key to unlocking potential of continent’s graduates African governments need to shake off the legacy of colonialism and underfunding if their education systems are ever to harness the vast potential of the continent’s young talent, says the public health expert Dr John Nkengasong.
这位公共卫生专家指出,非洲政府必须摆脱殖民主义和资金不足的遗留问题,才能让教育体系充分发挥该大陆年轻人才的潜力。
Dr John Nkengasong, a former WHO adviser who worked with Biden administration on Aids policy, says decolonising curriculums and investment are key to unlocking potential of continent’s graduates African governments need to shake off the legacy of colonialism and underfunding if their education systems are ever to harness the vast potential of the continent’s young talent, says the public health expert Dr John Nkengasong.
非洲拥有世界上最年轻的劳动力群体,70%的人口年龄在30岁以下,这被视为其最大的资产。
Africa’s young demographic – it is the world’s youngest continent with 70% of people aged under 30 – is seen as its greatest asset. But a lack of cohesion between education institutions and employers means graduates in Africa, whose number is rising, are not well prepared when they start work, Nkengasong says. In an interview with the Guardian, he says students should be primed to address the continent’s socioeconomic problems, whether through influencing public health policy or technological innovation.
然而,恩肯加松指出,由于教育机构与雇主之间缺乏协调,越来越多的非洲毕业生在就业时并未做好充分准备。
Africa’s young demographic – it is the world’s youngest continent with 70% of people aged under 30 – is seen as its greatest asset. But a lack of cohesion between education institutions and employers means graduates in Africa, whose number is rising, are not well prepared when they start work, Nkengasong says. In an interview with the Guardian, he says students should be primed to address the continent’s socioeconomic problems, whether through influencing public health policy or technological innovation.
在接受《卫报》采访时,他建议学生应准备好通过影响公共卫生政策或推动技术创新来解决非洲的社会经济问题。
Africa’s young demographic – it is the world’s youngest continent with 70% of people aged under 30 – is seen as its greatest asset. But a lack of cohesion between education institutions and employers means graduates in Africa, whose number is rising, are not well prepared when they start work, Nkengasong says. In an interview with the Guardian, he says students should be primed to address the continent’s socioeconomic problems, whether through influencing public health policy or technological innovation.