Human Rights Team of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) met members of the General Union of Libyan Students and heard their calls for an updated education system that meets students’ needs, according to UNSMIL. Students are struggling to complete their studies due to a lack of equipment, teacher strikes, outdated curricula, and electricity cuts, the Mission quoted representatives from the General Union of Libyan Students. “In the last two years there has not been one semester in which my dental studies at the University of Misrata haven’t been stopped due to issues like strikes or electricity,” said Musab Gusaibat, the President of the General Union of Libyan Students. We need an education system that develops students to have the right skills for business, not one where the outdated curriculum means that even those who have access to education and complete their studies do not come out with the right skills, they said, calling for better coordination between ministries of education, planning, and economy. “We are learning a curriculum from 1980 in buildings which sometimes don’t have bathrooms,” explained Musab, “we need a government committee to work with us to update the curriculum to meet market needs.”

Source: Libya Today November 27, 2022 19:58 UTC