Minister of Education, Science and Technology Honerable Bright Msaka, SC, has challenged education researchers and academics to ensure that research findings are translated into practical solutions that can improve the country’s education system.

Msaka said research should go beyond conference presentations and academic reports and instead influence education policy, classroom practice and innovations that respond to the country’s development needs.

He was speaking on Wednesday during the Domasi College of Education 2026 Research Dissemination Conference in Liwonde, held under the theme Education for Sustainable Development: Building Skills for the Malawi 2063.

The minister said researchers and education practitioners have an important role to play in ensuring that knowledge generated through research contributes directly to national development.

He said there were opportunities for researchers and educators to translate evidence into practical interventions in areas such as educational technology, civic education, community development and entrepreneurship.

The Minister said researchers, academics and practitioners should therefore see themselves as instruments of Malawi’s development, with every piece of evidence they generate having the potential to influence the direction of the country’s education system.

Domasi College of Education Principal Dr Daniel Kapanda said research had a critical role to play in helping the country understand its challenges and develop evidence-based solutions.

Kapanda said the greatest value of research is realised when findings are disseminated, applied and translated into policies and programmes that could create meaningful change.

Kapanda added that Domasi College of Education had aligned its research agenda with the Malawi 2063 blueprint to ensure that its research responds to the country’s skills gaps and contributes to human capital development.

He said the findings being presented at the conference should will not be viewed merely as academic exercises but as contributions towards shaping Malawi’s future.

The conference brought together researchers and education stakeholders to share research findings and explore how evidence can be used to strengthen education policy, improve learning outcomes and build the human capital required to achieve Malawi 2063.