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University of Malawi selects 2,379 on quota system

By G

October 29, 2011   ·   64 Comments

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The University of Malawi (Unima) has  released names of 2,379  students selected into its constituent colleges  - Chancellor College, College of Medicine, Kamuzu College of Nursing and the Polytechnic  -based on the controversial equitable system also known as quota.

The equitable system advocates that the selection be done based on the students places of origin.

The quota system stipulates that for residential students, a specific number of candidates per district be selected into UNIMA and that consideration on size of district be used for the remaining places.

In making the announcement, Unima through registrar Benedicto Malunga said the 2379 students were selected from 7791 candidates who wrote entrance examinations.

According to a UNIMA statement they have seelcted 2407 females and 5384 males, making a total of 6615. However, they have only offered places to 2379 students due to limited places of accomodatio.

The gender distribution for the selected candidates is 1117 females and 1262 males representing 47% and 53% respectively.

There are more males students – 53 percent – while 47 percent are female.

There has also been selection of first year intake at the closed Chancellor College, the main constituent of UNIMA.

The college was shut down over academic freedom impasse which  was triggered when Inspector General of Police Peter Mukhito summoned  political science professor  Blessings  Chinsinga on 12 February to interrogate him over a classroom example which he drew parallels with the insurrections that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt to Malawi’s current fuel and foreign exchange reserves shortages.

Four lecturers were fired in the saga but President Bingu wa Mutharika has since given “political suggestion” that they be reinstated and the regulatory authority ensure to open the college.

UNIMA Council has since reinstatened them but there are other issues to be addressed including  dissolving court injunctions taken during the period of the  impasse before the academic staff agree to return to class.

UNIMA said the first year intake will be advised when to report to the Chancellor College then it’s reopened.

Chanco will have two batches of first-year intakes when it reopens.

64 Responses to “University of Malawi selects 2,379 on quota system”

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   tembo Says:

   September 25th, 2012 at 1:33 pm

   
   

   This is a fair play. National cakes enjoy a fair contribution from all of us as good citizens of the country. As such all Malawians should fairly enjoy from their proportional contribution to the resultant. The quota system is an attempt to address such. Besides, who told you people that exams are taken and processed on a level ground.Do more research on this otherwise a leveled groud is an ideal situation but a realistic one. Otherwise i would like to join a majority of the Malawi population by shouting “Bravo University! Bravo Government”. This is a direction we should all take! George Tweet PS Like or Dislike: 0  0 Reply

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   ammanuel Says:

   November 16th, 2011 at 9:30 am

   
   

   sizoona! wanzeru akuyenera kupita ku unima opanda, akhale. anyay 2014 sikutali. Tweet PS Like or Dislike: 0  0 Reply

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   weniweni wa malawi Says:

   November 1st, 2011 at 8:06 am

   
   

   KODI APRESIDENT MUKUFUNA ZIKATHA ZAKA ZANU PLUS TEN ZA PETTER QUALITY YA SCHOOL IZAKHALA ILI PATI? CHIFUKWA MUKULEKA KUTENGA MUNTHU WA 14 POINTS KUTENGA WAKUTHYOLO KAYA KUMULANJE WA 26 POINTA NDIYE KUTI KUSOGOLO UKU TIKUPITA MABWANA MU MAOFFICE AZAKHALA OPANDA NZELU OKHA OKHA.NDIPO PA 20 YRS YIMENE AMUTHALIKAS MUKUFUNA KUKHALA MUBOMA EDUCATION YIKHALA ZERO MONGA ZERO DEFICIT. KOMA AMALAWI TIKUZIONA TIZAONA 2014. YEWO. Tweet PS Like or Dislike: 0  0 Reply

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   ndata Says:

   November 1st, 2011 at 7:04 am

   
   

   my dear brother pondo,be informed that no subjective,biased or discriminatory system can be called “FAIR”.It is wrong.In fact the only fair system will be the one thatprovides levelled playing fieled to all malawians regardless of where they come from.The same class,the same teacher,the same learning materials,the same exames,then why the different yad sticks(criterias)for selecting them to our universties? si zo wona ayi. Tweet PS Like or Dislike: 0  0 Reply

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