University of Malawi prepares for Golden Jubilee celebrations
The preparations golden jubilee celebrations for the University of Malawi (UNIMA) set for next year have started in earnest.
The celebrations will take place on 29th September 2015 as a way of celebrating and reflecting the successes, challenges the institution has encountered since its establishment.
UNIMA was established on 29th September 1965, with its first campus offering diploma level of studies in Chichiri near Chichiri Secondary school before it was moved to Zomba. – .
Pro vice-chancellor Professor Al Mtenje said UNIMA has achieved a lot during its 50 years of existence worthy to be celebrated, despite some challenges that the University is facing in producing skilled and professional work force to assist in the development of the country.
“We are still the number one university in the country in providing professional work force that is competent on the industry,” Mtenje told a news conference in Blantyre.
He further said that UNIMA has international record of providing brilliant professionals recognized and trusted internationally in different institutions and organizations.
Mtenje said the celebrations budget is pegged at K265 million and that they have since raised K65 million.
Unima has produced not less than seven thousand graduates since it was established under Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN), Chancellor college, Polytechnic, College of Medicine and Bunda college of Agriculture before it became under Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) .
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Hahahahaha! Malawi is a laughing stock. 7,000 in 50 years? In Tanzania, over 10,000 students join the University of Dar es Salaam – which ranked among 15 best universities in Africa – each year.
seven thousand in 50 years, and we should be spending 266mn celebrating that?
It never ceases to amaze me why we get so excited that we have to hold celebrations for just about anything and everything when really there’s nothing to celebrate for. For the 50 years of its existence UNIMA has literally failed miserably to expand its research and other academic departments largely owing to lack of funds while incompetence is also to blame on the part of its management and academic staff. Worse still I find it rather absurd for UNIMA to peg their stupid celebrations at a whooping budget of MK 265 million. Don’t we have some meaningful projects within… Read more »
What? Mr Green Muheya, are you sure about your stats? I mean not less than 7,000? I am astounded? You mean all these 50 years not less than 7,000? Do you know how many are enrolled per year @ Chanco alone? Have you attended a graduation ceremony before? I’d rather you cross-check your figures because 7,000 is unrealistic against the background of 50 years of UNIMA. Else just take out the statistic from your article because it does not make sense at all.
7000 means an average of 140 graduates every year, and you want to celebrate that? I am glad I didn’t go to this “secondary school”
That’s too much money to go into the drain. What will be involved ?
Yes! UNIMA woyeee! We will dance Gwanyasa again. May I ask Dr. Kambewa ku Bunda to organize anyamata a Gwanyasa awa: Nsongazaudzu Sajeni, Kabwira, Jesemani, Chiputula etc. Hon. Jolly Kalero mukavinenso Manyanda kumeneko, mumufufuze Cosby Nkhwazi akaponde Manyanda, is Mr. Kalizula around? Mr. Davie Nangoma tiyeni mukavine Beni kumeneko. Mumuuzeko Vampire akuse ovina gule ujayu wa awiri awiri. Viva Prof Mtenje!
But why are you not among the top ten or fifty universities in Africa? Sikarate iyitu. Matama basi. Samarani ndi MUST University yakwathu komanso ya makono.