Accomplished Malawi scholar Thandika Mkandawire to receive York University honorary degree in Canada

October 9, 2018 Nyasa Times Reporter 17 Comments

Accomplished scholar and professor of African Development at the London School of Economics, Thandika Mkandawire from Malawi will n October 14 2018 be conferrd an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the York University in Canada, Nyasa Times has learnt.

Professor Thandika Mkandawire

The letter from the University’s President which Nyasa Times has seen says, in conferring the degree, the Senate of York University wishes to recognize Mkandawire’s scholarship and research in development studies.

“Your international leadership, extensive experience in policy and advocacy, published works, and demonstrated excellence as an academic, in addition to your commitment to social justice, is commendable and serves as a model worthy of emulation by our graduands,” reads the letter.

Mkandawire  is a former Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and the first person to take on the new position of Chair in African Development at the London School of Economics.

A Swedish national of Malawian origin, he is an economist with many years’ experience in the promotion of comparative research on development issues. He was formerly Director of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa.

Mkandawire, who  has published broadly on the social sciences in Africa and on problems of policy-making, adjustment and democratisation; also served as Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Development Research in Copenhagen and has taught at the Universities of Stockholm and Zimbabwe.

He has held the Olof Palme Professor for Peace with the Institute for Future Studies in Stockholm.

Mkandawire  studied economics at Ohio State University and the University of Stockholm. He holds a Doctorate in Letters from Rhodes University.

He did his Secondary studies at Zomba Catholic Secondary School.

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17 replies on “Accomplished Malawi scholar Thandika Mkandawire to receive York University honorary degree in Canada”

  1. How do you know that Malawi is a poor country, its when you see them discuss the home of a person rather than his work. Lets learn to concentrate on work rather than where a person comes from ,which is a waste of time as foreigners are taking over this country and you are busying saying this one is from south this one was from north etc……Zitithandiza chani zeminezi abale ….lets not pass bad behavior to our children but good virtues and values worthy emulating which can move this great nation forward.

  2. You fool!!!! You can not compare Mathanyula with Thandika Mkandawire by far.Thandika got his PHds through hard work while,Mathanyula got them from heaven like manna.The Universities Thandika had gone through,Muthalika could not qualify atall to teach.The Washington University which he tought,students demonstrated for his lack of teaching qualifications.His brother Bingu was not even satisfied with his job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Education hence,his viciously failure to run the Nation.While at Blantyre Secondary School,Thandika used to write comments in the TSOPANO MAGAZINE of the NAC AND MCP of which Mathanyula could not while in the same School.Now that N.Chilima has decided to kill the vicious and tribalistically motivated QUOTA SYSTEM,when he takes power of which,he will without doubt,Northern Students will as in colonial times,occupy many learning Institutions.Thandika,we are proud of you as we did to late David Lubadili N’goma.

  3. Zi ma degree thoo koma alibe chilichonse, mnyumba kungodzadza ma book shelf anzawo achina Mulombwa,Mulli,Dzombe,Chilewe,Khondowe akuphaka money without ma degree

    1. We value things differently. Money is not everything. If you value the significance of your life by how much money and property you have, then you are one of the poorest souls I have ever seen in this life.

  4. Ah! So this is the man among the many that have written extensively on the economy of Malawi from independence in 1964 up to the years of the Structural Adjustment Programmes administered by the Bretton Wood Institutions in the 1980s. Congrats, Mr. Thandika Mkandawire.

    1. Its true koma azikumbukira kumabwelera komwe achoka nkumakatukulako osamangokhalira kunyoza boma kuti silikutukula kumpoto yet eni akewo sakumbukira kwawo

      1. They cannot come back home in view of the manner in which they are treated in Malawi. It is as if they do not belong to this country.

  7. There is only one Professor in Malawi and he is Professor Peter Mutharika, find another title to call these so called professors.

    1. Peter has failed to demonstrate himself as a professor, the reason is simple he has never worked at any industry related org, only teaching institutions where we talk a lot about theories and nothing practical, PROF THANDIKA MKANDAWIRE HAS WORKED at UN, CODERIA so he is a hands-on guy

    1. Winston Msowoya if you care to examine our history objectively you will find that at independence there were more non “Tumbuka”graduates when students were being examined from Cambridge. Against names like O Chirwa Charles Munthali Vincent Gondwe Goodal Gondwe Dr P Mwanza B Kaonga B Mtawali R Banda D Phiri Khonje there were non Tumbuka graduates like the Chona brothers the Bwanausi brothers D Kachikuwo A Madinga S Kakhobwe W Kazima R Mbaya G Bandawe J Nankwenya Dr Misomali Dr Chiphangwi Dr Chimphamba J Tembo J Magombo G Mangochi P Kalilombe W Chokani D Matenje W Deleza M Banda J Kaminjolo P Michongwe M Chipembere W Chatsika J Malunga Kukada J B Chipinga. As you can see the majority of graduates were from outside the North. So you people should stop distorting facts and history just to inflate your egos.You should report and present history fairly and objectively like old man DD Phiri.
      In fact the first Cabinet had only one graduate O Chirwa from the North as D Chisiza and K Chiume had Diplomas whereas M Chipembere A Bwanausi ( he of 6 Cambridge points but you never hear Yaos boast) J Tembo W Chokani were graduates.
      In fact Northerners began to increase their numbers in tertiary education after two sad events in our history:
      1. When Kanyama Chiume was Minister of Education he fraudulently sent large numbers of Northerners abroad;
      2. When D Mkandawire became CEO of MANEB he was fiddling with and altering the MSCE results in favour of Northerners to facilitate their entry into Colleges. So stop this baseless boasting.

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