A private school in Lilongwe has announced plans to award full secondary school scholarships to 20 underprivileged pupils from across Malawi this year. Magodi Christian Private School’s director, William Madhlopa, made the announcement during a visit by former Sunderland footballer Al Johnson, who donated football kit to learners at the school and performed a football […]
The Egyptian Embassy has awarded 14 undergraduate scholarships to youth in the country to pursue different university programmes in Egypt. The scholarship awardees are expected to study programmes such as engineering, medicine, agriculture and commence. Speaking on Friday in Lilongwe during the presentation of the scholarships Egyptian Ambassador to Malawi Hassan Shawky said the Egyptian […]
Government of Japan has described human resource development as the most cost-effective way of investment plan, saying it is a multiplier effect in as far as investment and development are concerned. Ambassador of Japan to Malawi , Kae Yanagisawa said during the sendoff of beneficiaries of Japan scholarships that her government believes in human resource […]
Students from Malawi awarded Chinese government bursaries to study courses such as medicine and chemical engineering say they found themselves in a foreign language nightmare, their grades were vastly inflated, and they were subjected to indoctrination. ‘My Chinese university ordeal’ Zipporah Bvalani hoped that when she got home to Malawi after studying in China under […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) managing director, Gospel Kazako, says the manner in which Chinese scholarships are awarded in the country is dubious and “imprudent,” and has since called upon authorities-that-be to to better. Kazako made the remarks during an interface meeting with some girl beneficiaries of the Chinese scholarships through the Zodiak Best Girl Awards–a […]
Fast growing local commercial bank FDH has set aside K150 million for students scholarships in tertiary institutions in the country. Speaking at a luncheon to announce the scholarships on Wednesday, FDH Holdings Chief Executive Officer Dr Thomson Mpinganjira said the financial institution remains highly committed to supporting the education sector and will continue to support […]
Japanese Ambassador Kae Yanagisawa has urged recent Japanese Government scholarship recipients to be change-agents in their various sectors. Speaking on Friday at a welcome reception for recent alumni of Japanese scholarships at her residence in Lilongwe, Yanagisawa said the scholarships are not just a means of attaining a certificate, but to produce agents of change. […]
Police in Zomba are looking for Joseph Kamoto for allegedly tricking students that he was an agent who would get them scholarships to study in the United Kingdom. According to one of the victims of the fraud, Chithenga Nyoni who reported the matter to Zomba Police Station that Kamoto who claimed to be a civil […]
At least 100 students have so far benefitted from the Ghetto King Kong’s self-funded Fredokiss Scholarship, which aims at providing education opportunities to the marginalized groups in different communities of the country. The award winning hip-hop artist, also known as Ntchana said in an interview that the figure is only for students pursuing tertiary education […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) managing director Gospel Kazako has urged authorities to be transparent in administering scholarships. He made the remarks on Wednesday at St. Marys Girls Secondary School in Zomba during a Top Girl Child Award presentation that Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) organised for girls who scored six points in the 2017 Malawi School Certificate […]
In keeping with its promise to assist students with vulnerable groups, TNM Plc is today proud to announce launch of the 2017/18 Academic Year Scholarship Program worth K7 million for 20 girls underprivileged girls in public secondary school across the country. TNM in 2015 set up the fund through a local NGO, Advancement for Girls […]
The Egyptian Embassy in Malawi has presented 12 academic scholarships Islamic Malawian students to study at Al Azhar University for four or five years depending on their studies. Some of the courses offered at the University include: Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Political Science, Accounting, Economics and Law. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Deputy Egyptian […]
The Egyptian Government, through the Minister of Education, Science and Technology handed over thirteen academic scholarships to Malawian students in Engineering, Agriculture, Law, Commerce, Veterinary studies and medicine for four years undergraduate studies at different universities in Egypt. Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt to Malawi, Maher El-Adawy said the scholarships will be funded by […]
A 19 years old girl who dropped out of school due to poverty, in Chitipa District, has all the reasons to beam a smile after securing a four year scholarship award from Dan Church Aid (DCA). In 2013, Rita Nyondo, was selected from Chambo Primary School, in Chitipa District, to start Form 1 at Chisenga […]
A total of 11 Malawian officers from the media and health sectors have been awarded scholarships by the Egyptian government to go and study in Egypt under the media and health capacity building training program the Egyptian government offers to African professionals. Presentation of the scholarships was done at the Egyptian Ambassador’s residence in Lilongwe […]
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has announced that three Malawians have been selected to receive prestigious Fulbright grants to pursue Master’s Degree studies in the United States starting in the 2016-17 academic year, and one Malawian will pursue a professional development program in the United States under the Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program. The grants […]
Egypt has, through its Embassy in Malawi, awarded Academic Scholarships to 16 candidates who are expected to study various programs in different Egyptian Universities. Handing over the scholarships, Egyptian Ambassador to Malawi, Maher El-Adawy said the scholarships were another sign of the brotherly partnerships between the two countries, which would continue in the coming months […]
Student Isaac Safanana was on cloud nine as news reached him that he has won a full scholarship to study a diploma in journalism at one of Malawi’s established training institution, Beston College. Safanana, won the K500 000 worth scholarship after he outclassed participants in a 15 minutes Beston College program which is aired on Dziko […]