President Prof. Peter Mutharika will be installed as Chancellor of the University of Malawi (Unima)during this year’s first Congregation on 19th November, 2014 at the Great Hall, Chancellor College in Zomba, Unima has announced . According to the statement, all organizations wishing to send congratulatory messages on His Excellency’s installation should do so by contacting […]
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 […]
Students of the University of Malawi (Unima) have given authorities up to November 1 as a deadline to reverse a decision to hike fees from K55,000 to K275,000 and threatened that they will be forced to go into the streets if the 400 percent fee hike is maintained. According to Unima Council, the hike is aimed […]
The Government was facing mounting fury over decision to charge students up to K275, 000 a year in tuition fees at constituent colleges of the University of Malawi (Unima). The University Council (Unima’s decision making body) has announced the 400 percent tuition increase of government sponsored students from K55 000 (about $144) per year to […]
Chancellor College (Chanco) students, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) have asked government and the corporate world to take an active role in the promotion of fine arts in the country. Speaking during the Chanco Fine Art Exhibition held at the campus over the weekend, President of Chanco Fine Arts Students Association, […]
Emergence of other sporting activities in the University of Malawi (UNIMA) constituent colleges has propelled the authorities to have its sports policy reviewed.UNIMA vice-chancellor Professor John Saka said this in an interview with Nyasa Times. He said in the past 50 years, a lot have happened in the sports circles in the country.“There has been a limited concentration on […]
Parliament, during the last sitting, authorised President Peter Mutharika’s government to borrow K20 billion from the African Development Bank (ADB) to help University of Malawi (Unima) to increase access to tertiary education. That, to me, was a potent case of irresponsible and reckless borrowing. You see, it makes sense to borrow for purposes of funding […]
Students of the University of Malawi (Unima) have threatened that they will be forced to go into the streets if government approves the 400 percent fee hike that the Unima Council is proposing. The proposed fees means that government-sponsored students would have to pay K275,000 per year from the current K55, 000. Sources within the […]
The Spanish based Ranking Web of Universities the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities has ranked University of Malawi 99 out of 100 universities in Africa. The top five universities are Cairo, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Pretoria and Kwazulu Natal. The researchers say the rankings are biased against technologies, computer science, social sciences and humanities disciplines that usually amount […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe said he was delighted that Members of Parliament approved the bill that would allow government to borrow $50.9 million (about K20 billion) from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank to finance increasing access to higher education in Malawi. Gondwe said the loan will […]
University of Malawi (Unima), has announced plans to launch a Doctor of Philosophy in Inter-Professional Health Care and Leadership programme this month through its Kamuzu College of Nursing . The programme will be launched on June 27 in Lilongwe with support from Columbia University/ICAP through the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI) Project. United States President’s […]
The former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has queried government for maintaining the quota system of education for selection of students into tertiary education, saying it will phase the system by building more universities and community colleges to increase access. The DPP introduced the system when it was in power. DPP Presidential candidate Peter Mutharika […]
The Malawi Government has taken a U-turn on linking Domasi College of Education to Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima) in Zomba. Minister of Education Science and Technology Luscious Kanyumba disclosed the news during a meeting with zonal teachers from the rural areas at Mayaka Parish Hall in the eastern […]
Chancellor College lecturer Jessie Kabwila has said the plot to fire her from the University of Malawi as a lecture following her active participation in politics will not succeed as it has no basis. Kabwila, who is now serving as Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson, has been summoned by the University Council (employer) to a […]
When a university student performs poorly and is withdrawn, the problem is with the student. But when 132 students perform poorly and are withdrawn, then the problem is no longer with the student alone. The university itself has a problem. When it is two universities, then it is not just the universities that have a […]
Instability returned to Chancellor College (CHANCO) in the eastern city of Zomba on Thursday after students failed to deliver a petition to the District Commissioner (DC) following a confusion that erupted between the College Students’ Union (CCSU) and the students. The students had planned to march to the DC’s office to present a petition against government’s delay […]
The Student – Malawi’s first print magazine whose stories encompass student related issues for all learning institutions in the country – will now start publishing monthly considering the tremendous growth in its readership, the magazine’s management team has disclosed to Nyasa Times. “Our circulation has almost tripled to 15 000,” The Student Media Chief Executive Vasco Madhlopa said. He […]
After a fairly peaceable phase, volatility is likely to re-emerge at Chancellor College in Zomba, a constituent of the University of Malawi (UNIMA), following students’ plans to hold demonstrations Thursday, December 12. Chancellor College Students Union President, Israel Masiyano, confirmed the development saying they have planned to go into the streets to protest against government’s […]