The University of Malawi has been losing its reputation of late. Unnecessary administrative scuffles, student demonstrations and poor funding are not uncommon. Its graduates too are half-baked; at least, that’s what employers out there are alleging. And, then, there is this one matter that hasn’t received much attention and publicity. It has been safely tucked […]
The administration of Chancellor College one of the constituent colleges of the University of Malawi is strongly denying reports that the institution is closed. Recent media reports had indicated that the institution was closed due to financial problems and students who were on Chritsmas holiday were recalled to take their luggage back home until the […]
Students at Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) on Friday afternoon staged a demonstration in reaction to government’s delay in paying their book and stationery allowances. The students held the protests to push forward the issues that have not been addressed ever since the school was opened. The issues include […]
Football player Israel ‘Mashego’ Masiyano is now Students Union of Chancellor College (SUCC) president following elections which took place at the campus on Friday. Masiyano, who plays for Chanco FC as a striker, replaces outgoing SUCC president Patrick Phiri and eventually went on to win the elections by beating four other contestants in the race. […]
There is fevered speculations that the governing People’s Party (PP) has fielded candidates for the December 7 elections of Students Union of Chancellor College (SUCC), a constituent college of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) in Zomba – the home of academic freedom. An inside source confided to Nyasa Times on Monday that almost every position […]
Recent media reports indicated that just before the University of Malawi released its selection list for the 2012/2013 academic year in October, the Malawi Government had contemplated ending the quota system of selection into public universities. The reason given was that the quota system was costly. Although the University of Malawi went ahead to base […]
A second year Bachelor of Education student at Malawi’s main constituent of the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, has died after he excessivelydrinkinsg sachets of high-potent spirits., Nyasa Times has established. Several sources Nyasa Times talked to confirmed the death of Victor Juma. It is reported that the student met his fate at populous Chikanda Township in Zomba where he […]
Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda was on Friday officially inaugurated as chancellor of the University of Malawi (Unima) becoming its first female Chancellor. The coronation took place at at College of Medicine Sports Complex Ground, Blantyre. Banda then resided over the graduation of 1 654 students from Unima. Addressing the congregation, Chancellor of Unima said there is need to […]
Chancellor College students Wednesday morning presented their petition to the District Commissioner for Zomba Harry Phiri to be presented to President Joyce Banda for action on the hiked school fees in the University of Malawi. In the petition the students have expressed deep concern over the increase over the tuition fees. The march was dominated by […]
The University of Malawi (UNIMA) has postponed its forthcoming congregation which was supposed to be held on October 24 at the College of Medicine (COM) Sports Complex to Friday, October 26. At the same function there will also be a symbolic event for a coronation of President Joyce Banda as Unima Chancellor. Earlier the education […]
It is with profound sadness that we issue this statement on the graduation of University of Malawi students slated for October 24 this year which conspicuously excludes us, Chancellor College Bachelor of Education students. It is in the interest of justice, fairness, peace, unity, transparency and harmony that we have thought it prudent to jot […]
The University of Malawi (Unima) will officially inaugurate the State President of Malawi Mrs. Joyce Banda as Chancellor of the university becoming its first female Chancellor. UNIMA registrar Tarsizius Nampota said according to the University of Malawi Act the president of the Republic of Malawi is supposed to be the Chancellor of the university therefore […]
Students at Polytechnic a constituent college of the University of Malawi celebrated the weekend in style with their second semester social weekend bash which stretched from Friday to Saturday. The bash started Friday night with a disco with students stomping their feet and partying all night long until Saturday evening where dancing came to climax […]
The Joyce Banda’s administration has come under attack from education campaigners for lack of seriousness on improving tertiary education in the country. This follows poor selection of students who are to enroll for tertiary education in the five constituent colleges of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) this year. The 2011/2012 UNIMA entrance examinations results show […]
Lectures at the Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, Monday met their Chancellor President Joyce Banda at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre to brief her about their demand for salary increment. But despite the meeting, the lectures have explicitly vowed that they would not resume work until their request for a 113 […]
Trouble continues to mount on Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi as the Police in Blantyre on Monday tear-gassed stone-wielding students when they wanted to take to the streets supporting lecturers demanding a 113 percent salary raise. The students were also demonstrating over the insufficient stationery allowances they receive monthly and a protracted […]
READING the 2000 report of the American President Ronald Reagan’s National Commission on Excellence in Education titled “A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform”, one only gets inspired to look at the impact of the current payhike dispute in the University of Malawi (UNIMA) on Malawi’s education using special lens more or less […]
Chancellor College, the largest of the University of Malawi colleges, may not open next month due to an impending industrial action by its academic members of staff after they agreed on Monday to embark on industrial action demanding better salaries and working conditions Nyasa Times understands that Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) voted to […]