President Peter Mutharika has assented to a bill which was passed in Parliament unbundling the University of Malawi (Unima) and is now a law creating standalone universities from the constituent colleges of Unima. State House director of communications Bright Molande has confirmed that Mutharika has “endorses creation of new universities” with immediate effect. He said […]
Legislations during the last session of Parliament before elections passed three Bills on the de-linking of the University of Malawi. The Malawi Polytechnic will now be called Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences while College of Medicine and Kamuzu College of Nursing have been combined and will now be called Malawi University of Health Sciences. […]
President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday advised University of Malawi (UNIMA) graduating students to pursue their dreams with determination if they are to succeed in life. Mutharika, who is also Chancellor of the University of Malawi, was speaking in Lilongwe when he presided over the congregation for the awarding of certificates, Diplomas and Degrees for students […]
The University of Malawi (UNIMA) Council has bowed down to pressure and agreed to give a 10% salary increment to all support staff in the University. This was confirmed through a statement co-signed by the Council Chairperson Rev. Billy Gama and University Workers Trade Union (UWTU) President Mike Namandwa. “The University of Malawi Council is […]
Calm has returned at the University of Malawi constituent college, Chancellor College in Zomba, after a day when students violently protested against the failure to learn following a strike by support staff for a pay hike. The students blocked the road to the campus on Thursday and chanted anti-government songs before the police swiftly responded […]
The sit-in by University of Malawi (Unima) support staff has left students stranded as some of the key facilities have been sealed and the students have expressed dismay that the development is going to negatively affect their studies. The bone of contention is the 10 percent salary increment and arrears. overnment approved the 10 percent […]
Support staff in the University of Malawi (Unima) has started a strike to force government to increase their perks and arrears in respect of a demand for 10 percent increase which the government offered in July 2017. The action would disrupt learning at Chancellor College (Chanco) , the Polytechnic , College of Medicine and Kamuzu […]
University of Malawi (Unima) students at Polytechnic College in Blantyre on Tuesday took to the streets in protest of water crisis which has seen four days of dry taps. According to students at the college, there has been no water at campus since Sunday and there have received no explanation why there is no water. […]
Registrar of the Universiry of Malawi (Unima), Benedicto Okomaatani Malunga has paid tribute to renowned poet and academician Professor David Rubadiri who died just a day after celebrating his 61st anniversary in marriage. Malunga expressed shock and grief after learning of Rubadiri’s death. “His death has shattered all of us in Unima because he was one of the […]
Previously, the government of Malawi, through the Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB) increased funding to needy students in public and private colleges through student loans. Funding rose by an approximately 60% as compared to last year. This was largely due to numerous calls throughout the country, which were championed by parliamentarians, on the need […]
Two Mzuzu-based non-governmental organisations Youth and Society (YAS) and Church and Society of the CCAP Synod of Livingston’s have said they will host a multi sectoral conference that will discuss way forward on the quota system of selecting students to public universities—a subject which remains emotive. Coordinator of the conference, who is also YAS executive director, Charles Kajoloweka, […]
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has presented a K8.5 million grant to 17 upcoming University of Malawi (Unima) researchers to carry out research in various fields. The presentation ceremony took place on Thursday at Chancellor College where representatives from government and constituent colleges of UNIMA witnessed the occasion. Chief Director of Basic and Secondary […]
The High Court in Zomba has removed an injunction that prevented support staff from going on strike but ordered the warring parties to find a common negotiator to lead mediation talks. The support staff wanted to down tools two weeks ago over pay disagreements with their employer, the University of Malawi council. Mike Namandwa, president […]
The University of Malawi council has forced support staff who were striking to demand a 15 per cent salary increase back to work through a court order. The High Court in Zomba has told the striking support staff to go back to work after the council successfully obtained a court injuction restraining the workers from continuing with the sit […]
Lilongwe based Souls Savers church pastor Steve Wingolo has advised the newly graduated students from University of Malawi and private institutions to venture into entrepreneurship saying this is the only tool against high rate of unemployment in the country. Recently a bunch of students have made their exit from the university of Malawi Chancellor College, […]
Support staff from University of Malawi’s (Unima) Chancellor College on Tuesday vowed to proceed with their sit-in to pressure management to meet their 25 percent salary increment pledge. Unima Council last year pledged to adjust the workers’ salaries by 25 percent, starting with a 13 percent payout while the remaining 12 percent was expected to […]
Out of the 1 761 first year students at the Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi in Blantyre, 300 are said to be in dire need of school fees, accommodation and money for their upkeep. Dean of Students at the Polytechnic, Luciano Ndalama said on Friday that the situation requires urgent assistance […]
The University of Malawi (UNIMA) says it is doing everything possible to improve tertiary education standards in the country in a bid to match with the rest of the institutions of higher learning on the African continent. UNIMA’s Vice Chancellor, Professor John Kalenga Saka made the remarks on Wednesday during the first graduation ceremony of […]