Saturday, 14 July 2012

University of Malawi

The University of Malawi is an educational institution established in 1964 and composed of five constituent colleges located in Zomba, Blantyre, and Lilongwe. Of the five colleges, the largest is Chancellor College in Zomba. The name of the school is abbreviated to UNIMA. It is part of the Malawian government educational system. The present Vice Chancellor is Professor Emmanuel Fabiano.

Vision


The vision of the University of Malawi is to provide "relevant, world-class education, research and services for the sustainable development of Malawi and the world."

Significance

The university is the center of knowledge, development of skills values, ideas and attitudes for engaging developmental challenges in the country.

History


The University of Malawi was founded a few months after Malawi Independence.The first enrollment consisted of 90 students in Blantyre.Teaching began in 1965 in Blantyre, and within two years the Institute of Public Administration at Mpemba, the Soche Hill College of Education and the Polytechnic in Blantyre, and Bunda College in Lilongwe became colleges of the university. In 1973, all the constituents of the university apart from the polytechnic and Bunda College moved to Zomba and were merged into Chancellor College. In 1979, Kamuzu College of Nursing became a college of the university, and in 1991 the College of Medicine in Blantyre was formed as a further constituent college.

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