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UNIMA’s Academic Staff Union donates relief items

The University of Malawi’s academic staff union, the Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) on Friday 17th March 2023, donated assorted items to victims of Cyclone Freddy at Mpsyupsyu in the area of Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba district. The union’s representatives navigated the barely passable roads to reach t...

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UNIMA students shine UNESCO INDIA-AFRICA Hackathon

 The quality of education at the University of Malawi often shines when the institution’s students get the chance to showcase their skills in countries outside Malawi. Recently, from 22nd to 25...

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Malawi hosts CUCSA 2022 games

The Tertiary Education Students Sports Association of Malawi (TESSAM) played host to sportsmen and women from several institutions within Southern Africa, who travelled to Malawi to participate in the CUCSA Malawi 2022 games. These visiting institutions included University of South Africa, Chalimbana University of Zimbabwe, University of Angola,...

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Law students attend Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Students at the University of Malawi have a history of travelling to participate in international events, including conferences and moot court competitions. On 25th July, 2022, two Law students travelled to the 31st Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the British University in Egypt. The two students, Ms. Taona Banda an...

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Scholars awarded grants for research

On September 15, 2022, the University of Malawi, through the office of the Dean of Research, awarded research grants to 8 academic members of staff. These grants are drawn from the University of Malawi Research Fund (UNIMAReF) with support from the University of Malawi Research Ethics Committee (UNIMAREC) and UNICEF. The grants are worth a total...

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UNIMA Drills Records Managers

The University of Malawi through its library section held a short course training workshop from 6th to 9th June 2022 in the Little Theatre. The training workshop was organised under the theme “Professionalism and Ethics in Records Management in the Public and Private Sector”. The training drew participants from the Roads Authority, M...

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PAS Society celebrates International Democracy Day

On 15th September, 2022, the Political and Administrative Studies (PAS) Society was part of a gathering that celebrated the International Democracy Commemoration Day at the T&D Lodge in Zomba. The theme of the event was “Democracy Beyond Elections”. Dressed in matching clothing celebrating the event, around 70 Public Administrati...

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History Department hosts Dr. Zoe Groves

On 20th July, 2022, the history department hosted Dr. Zoe Groves, a lecturer in Modern Global, Colonial and Postcolonial History from the University of Leicester, as she gave a talk at the Faculty of Law boardroom, focusing on her recent publication Malawian Migration to Zimbabwe, 1900-1965: Tracing Machona. The book has been published by Palgra...

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UNIMA Academics at Anti-Corruption Conference

Academics at the University of Malawi contribute to various developments in the nation in different ways. Some of these include participating in the government’s efforts to fight the evil of corruption. One of the most recent of these efforts was witnessed during the National Anti-Corruption Conference, which was held from 25th to 26th Jul...

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Vice Chancellors discuss MW2063 at workshop

As a display of leadership in the area of higher education in the country, the University of Malawi recently hosted a maiden workshop for Vice Chancellors (VCs) of all public and private universities in Malawi. The workshop took place in the New Economics boardroom on 10th August, 2022. The workshop was organized around the theme of &ldq...

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