Building resilient education systems: UNIMA partners with Makerere University on ARESRO project
The University of Malawi, in collaboration with Makerere University, through the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), has launched the Africa Regional Education System Resilience Observatory (ARESRO) project. Among the project’s key objectives is to explore the potential impact of future shocks and stressors, risks, vulnerabi...
read moreBoosting Zomba’s Economy: The UNIMA Graduation Effect
Each year, at least twice, thousands of people make their way to the city of Zomba to attend graduation ceremonies held at the University of Malawi's Great Hall. The primary reason? To witness the proud moment when students are officially conferred with degrees from the number one university in Malawi. Among the attendees are ...
read moreUNIMA’s Student Journalism: A Reflection
With 3rd May being World Press Freedom Day, we at the University of Malawi reflect on the way our “Home of Academic Freedom” motto has been reflected not only in research, but also in campus journalism since the institution’s establishment. For a long time, UNIMA (then Chancellor College) has been an active h...
read morePAS Society Triumphs in Debate against Law Enforcement Society
As a leading academic institution in Malawi and a renowned centre of academic excellence in the SADC region, the University of Malawi remains committed to nurturing well-rounded and critically minded students. Recognizing the importance of student en...
read moreOxfam Officially Hands Over Weather Station Equipment to UNIMA
Just weeks after the Department of Geography, Earth Sciences and Environment at the University of Malawi received new weather monitoring equipment, representatives from Oxfam visited the department to officially hand over the tools. The newly installed equipment is expected to significantly enhance the department’s abili...
read moreEconomics Students engage with Reserve Bank experts
Students at the University of Malawi gain skills and diverse knowledge from various experts affiliated with well-known institutions, including both government and non-governmental organizations, through the societies to which they belong on campus. On 4th April 2025, the University of Malawi Economics Society undertook an educational vis...
read moreUNIMA launches construction of new teaching complex
On 16th April 2025, the University of Malawi held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a teaching complex under the Skills for a Vibrant Economy (SAVE) Project. The project is funded by the Malawi Government with support from the World Bank. The construction of the teaching complex is expected to be completed in ...
read moreUNIMA hosts Stance Secondary School students
The University of Malawi takes pride in inspiring secondary school learners so that they may one day join the institution. Through its motivational programmes, the University of Malawi recently hosted a group of students from Stance Secondary School in Blantyre. The group was joined by five students from HAN University of Appl...
read moreWCNREG Seminar Sharpens Student Research on Rights and Environmental Governance
On 8th to 11th April 2025, the Public Law and Clinical Legal Education Departments hosted a data analysis seminar for the Women’s, Children’s, and Nature’s Rights in Environmental Governance (WCNREG) Master’s programme in School of Law Economics and Government (SLEG) in the Law buildings boardroo...
read moreUNIMA Students Engage Parliament for Governance Insights
In a bid to deepen understanding of the legislative process, the University of Malawi Students Association Parliament and the Student Representative Council (SRC), on 11th April 2025, embarked on an educational trip to the Parliament of Malawi in Lilongwe. The visit aimed to provide students with hands-on experience of parliam...
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