UNIMA Partners with Clooney Foundation for Justice to Expand Access to Legal Education and Justice
The University of Malawi (UNIMA) has partnered with the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) to expand access to legal education for young women and strengthen access to justice for women and children in Malawi. The partnership was formally launched on 15 September 2026 in the Great Hall. The partnership will provide fully funded scholar...
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UNIMA Student Wins UN@80 Essay Challenge
A University of Malawi (UNIMA) Bachelor of Laws student, Precious Mbale, has emerged as the winner of the UN@80 Essay Challenge, beating 560 entries submitted by undergraduate students from various Malawian public universities. The competition was organised by the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Malawi to commemorate the 80th anniv...
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UNIMA Celebrates Legacy of Late Professor Kings M. Phiri
The University of Malawi (UNIMA) has honoured the life, scholarship and enduring legacy of the late Professor Kings M. Phiri, one of the University’s distinguished historians, through an international conference held on 8th September 2026. Organised by the Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies, with support from t...
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UNIMA Physics Graduate Joins African Researchers for Space Weather Workshop in Kenya
A recent University of Malawi (UNIMA) Physics graduate, Moses Gausi, is representing the University at a regional capacity-building workshop on space-weather physics being held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1 to 4 September 2026. The Capacity Building Workshop in Space-Weather Physics, held under the theme Effects of the Space Environment on C...
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UNIMA Graduates Step into a New Chapter as 2026 Graduation Cycle Concludes
2026 has been a year of milestones and celebrations at the University of Malawi (UNIMA), with a total of 3,958 students graduating across two Congregations, marking the culmination of years of hard work, dedication and academic pursuit. The University’s second and final Congregation of 2026, held on 26th August, saw 2,191 students ...
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FAWEMA Bridging Programme Opens New Pathways for 139 STEM Students at UNIMA
For 139 students, what once seemed like a distant dream of university education is now becoming a reality. Through the FAWEMA/Mastercard Foundation Bridging Programme, 145 students were enrolled at the University of Malawi (UNIMA) to strengthen their academic foundations and prepare for degree-level studies in STEM-related fields. ...
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UNIMA Briefed on Key Performance Indicators
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the University of Malawi was briefed on the proposed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), as part of Government’s efforts to strengthen institutional performance, accountability and alignment with national priorities. The meeting, which was facilitated by the Chief Economist in the Department of Statutory C...
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NCST Commends UNIMA on Progress in AI and IoT Food Processing Research
The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) has commended the University of Malawi (UNIMA) for progress made during the first phase of the AI-Driven Machine Vision and IoT Systems for Quality Control and Waste Reduction in Food Processing Manufacturing project. The commendation followed a monitoring and evaluation visit on ...
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UNIMA Strengthens Quality Assurance Systems Through Committee Members’ Training
The University of Malawi (UNIMA) has completed a two-day Quality Assurance Committee Members’ Training Workshop aimed at strengthening the University’s capacity to implement its quality assurance systems and promote a culture of continuous quality improvement. The training, held from 27 to 28 August 2026 under the theme &ldqu...
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UNIMA to host 5th International Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Malawi (UNIMA) will partner with the University of Zululand (South Africa) and Chang'an University (China) to host the prestigious 5th International Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences (ICEES 2027) in August, 2027.  UNIMA’...
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