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GESE SCHOLAR AWARDED A UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEES DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

The University of Malawi has, over the years, forged relationships with various international universities, significantly creating opportunities for both students and lecturers on their academic journey. In 2022, leaders from the seven public universities in Malawi came together to establish an academic partnership with the University of Dundee,...

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TEAM UNIMA WINS TRIP TO IAEA GC67 CONFERENCE

In the corridors where excellence dwells, students have consistently excelled and outperformed their peers in several local and global competitions. A few weeks back, we reported on the shortlisting of a team of UNIMA students in the in the IAEA Students’ Competition on the benefits of Nuclear Sciences – GC67 (...

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LAW STUDENTS VISIT MARYLAND IN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

Following a visit by scholars from the University of Maryland to the University of Malawi in May this year, a delegation of staff and students from UNIMA reciprocated the visit in August. The group comprised of Leader of the Delegation, Mr Chikosa Banda, fellow lecturer and Manager of Legal Clinic Alexious Kamangila, and a group of 12 students. ...

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UNIMAS INNOVATIONS STAND OUT AT GCM LAUNCH

On August 30, 2023, the University of Malawi was one of six public universities in Malawi showcasing various innovations at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe (BICC). The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) provided a platform for these universities to display their innovations during the Grand Challenges Mal...

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LEGAL SCHOLAR SUPPORTS TRANSFORMING LEGAL EDUCATION

In the past few months, the University of Malawi has seen a number eminent scholars who passed through its corridors returning to their alma mater to present public lectures and seminar talks at the campus in Zomba. This has proven to be beneficial for the students, as they become equipped with knowledge and skills that prepare them to enter the...

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CHIMWAZA PENS WINNING SADC ESSAY

Barely weeks after a student from the University of Malawi won the Malawi Bureau of Standards Essay Writing Competition, the university has an added reason to celebrate as yet another student has displayed excellence in writing, emerging as the winner of the 2023 SADC Tertiary Institution Essay Competition. Viveck Chimwaza, a ...

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UNIMA STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH INTERNATIONAL SW EXPERTS

One of the fascinating opportunities that students who pass through the corridors of the University of Malawi encounter during their academic tenure and after their undergraduate studies is the chance to interact with and learn from experts and professors hailing from various international universities. On August 15th, 2023, students fro...

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UNIMA AND UNIVERSITY OF ROVUMA FORMALIZE PARTNERSHIP

In a ceremony loaded with expectation, the Universities of Malawi (UNIMA) and Rovuma (UniRovuma) formalized on Wednesday, 9th August, 2023 in the city of Lichinga, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which establishes the main lines for exchanges in different areas between the two higher education institutions. ...

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UNIMA STUDENT EMERGES WINNER IN ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

One of the features that often set University of Malawi students apart from the rest is their ability to articulate ideas in essays that astound others both globally and locally. Regardless of the programme of study they are pursuing, students at the university are able to craft well-argued papers where they display mastery of...

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UNIMA STAFF IN FUN WALK

As one way of fostering a healthy relationship among staff at the University of Malawi, the University of Malawi Staff Sports Association (UMSSA) organized a fun walk on July 28th, 2023. The fun walk covered a distance of 12km, starting from the University Office in Zomba City and ending at Songani, a popular trading centre outside the city....

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