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CHANCO LADIES FC CHALLENGING SPORTING STEREOTYPES

One would think the existence of Chancellor College Football Club has been kept a secret, since the team rarely receives the same sort of publicity that teams in men’s football and basketball usually do. In part, this is due to misconceptions that exist among some people around Chirunga. In actual fact, ladies soccer has been part of Chanc...

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DEAN OF SOCIAL SCIENCE PARTICIPATES IN THE LAUNCH OF PANGEA ED

The dean was among deans of faculties of humanities and social sciences from eight African universities that form the Partnership for Africa's Next Generation of Academics (PANGeA).  The launch was also attended by the Deputy Head of Mission of the Germany Embassy in Uganda, Mrs Petra Koechendoerfer, and the Chair of the Executive Board of ...

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PAS DEPARTMENT BOOK LAUNCH WOMEN IN POLITICS IN MALAWI

The Department of Political and Administrative Studies (PAS) at Chancellor College had their moment of pride on 30th September, 2016, when they launched a book, entitled Women in Politics in Malawi, at Capital Hotel in Lilongwe. The function was attended by people from various walks of life, including academics, politicians, and others intereste...

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CHANCO STAFF ATTEND LABOUR RIGHTS ORGANISATION SEMINAR

Chancellor College management therefore recently took advantage of a seminar that was organised by the Labour Rights Organisation (LARO) on “Building Effective Labour Dispute Prevention and Resolution Systems (Practical Legal and International standards)”. The seminar took place at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe on Tuesday 20th Septemb...

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MDINDO THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY STOVE

The most recent research product from the college is a product that is being tentatively called Mdindo stove. This is the brainchild of Vincent Sinalo, a third year student, majoring in Geography and minoring in Fine Art (Ceramics). The stove, which is made from Kaolinite clay, comprises two interlocking shapes, which can be adjusted to...

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WORLD BANK MISSION VISITS CHANCO FOR SDP PROGRESS UPDATE

The leader of the delegation, Dr Innoncent Mulindwa, pointed out that, for all projects being funded by the World Bank, it is a requirement that they receive progress reports every 6 months. In this case, the mission was aimed at receiving a comprehensive overview of what is happening at Chancellor College. In response, the team leader of the Sk...

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CATS HOSTS SEMINAR ON USING INDIGENOUS CHICHEWA TERMINOLOGIES FOR MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

The paper, which was based on Mr Bwanali’s research proposal, had already been presented in Scotland. It was being presented in Malawi as the researcher was aware that his audience might be more familiar with his chosen context of study – Nkhoma in Lilongwe district. The paper originated from the researcher’s awareness of a def...

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CREATING A STAFF PUBLICATION DATABASE

The Special Collection Librarian, Mrs Nancy Mpekansambo, explains that this process has a number of advantages for all users of the library. “People will be able to access this information and know what staff in different departments have published.  This could make collaboration opportunities easier. Additionally, this database will ...

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WORLD BANK SDP PROJECT COMMENCES TRACER STUDY

Under this activity, there has been development of Science Teacher programmes by the Faculties of Science and Education. Additionally, two cohorts of Education Science students have already been enrolled at Chancellor College. In order to support the increased number of students, construction of 4 lecture theaters and 7 laboratories will commenc...

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EDUCATION SCHOLARS DISCUSS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Speaking during the opening ceremony, the Vice Principal of Chancellor College, Prof. Samson Sajidu, welcomed all the participants to the campus and expressed the wish that the papers would extend their relevance beyond academic circles. The conference comes at a time when the word development...

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