CHANCO STAFF ATTEND WATERNET CONFERENCE
This year’s WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA symposium for water professionals was held in Mauritius from 27-29 October, attracting over 300 international delegates. Some academic staff members from Chancellor College, namely, Prof W. Mulwafu, Assoc. Professors C. Ngongondo, M. Monjerezi and S. Sajidu, Dr C. Mhango and Mrs M. Joshua attended the con...
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FPA DEVELOPMENTS IN CERAMICS
A visit to the Fine Art section at Chancellor College indicates some of the advances that have been made, particularly in the area of ceramics. Mtamandeni Judah Mtambalika, the Head of the Fine Art Section, explains the difference between studio ceramics from industrial ceramics. Studio ceramics tend to be true expressions of the artist&...
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CHANUNKHA RECOGNIZED FOR COMPOSING UNIMA ANTHEM
Graduation ceremonies, inaugural lectures, music festivals, memorial services—they have one thing in common, as afar as the University of Malawi is concerned: the touch of one Robert Chanunkha. For a long time, the current Head of the Fine and Performing Arts Department has lent his expertise to the University of Malawi, in the for...
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CHANCO REVAMPS WEBSITE
In the month of September, the Chancellor College community finally rejoiced at the return of the college website, which had for a long time only been accessible on the local network. As a result, Chancellor College was embarrassingly absent on the internet. For a long time, members of staff at the college have complained that the inform...
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CHEMISTRY HOSTS EXCEED SWINDON TRAINING COURSE
The Department of Chemistry hosted an EXCEED-SWINDON Regional Training Course on the “Importance of Social and Economic Integration in Water Resource Management in the Context of Sub-Sahara Africa” from 7-10 September 2015. The main objective of the course was to share experiences, knowledge, and research results among the le...
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FACULTY OF LAW COMMEMORATES WORLD DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The Faculty of Law in October organized an event commemorating the World Day against Death penalty, which falls on 10th October, 2015. The function was organized in conjunction with the European Union. People in attendance included the Principal of Chancellor College, Prof. Richard Tambulasi, EU Ambassador Marchel Gerrmann, The Iri...
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CHANCO PREPARES FOR HUMANITIES CONFERENCE
The Faculty of Humanities is holding its conference from the 10th to the 11th of November, 2015. Preparations are underway for the conference. The Chairperson of the organising committee, Dr Japhet Bakuwa, expresses optimism regarding the conference. “The main objective is to affirm the central role of the humanities in nat...
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UNIMA50 PRAYERS
As part of the activities of the University of Malawi 50th Anniversary celebrations, Chancellor College organized prayers which were held in the Great Hall on 4th October, 2015. The service, which lasted around 2 hours, was attended by a variety of people of different faiths from around Zomba. These included students, alumni, the clergy ...
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CHIZIMBA CELEBRATES TWO DECADES IN UNIMA
There are indeed many reasons to celebrate at Chancellor College. The Senior Assistant Registrar (Administration), Mr. Elius Chizimba, recently surprised his fellow administrators at the college by organizing a small function to celebrate 20 years working for the University of Malawi. To celebrate the event, Chizimba arranged for a cream...
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MALIYONI BENEFITS FROM WORLD BANK SDP
One of the deliverables of the Skills Development Plan (SDP) funded by the World Bank is the improving of staff capacity at Chancellor College. Under this agreement, 8 members of staff have been nominated for PhD studies and 2 for MSc studies from the Faculties of Education and Science. Additionally, one member of staff has been nominated to stu...
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