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Majawa Shines in FRI Awards

The Acting Station Manager for Chanco Community Radio and Chanco TV, Sakina Majawa, has won this year’s George Atkinson Communication Award, which is run by Farm Radio International (FRI). Majawa has scooped the award following her exceptional skills in the production of farmers’ radio programmes in which she incor...

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UNIMA Staff Shine at MALA Elective Indaba

On 10th February, 2023, Malawi Library Association (MALA) held an elective indaba to elect leaders that will steer the association forward for the next ­five years. The function took place at SANA Food Court hall in Lilongwe. By the end of the elections, University of Malawi librarians Fel...

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UNIMA Law students lead in international essay competition

Three University of Malawi Bachelor of Laws (LLB) students recently emerged victorious in the 2022 Lex: Lead (Lawyers for Economic Advancement and Development) international essay competition. Students had to submit essays responding to the topic, “How developments in Fintech impact upon economic development and how it s...

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UNIMA strengthens ties with Bath Spa University

The University of Malawi is committed to strengthening ties with other universities, as a way of improving its internationalization objective. One of the most recent eorts in this direction was a trip that staff from UNIMA undertook to Bath Spa University in the United Kingdom, from 21st January to 5t...

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UNIMA signs MOU with Tanzanian University

The University of Malawi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mzumbe University of Tanzania which will see the two universities collaborating in various areas. The agreement was signed when a delegation from Mzumbe University visited UNIMA from 20th to 21st February, 2023. Welco...

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RUFORUM yields stronger higher education links

From 12th to 16th December 2022, a delegation from the University of Malawi travelled to the University of Zimbabwe in Harare, where they attended the 18th RUFORUM Annual General Meeting. The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building ...

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UNIMA’s Academic Staff Union donates relief items

The University of Malawi’s academic staff union, the Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) on Friday 17th March 2023, donated assorted items to victims of Cyclone Freddy at Mpsyupsyu in the area of Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba district. The union’s representatives navigated the barely passable roads to reach t...

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UNIMA students shine UNESCO INDIA-AFRICA Hackathon

 The quality of education at the University of Malawi often shines when the institution’s students get the chance to showcase their skills in countries outside Malawi. Recently, from 22nd to 25...

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Malawi hosts CUCSA 2022 games

The Tertiary Education Students Sports Association of Malawi (TESSAM) played host to sportsmen and women from several institutions within Southern Africa, who travelled to Malawi to participate in the CUCSA Malawi 2022 games. These visiting institutions included University of South Africa, Chalimbana University of Zimbabwe, University of Angola,...

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Law students attend Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Students at the University of Malawi have a history of travelling to participate in international events, including conferences and moot court competitions. On 25th July, 2022, two Law students travelled to the 31st Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the British University in Egypt. The two students, Ms. Taona Banda an...

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