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Recent News

Breaking the Cycle of Early Marriages: UNIMA Inspires Namitembo CDSS Learners

On Saturday, 28th June 2025, the University of Malawi (UNIMA) hosted students from Namitembo Community Day Secondary School (CDSS), a school located in Chingale, Zomba. The group, comprising Form Three and Form Four students, was accompanied by their teachers, Mr. Louden Hussei...

ACB appreciates UNIMA IIC Drive

The University of Malawi Institutional Integrity Committee (IIC) hosted officials from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on 27th June 2025 at the University Office Boardroom. The UNIMA team was led by the Chairperson of the UNIMA IIC, Dr. Samson McJessie-Mbewe. The purpose of th...

UNIMA and NBS Bank Sign MoU to Enhance Workplace Banking Services

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malawi, Professor Samson Sajidu, has today, 18th June 2025, officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNIMA and NBS Bank. This agreement aims to enhance the welfare of UNIMA staff by providing improved workplace banki...

CSR and CERT Collaboration: Measuring the Impact of School Feeding Programmes

The Centre for Social Research (CSR) and the Centre for Educational Research and Training (CERT), both based at the University of Malawi, are currently collaborating with the Centre for Global Development (CGD) on the Impact Evaluation of the Tsogolo La Thanzi (TSOLATA) II Scho...

UNIMA Friends of Mchinji Motivates Students at Takondwa CDSS

On 13th June 2025, University of Malawi (UNIMA) Friends of Mchinji, both continuing students and alumni chapters, held a motivational event at Takondwa Community Day Secondary School (CDSS). The school is located deep in the rural area of Traditional Authority Kapondo. It was r...

UNIMA Engages Alumni on Industry Collaboration

The University of Malawi (UNIMA), with funding from the Skills for a Vibrant Economy (SAVE) Project, on 7th June, 2025 convened an interface meeting with its Alumni Association executive committee members at La Riviera in Mangochi. The workshop aimed to strengthen collaboration between the Univer...

UNIMA CRAFS members attend ACE II Project communication skills training

Staff members from the University of Malawi participated in a training organised by the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), the Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU) for the African Centers of Excellence (ACE) II Project, funded by the World Bank. The communication ski...

A Celebration of Academic Excellence: UNIMA Graduation 2025

Annually, the University of Malawi celebrates the achievements of women and men who completed their studies at the institution as well as and other universities that were formerly under the federal university system. This year, the University recognized these men and women duri...

SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES FOR 2025/2026 DIPLOMA AND BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONO...

July 10, 2025

Registrar

The School of Law, Economics and Government has shortlisted the following candidates for an assessment exercise for the 2025/2026 Diploma and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Programmes enrolment: Refer to the attached documents....
POSTGRADUATE SELECTION FOR SEPTEMBER 2025 INTAKE

July 08, 2025

Registrar

The University of Malawi (UNIMA) has released the list of successful candidates selected to pursue various postgraduate programmes for the September 2025 academic intake. Refer to the attached document for the list of successful candidates....
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Short Course on Gender-Based Violence in Emergen...

June 20, 2025

Sociology and Population Studies

Course Overview The Department of Sociology and Population Studies is pleased to invite applications for a short course on Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE). This course is designed to strengthen the capacity, skills and expertise of humanitarian practitioners to effectively prevent, mitigate, and respond to gender-based violence in emergencies. Training Objectives By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Critically define and distinguish the various forms of gender-ba...
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: 2025 SHORT COURSE IN HYDRO-CLIMATE EXTREMES DATA...

June 12, 2025

School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Through the ACEWATER-III Project implemented by Stellenbosch University (SU) along with 20 partner institutions in the AUDA-NEPAD Networks of Water Centres of Excellence, and the EU delegation to South Africa, the University of Malawi and the Center for Resilient and Agri-Food Systems at the University of Malawi will offer a Graduate short course on “Hydro-climate Extremes Data Analysis Using R” to support learning and research in critical areas of resilient agri-food systems. Refer to the attach...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: LLM (DEMOCRATIC AND ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE) PROGRAM...

June 11, 2025

Registrar

University of Malawi is inviting applications into their LLM (Democratic and Economic Governance) programmes offered in the Department of Public Law and Clinical Legal Education under the School of Law, Economics and Government for the 2025/2026 academic year. For detailed information for programmes, please refer to the attached programmes specifications document and PG 1 form....

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