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Recent News

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...

UNIMA Hosts IUCEA Delegation to Advance Regional Accreditation Efforts

The University of Malawi’s Centre for Resilient and Agri-Food Systems (CRAFS) hosted a team from the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) through the Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE II) Project from 5th to 9th May 2025....

Confucius Institute Complex Officially Handed Over to KUHES and UNIMA

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malawi, Dr. Sunduzwayo Madise, was in Lilongwe on Friday, 23rd May 2025, for the official handover ceremony of the new Confucius Institute complex located at KUHeS Lilongwe Campus. The facility was officially handed over by the Ch...

UNIMA Philosophy Society visits LUANAR

On 5th April 2025, University of Malawi Philosophy Society students visited Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) for an educational visit whose aim was to foster academic collaboration, intellectual engagement, networking, and knowledge exchange. ...

UNIMAWES Inspires Malosa Secondary School

On Wednesday, 14th May 2025, a team of six University of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society (UNIMAWES) members visited Malosa Secondary School where they inspired and motivated the students to work hard in their studies. The aim of the visit was to ignite...

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....
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MASTER OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN POLITICAL ECONO...

June 10, 2025

Registrar

The University of Malawi is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons for admission into its MASTER OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY PROGRAMME under the School of Law, Economics and Government (SLEG) for the 2025/2026 academic year. For detailed programme information, please refer to the attached programme specifications document and PG1 form....
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MATURE ENTRY, ECONOMIC FEE-PAYING AND POSTGRADUA...

June 04, 2025

Registrar

The University of Malawi is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons for admission into its Mature Entry, Economic Fee-Paying and Postgraduate programmes under the School of Natural and Applied Sciences (SNAS) for the 2025/2026 academic year. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the attached admission guidelines and submit their applications before the closing date. For detailed programme information, including entry requirements, fee structures, and application procedures,...
SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES EXHIBITION DAY

May 13, 2025

School of Natural and Applied Sciences

The School of Natural and Applied Sciences will have Exhibitions on 06th June 2025, under the theme: “Towards MW2063: Shaping the future with local innovations.” The exhibition day is aimed at showcasing the innovative work, academic projects, and creative outputs of students and staff across various disciplines. The event is designed to; Provide a platform for students and faculty to present research, prototypes and innovations Promote interdisciplinary collaboration and idea-sharing within the ...

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