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Type
  
Public

Vice-Chancellor
  
Prof: Naison Ngoma

Location
  
Kitwe, Zambia

Phone
  
+260 96 6004239

Number of students
  
10,000

Established
  
1987

Administrative staff
  
200

Address
  
Kitwe, Zambia

Founded
  
1987

Motto
  
Knowledge and Service

Copperbelt University

Campus
  
River side/Ndola campus

Similar
  
University of Zambia, Evelyn Hone College, Mulungushi University, University of Lusaka, Zambian Open University

Copperbelt university 25th graduation ceremony


Copperbelt University is a university in Kitwe, Zambia.

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Copperbelt university


Overview

It is organised under seven schools, a chair, and a lifelong education directorate, viz:

  • School of Engineering
  • School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • School of Natural Resources
  • School of Business
  • School of Built Environment
  • Directorate of Distance Education and Open Learning (DDEOL)
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Mines and Mineral Sciences
  • Dag Hammarskjold Chair for Peace, Human Rights and Conflict Management
  • The university has 15000 students and 930 members of staff, including 200 faculty.

    History

    It was established by an act of the Zambian Parliament in 1987. It was part of the University of Zambia.

    In 2014, the School of Medicine received US$1 million in donation from the Council of Zambian Jewry, of the African Jewish Congress and the World Jewish Congress.

    References

    Copperbelt University Wikipedia