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Nkrumah University

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Type
  
Public

Location
  
Kabwe, Zambia

Website
  
Official website

Phone
  
+260 97 4656144

Motto
  
Excellence for Excellence

Established
  
1971

Campus
  
Urban

Address
  
Kabwe, Zambia

Founded
  
1971

Similar
  
Mulungushi University, University of Zambia, Copperbelt University, Copperstone University College, Cavendish University Zambia

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The Nkrumah University is Zambia's largest teacher training university, founded in 1971. It has a student population of about 12,000

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Governance

The University Senate runs the university under the supervision of the University Council. There are four schools namely; the school of Natural Science, the school of Business Studies, the school of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the school of Education. There are two institutes; Institute of Open and Distance Learning, and the Centre for Information and Communication Technology.

Academics

The Nkrumah University is divided into 4 schools:

  • School of Natural Sciences with departments for:
    1. Life Sciences
    2. Physical Sciences
    3. Mathematics an Statistics
    4. Physical Education
  • School of Business Studies with departments for:
    1. Computing and Communication Technologies
    2. Accounting, Economics and Finance
    3. Marketing and Management Studies
  • School of Education with departments for:
    1. Psychology And Sociology
    2. Educational Administration and Policy Studies
    3. Languages and Social Sciences Education
    4. Mathematics and Science Education
    5. Special Education
  • School of Social Sciences with departments for:
    1. Social Sciences
    2. Languages
    3. Religious Studies
    4. Linguistics

    Campus

    Nkrumah University has two campus locations. The main campus — Munkoyo Street Campus — is about 3 km from the Kabwe city center. Nkrumah University has recently acquired the PAID-ESA campus along the same street (Previously the Pan African Institute for Development - East/Southern Africa); this campus will help expand the capacity of the university.

    Other facilities

  • The University Guest House and Lodge.
  • Activities

  • Sports
  • Community service
  • Press and radio

    Nkruman Times

    Students residences

  • Mulungushi hostel (gents)
  • Luapula hostel (gents)
  • Kafue hostel (gents)
  • PAID-ESA hostels (gents)
  • Affiliations

    Nkrumah is a new member of the Association of African Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the International Association of Universities.

    References

    Nkrumah University Wikipedia