Type Public Location Lusaka, Zambia Website www.unza.zm Phone +260 21 1295220 Founded 12 July 1966 | Established 12 July 1966 Campus 2 urban campuses Address Great E, Lusaka, Zambia Motto Service and Excellence Vice-chancellor Luke Evuta Mumba | |
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Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 2.167 million ZMK (2015) Notable alumni Hakainde Hichilema, Levy Mwanawasa, Inonge Wina, Monica Nashandi, Emmerson Mnangagwa Similar Copperbelt University, University of Lusaka, Evelyn Hone College, Mulungushi University, Zambian Open University Profiles | ||
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The University of Zambia (UNZA) is a public university located in Lusaka, Zambia. UNZA was established in 1965 and officially opened its doors to the public on July 12, 1966. It is the oldest public university in Zambia. The language of instruction is English.
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Academics
The University of Zambia has over 157 degree and postgraduate degree programmes. The University of Zambia is divided into the following faculties:
Campus
Its main campus—the Great East Road Campus—is on the Great East Road, about 7 km from Lusaka City. It also has the Ridgeway Campus within Lusaka City located at the University Teaching Hospital (famously called UTH ); this campus specifically houses students pursuing medical and pharmacological courses.
Research
Affiliations
UNZA is a member of the Association of African Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the International Association of Universities.
Notable alumni
Notable research
The University of Zambia has a nanotechnology research center that was founded in 2001. The center was founded by Elijah Mwansa, who after graduating from the University of Zambia received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and was a professor at University of Heidelberg and Carnegie Mellon University. The center has several researchers from other African countries and Europe and is the only one of its kind on the African continent. It is financed by the government of Zambia as part of the Zambia 2020 initiative and grants from foreign science foundations.