Month: March 2017 Posts

Malawi Education: Students demand Chanco opening

Mar 18, 2017 Luke Bisani 1 &

...give council seven days Disturbances of academic calendar due to indefinite closures have now irritated Chancellor College (Chanco) students who have demanded the immediate opening of the constituent college. This follows reports of a strike… ...

Confirmed: Chanco not opening next week

Mar 15, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Classes at Chancellor College- a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima) will not begin next week as planned following change of opening dates as announced today by the administration, Malawi24 can confirm. A… ...

UNIMA students uncertain over programs duration

Mar 01, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

University of Malawi (UNIMA) students have expressed pessimism over stability of their academic calendar due to persistent closures of colleges. The University which enshrines four colleges, Chancellor College, College of Medicine, Kamuzu College of Nursing… ...

Loans board disburses K1.8 billion for needy students

Feb 10, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 4 &

The Higher Education Student's Loans and Grants Board has distributed over 1.8 billion kwacha to different public and private universities for needy students in the 2016/2017 financial year. According to executive director of the board… ...

No injunction against Poly opening: student leadership deny seeking court redress over College opening

Jan 27, 2017 Luke Bisani 4 &

The Polytechnic Students Union (PSU) has downplayed reports of getting a court injunction restraining the management to open the university as they are demanded to pay the new fees structures. The remarks come at a… ...

Finally: Date of Poly opening revealed

Jan 24, 2017 Richard Jimu 11 &

…students divided on amount of fees to pay Students at the Polytechnic, a constituent college of University of Malawi (UNIMA),could afford a smile now as the date of the college’s opening has been revealed by… ...

Student leaders walk out of fees hike meeting

Jan 18, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 21 &

There was drama at the Kamuzu College of Nursing in Lilongwe on Monday as the University of Malawi Students Union (UMSU) walked out of a meeting with University of Malawi (Unima) management and parents’ representatives.… ...