Copperbelt University

Copperbelt University is a public university in Kitwe, Zambia. It is the second-largest public university in Zambia. The language of instruction at the university is English.[1][2][3][4]

Copperbelt University
MottoKnowledge and Service
TypePublic
Established1987
Vice-ChancellorNaison Ngoma
Administrative staff
1130
Students11,000
Location
Kitwe
,
Zambia

12°48′20″S 28°14′25″E
Campus
  • River side
  • Ndola campus
  • Kapasa Makasa
  • Tazara railway
Websitewww.cbu.edu.zm

Overview

The Copperbelt University is a public university established through Act of Parliament No. 19 of 1987. It currently operates from four campuses: Jambo Drive Main Campus, Parklands Campus, Ndola Campus and Kapasa Makasa Campus. These campuses are located in suburban areas in the cities of Kitwe, Ndola and Chinsali in the Copperbelt and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia.

The Copperbelt university has the biggest school of Engineering in the land offering a variety of Engineering Fields as Bachelor of degrees with honors.it is the first institution in Southern Africa to offer Mechatronics

The Copperbelt university has the biggest school of built environment offering programs such as Architecture, Real Estate, Urban and Regional Planning and Construction Economics Management (which also branches into Quantity Surveying).

The University's core business is to provide teaching, learning, research, consultancy and public service. These are carried out through its ten faculties:

The Copperbelt University has about 15,900 students and produces an annual average of 1, 500 graduates who form a nucleus of experts in critical areas of national development. These include mining, banking, construction, environmental, agricultural, real estate, educational, medical, engineering and manufacturing sectors.

History

The Copperbelt University is a Public University established through the Act of Parliament No. 19 of 1987. Prior to 1987, the University existed as a campus of the University of Zambia Federal System with two schools; namely: School of Business and Industrial Studies (SBIS) and School of Environmental Studies (SES). The campus was referred to as the University of Zambia at Ndola (UNZANDO) until 1 December 1987. As of 1 January 1989 the Zambia Institute of Technology (ZIT) was incorporated into the Copperbelt University to form the School of Technology. Since 1987, the University has significantly grown from only two faculties to ten by the end of 2013. The total number of students in 2017 was 11,900 and having had over 54,000 students in the past 25 years. The University too is proud of its graduates who are holding key responsibilities in various sectors of the economy within the country and beyond. At its first graduation ceremony in 1992, the University had only 100 students then graduating from the various disciplines but graduating average of 1,500 as at 2017.

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.[5]

On September 9, 2020, Mafishi, a large fish that was housed in a pond at the university died. The fish was said to bring good luck to students taking exams. President Edgar Lungu joined the nation in mourning.[6]

Notable alumni
  • Felix C Mutati, the former Minister of Finance studied Accountancy at CBU (UNZANDO)
  • Margaret Mhango Mwanakatwe, the former Zambian Minister of Finance studied her Bachelor of Business Administration at CBU (UNZANDO).
  • Christopher Kang'ombe, the Local Government Association of Zambia President who is also the Mayor for the City of Kitwe studied a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Copperbelt University and also served as Copperbelt University Students Union President.

Affiliations

Association of Commonwealth Universities; Association of African Universities; African Council for Distance Education; Southern African Regional Universities and is a signatory to the SADC Protocol on Higher Education.

References
  1. Godfrey Mwakikagile (2010). Zambia: Life in an African Country. New Africa Press. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-9987-16-011-2. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. Njuguna Ng'ethe; George Subotzky; George Afeti (1 January 2008). Differentiation and Articulation in Tertiary Education Systems: A Study of Twelve African Countries. World Bank Publications. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-0-8213-7547-1. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. D. Teferra (8 October 2013). Funding Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-1-137-34578-3. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. "LIST OF RECOGNISED UNIVERSITIES IN ZAMBIA 2015". Republic of Zambia Ministry of General Education. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. Zambian Jews support one of Zambia's medical schools with a generous donation, World Jewish Congress, April 18, 2014
  6. "Zambia's president mourns death of good-luck fish". BBC News. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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