Kwame Nkrumah University

Kwame Nkrumah University (KNU)
Motto Teaching for Excellence
Type Public
Established 1967
Vice-Chancellor Prof Hellicy C. Ng'ambi PhD
Academic staff
 74+ (2016)
Students 6,000+ (2016)
Location Kabwe, Zambia
14°26′41″S 28°28′02″E / 14.44472°S 28.46722°E / -14.44472; 28.46722Coordinates: 14°26′41″S 28°28′02″E / 14.44472°S 28.46722°E / -14.44472; 28.46722
Campus Urban
Website www.nkrumah.edu.zm


Kwame Nkrumah University (KNU) is a public university in Zambia.[1]

Location

The university's main campus is in the central business district of the city of Kabwe, approximately 155 kilometres (96 mi) by road north of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia.[2] The geographical coordinates of Kwame Nkrumah University are:14°26'41.0"S, 28°28'02.0"E (Latitude:-14.444722; Longitude:28.467222).[3]

Overview

The institution was opened in 1967, as Kabwe Teachers Training College. It trained junior secondary school teachers at its inception. Four years later, the president of Zambia at the time, Kenneth Kaunda, re-named the college Nkrumah Teachers College, in honor of Kwame Nkrumah, the founding president of Ghana. During the period when Levy Mwanawasa was president (2002 to 2008), the college began transforming into a university, a process that concluded while Michael Sata was in office (2011 to 2014).[1]

Kwame Nkrumah University was established by Part IV, Section 14 of the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013. At its inception, the university could only accommodate 600 students, a number that has since increased to 6,000. As of August 2016, it employed 74 full-time academic staff. At that time, the university was undergoing a major infrastructure expansion, including four student hostels; each capable of accommodating 600 students. Hua Jiang Investment Limited, a Chinese construction firm, is carrying out the construction works, on which the government of Zambia had spent in excess of ZMW:57,518,410 (approx. US$5.68 million).[1]

The university held its first graduation ceremony under its own university letterheads in August 2015.[4]

Academics

The following undergraduate degree courses are offered by Kwame Nkrumah University:[5]

Governance

Care Taker Committee of Kwame Nkrumah University composed of Dr. Yusuf Ahmed (Chairperson), Mrs. Sherry Anne Thole (Vice Chairperson), Dr. Christopher Mazimba, Dr. Elizabeth Nkumbula, Mr. Felix A. Nkandu, Dr. Phoebe Albina Bwembya, Hon. Susan B. Kawandami, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Higher Education, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance (Budget). Prof Hellicy Ng'ambi Vice Chancellor and Dr. Judith C.N.Lungu (Deputy Vice Chancellor) of Kwame Nkrumah University [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nguni, Chambo (23 August 2016). "How Nkrumah University is transforming". Zambia Daily Mail. Lusaka. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ↑ GFC (6 December 2017). "Distance between Lusaka Central, Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia and Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Google (6 December 2017). "Location of the Campus of Kwame Nkrumah University" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ LTC (11 August 2015). "New Public Kwame Nkrumah University holds its first graduation ceremony". Lusaka Times (LTC). Lusaka. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ↑ KNU (6 December 2017). "Kwame Nkrumah University: Programmes of Study". Kabwe: Kwame Nkrumah University (KNU). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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