Kwame Nkrumah University (KNU) is a

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Location

The university's main campus is in the

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of the city of

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, approximately by road north of

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, the capital and largest city in Zambia. The geographical coordinates of Kwame Nkrumah University are:14°26'41.0"S, 28°28'02.0"E (Latitude:-14.444722; Longitude:28.467222).

History

The institution was opened in 1967, as Kabwe Teachers Training College. It trained junior secondary school teachers at its inception. Four years later, the

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at the time,

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, renamed the college Nkrumah Teachers College, in honor of

Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah (born 21 September 190927 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An in ...

, the first

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and first President of

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. During the period when

Levy Mwanawasa Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (3 September 1948 – 19 August 2008) was the third president of Zambia. He served as president from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. Mwanawasa is credited with having initiated a campaign to rid the corrupti ...

was president (2002 to 2008), the college began transforming into a university, a process that concluded while

Michael Sata Michael Charles Chilufya Sata (6 July 1937 – 28 October 2014) was a Zambian politician who was the fifth president of Zambia, from 23 September 2011 until his death on 28 October 2014. A social democrat, he led the Patriotic Front (PF), a maj ...

was in office (2011 to 2014). 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

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had spent in excess of ZMW:57,518,410 (approx. US$5.68 million). The university held its first graduation ceremony under its own university letterheads in August 2015.

Locations

Nkrumah University has three campus locations. The main campus — Munkoyo Street Campus — is about 3 km from the

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. The newest campus is the West Campus. It lies immediately to the left of Main Campus. Kwame Nkrumah University has a new state of the art Library which is located at the west Library. The new campus also houses the new lecture theatre. Other infrastructure are still under construction within the same vicinity.

Academics

The following undergraduate degree courses are offered by Kwame Nkrumah University: *

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with

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in the

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

and

Social Sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soci ...

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

with

in the

Natural Sciences Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

Bachelor of Business Studies Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

with

Departments

The Nkrumah University is divided into 4 schools: *School of

with departments for: # Life Sciences # Physical Sciences # Mathematics and Statistics # Physical Education *School of

Business Studies Business studies, often simply called business, is a field of study that deals with the principles of business, management, and economics. It combines elements of accountancy, finance, marketing, organizational studies, human resource management, a ...

with departments for: # Computing and Communication Technologies # Accounting, Economics and Finance # Marketing and Management Studies *School of

with departments for: # Psychology And Sociology # Educational Administration and Policy Studies # Languages and Social Sciences Education # Mathematics and Science Education # Special Education *School of

with departments for: # Social Sciences # Languages # Religious Studies # Linguistics

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. 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 A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is ...

and Dr. Judith C.N.Lungu (Deputy Vice Chancellor) of Kwame Nkrumah University

Other facilities

* The University Guest House and Lodge.

Student life

Activities

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Press and radio

Nkruman Times Nkrumah University media

Students residences

*Mulungushi hostel (gents) *Luapula hostel (gents) *Kafue hostel (gents) *PAID-ESA hostels (gents) *Liseli hostel (females) *Chimwemwe hostel (females) *Zambezi hostel (females) *Luangwa hostel (females) *Peririntwaya hostel (females)

Sports clubs

Netball, Football, Volleyball, Basketball

Affiliations

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

References

External links

Website of Kwame Nkrumah University
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Location

History

Locations

Academics

Departments

Governance

Other facilities

Student life

Activities

Press and radio

Students residences

Sports clubs

Affiliations

See also

References

External links