Copperbelt University

university, academic institution, research institute
Year dem found am	1987
Country	Zambia
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Kitwe
Coordinate location	12°48′20″S 28°14′25″E
Member of	Association of African Universities
Organizational divisions	medical school, business school
Tym dem start	1987
Dema official website	https://www.cbu.ac.zm/

De Copperbelt University be public varsity insyd Kitwe, Zambia. Ebe de second largest public varsity insyd Zambia. De language of instruction for de varsity be English.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Overview

De Copperbelt University be public varsity dem establish thru Act of Parliament No. 19 of 1987. E currently dey operate from five campuses: Jambo Drive Main Campus, Parklands Campus, Ndola Campus, Kapasa Makasa Campus den TAZARA Campus. De TAZARA campus dey currently offer Railway, Mechanical den Electromechanical Engineering per. Dese campuses dey locate insyd suburban areas insyd de cities of Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola den Chinsali insyd de Copperbelt den Muchinga Provinces of Zambia.

De Copperbelt University be de biggest school of engineering insyd de country, wey dey offer variety of engineering fields as bachelor's degrees plus honors. Ebe de first institution insyd Southern Africa make e offer mechatronics, as achievement.

De Copperbelt University get de biggest school of built environment, wey dey offer programs such as Architecture, Real Estate, Urban den Regional Planning den Construction Economics Management (wich sanso dey branch go Quantity Surveying).

De varsity ein core business be make e provide teaching, learning, research, consultancy den public service. Dese dem dey carry out thru ein ten faculties:

School of Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (Hons).
- Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
- Diploma in Civil Engineering
- Diploma in Construction
- Bachelor of Engineering (plus honors) Electrical Electronics
- Bachelor of Engineering (plus honors) Telecommunications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical,
- Bachelor of Engineering Mechatronics
- Bachelor of Engineering Aeronautical Engineering.
- Bachelor of Engineering in Electromechanical Engineering
- Bachelor of Engineering in Railway.
School of Mathematics den Natural Sciences
School of Natural Resources
School of Business
School of the Built Environment
- Bachelor of Science in Real Estate
- Bachelor of Science in Urban den Regional Planning
- Bachelor of Science in Construction Economics Management
- Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

School of Information den Communication Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Diploma in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Computer Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
School of Humanities den Social Sciences
Directorate of Distance Education den Open Learning (DDEOL)
School of Medicine
School of Mines den Mineral Sciences
bachelor of engineering in chemical engineering
Dag Hammarskjold Chair for Peace, Human Rights den Conflict Management

De Copperbelt University get about 15,900 students den dey produce annual average of 1, 500 graduates wey dey form nucleus of experts insyd critical areas of national development. Dese dey include mining, banking, construction, environmental, agricultural, real estate, educational, medical, engineering den manufacturing sectors.

History

De Copperbelt University be public university dem establish thru the Act of Parliament No. 19 of 1987. Prior to 1987, de university exist as campus of de University of Zambia Federal System plus two schools; namely: School of Business den Industrial Studies (SBIS) den School of Environmental Studies (SES). Na dem refer de campus as de University of Zambia for Ndola (UNZANDO) til 1 December 1987. As of 1 January 1989 dem incorporate de Zambia Institute of Technology (ZIT) into de Copperbelt University make e form de School of Technology. Since 1987, de university significantly grow from two faculties per go ten by de end of 2013. Na de total number of students insyd 2017 be 11,900 wey dem get over 54,000 students insyd de past 25 years. For ein first graduation ceremony insyd 1992, de university get only 100 students wey dey graduate from de various disciplines buh dey graduate average of 1,500 as at 2017.

Insyd 2014, de School of Medicine receive US$1 million for donation from de Council of Zambian Jewry of de African Jewish Congress den de World Jewish Congress.^[5]

For September 9, 2020, Mafishi, large fish na dem house insyd pond for de university die. Dem dey claim say de fish dey bring good luck to students wey dey take exams. Presido Edgar Lungu join de nation in mourning.^[6]

Notable alumni

Felix C Mutati, de former minister of finance, study accountancy for CBU (UNZANDO)
Margaret Mhango Mwanakatwe, de former Zambian Minister of Finance study ein Bachelor of Business Administration for CBU (UNZANDO).

Affiliations

Association of Commonwealth Universities;
Association of African Universities;
African Council for Distance Education;
Southern African Regional Universities;
Signatory to de SADC Protocol on Higher Education.

References

↑ Godfrey Mwakikagile (2010). Zambia: Life in an African Country. New Africa Press. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-9987-16-011-2. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "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.
↑ Zambian Jews support one of Zambia's medical schools with a generous donation, World Jewish Congress, April 18, 2014
↑ "Zambia's president mourns death of good-luck fish". BBC News. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

External links

Official website

[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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