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'''Copperbelt University''' is a university in [[Kitwe]], [[Zambia]]. It is the second largest public university in Zambia. <ref name="Mwakikagile2010">{{cite book|author=Godfrey Mwakikagile|title=Zambia: Life in an African Country|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFVS4IixY5oC&pg=PA170|accessdate=26 October 2017|year=2010|publisher=New Africa Press|isbn=978-9987-16-011-2|pages=170–}}</ref><ref name="Ng'etheSubotzky2008">{{cite book|author1=Njuguna Ng'ethe|author2=George Subotzky|author3=George Afeti|title=Differentiation and Articulation in Tertiary Education Systems: A Study of Twelve African Countries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3AC8BHy9yF4C&pg=PA142|accessdate=26 October 2017|date=1 January 2008|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-7547-1|pages=142–}}</ref><ref name="Teferra2013">{{cite book|author=D. Teferra|title=Funding Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX0hAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA298|accessdate=26 October 2017|date=8 October 2013|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|isbn=978-1-137-34578-3|pages=298–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.moe.gov.zm/index.php/component/content/article/54-directory/146-universities | title=LIST OF RECOGNISED UNIVERSITIES IN ZAMBIA 2015 | publisher=Republic of Zambia Ministry of General Education | accessdate=26 October 2017}}</ref>
'''Copperbelt University''' is a university in [[Kitwe]], [[Zambia]]. It is the second largest public university in Zambia.


==Overview==
==Overview==

Revision as of 16:38, 26 October 2017

The Copperbelt University
MottoKnowledge and Service
TypePublic
Established1987
Vice-ChancellorProf: Naison Ngoma
Students1500
Location,
CampusRiver side/Ndola campus
WebsiteOfficial website

Copperbelt University is a university in Kitwe, Zambia. It is the second largest public university in Zambia. [1][2][3][4]

Overview

It is organised under seven schools, a chair, and a lifelong education directorate, viz:

  • School of Engineering
  • School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • School of Natural Resources
  • School of Business
  • School of Built Environment
  • Directorate of Distance Education and Open Learning (DDEOL)
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Mines and Mineral Sciences
  • Dag Hammarskjold Chair for Peace, Human Rights and Conflict Management

The university has 15000 students and 930 members of staff, including 200 faculty.

History

It was established by an act of the Zambian Parliament in 1987. It was part of the University of Zambia.

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]

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. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ Zambian Jews support one of Zambia's medical schools with a generous donation, World Jewish Congress, April 18, 2014

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