Category Archives: Announcement

Polytechnic students attend First Global Robotics Competition in Mexico

Polytechnic students attend First Global Robotics Competition in Mexico Three first-year students from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Malawi—The Polytechnic are attending this year’s First Global robotics competition, which is being held in Mexico City, Mexico. The students—Gerard Magaleta, Tamanda Champiti, and Patience Muhunya—arrived in Mexico City on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, accompanied by their… Read More »

Polytechnic holds WiSci alumni workshop

Polytechnic holds WiSci alumni workshop PIC: Dr Richards facilitating the workshop U.S. Department of State science envoy, Dr Rebecca Richards, a professor in biomedical engineering, conducted a workshop on Saturday, 15 September, 2018. This took place in the design studio of the Engineering Department. The workshop was conducted for specific girls invited to the so-called Steam Girls Camp.… Read More »

Built Environment students fundraise for health clinic

Built Environment students fundraise for health clinic In a bid to promote safe motherhood, final year Built Environment students at the Polytechnic—a constituent college of the University of Malawi— organized a big walk on Saturday, 29th September, 2018 in Blantyre to raise funds for the construction of a health clinic in Ndirande for caesarian-section patients. The march—which started… Read More »

Raphael Tenthani Series holds public lecture on feature writing

Raphael Tenthani Series holds public lecture on feature writing The third edition of the Raphael Tenthani Series—an initiative by the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at The Polytechnic—on Friday, 28 September, 2018, held a public lecture on the art of feature writing. The lecture, presented by a journalism and media studies alumnus of The Polytechnic, Mzati Nkolokosa… Read More »

University of Livingstonia Public Health symposium

University of Livingstonia Public Health symposium Theme: “Achieving sustainable development: breaking the circle of poverty and ill-health by investing in public health”. We believe that Public Health has a very big role to play in reducing poverty in our community. Poverty is one of major determinants of health. Aim of the Symposium: The symposium aimed at allowing the students to… Read More »

University Of Malawi Congregation For 2016/2017 Graduands

University Of Malawi Congregation For 2016/2017 Graduands The University of Malawi wishes to inform graduands and the general public that its third Congregation will be held on Wednesday, 10th October, 2018 in the Great Hall atChancellor College in Zomba from 7:30 a.m. The Vice-Chancellor of University of Malawi, Professor John D. Kalenga Saka will preside over the ceremony. Academic awards shall be conferred to graduands in the following programmes:… Read More »