Nkrumah University
| Nkrumah University | |
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| Motto | Excellence and Integrity |
| Established | 1971 |
| Type | Public |
| Location | Kabwe, Zambia |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.nkrumah.edu.zm |
The Nkrumah University is Zambia's largest teacher training university, founded in 1971. It has a student population of about 6,000.
Organisation
Governance The Board is in charge of policy making in the institution. It has representatives from the local authority, Ministry of Education, trade union (SESTUZ), religious organisations, civic leaders, and staff from both academic and non-academic.
Academics
The Nkrumah University is divided into the following departments:
- Department of Natural Sciences
Sections: (i) Biology section (ii) Physics sections (iii) Chemistry Section (iv) Agricultural Science Section
- Department of Business Studies
Sections (i) ICT (i) Business
- Department of Education
Sections (i) Educational Psychology and Sociology (ii) Special Needs Education (iii) History and Philosophy of Education
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics
(i) Mathematics Section (ii) Statistics
- Department of Social Sciences
Sections Civic Education History Geography Religious Studies
- Department of Languages
Campus
Nkrumah University has two campus locations. The main campus — Munkoyo Street Campus — is about 3 km from the Kabwe 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.
Other facilities
- The University Guest House and Lodge.
Student life
Activities
sports community service
Press and radio
Nkruman Times
Students residences
{{Mulungushi hostel (gents) Luapula hostel (gents) Kafue hostel (gents) PAID- ESA hostels (gents)- |date=January 2011}}
Sports clubs
Affiliations
Nkrumah is a new member of the Association of African Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the International Association of Universities.
External links
Coordinates: 15°24′S 28°20′E / 15.400°S 28.333°E
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