Rusangu University

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Rusangu University, formerly known as Zambia Adventist University,^[2] is a private coeducational Christian university based in Rusangu Mission near Monze in Zambia. It is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.^{[3][4][5] [6]}

History

In 1903 William Harrison Anderson,^[7] a Christian missionary of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, crossed the Zambezi River from Solusi Mission in Zimbabwe to set up the Rusangu Mission in Zambia in 1905.^[8][9] King Lewanika of the Barotse people had invited Anderson to come into his territory and establish the mission.^[10]

Anderson walked 900 miles before deciding on a location.^[10] He described how he chose the site:

In locating the new mission there was a combination of four things that I especially desired. First, of course, was proximity to the native. A person can accomplish very little in laboring for the people unless he is near them. Secondly, we wanted a good supply of water...we wanted water for irrigation, that we might raise fruit and garden produce. Thirdly we desired proximity to the railway line... so I followed the watershed, in the hope that we might be near the railway line when it was built through the country.... The fourth point we desired was to establish an industrial mission, where the natives might be taught to work, which is one of the principles of the gospel. We therefore wanted good soil.^[11]

Anderson and his wife arrived on the farm the fifth of September 1905. He built their home, planted a garden, developed a farm, built a school-house, taught the school, and acted as doctor and nurse to the people who came to the station for help.^[12]

From this mission station, grew the Rusangu Primary School, the Rusangu Secondary School and eventually in 1975 the Rusangu Ministerial School. In 1993, the Rusangu Ministerial School changed its name to Zambia Adventist Seminary. A year later in 1994, the Seminary was closed to pave way for re-organization.

In 1997, plans to re-open the Seminary brought the idea of the Zambia Adventist College that would offer other courses in addition to theology and pastoral training. In 2000, an in-service program for serving church pastors began at Riverside Farm Institute in collaboration with Solusi University. With the full development of the Zambia Adventist College idea, this pastors’ program finally moved back to the historic Rusangu Mission site in May 2003. Rapid developments have since given birth to a full fledge Zambia Adventist university.^[13]

Academic divisions

Zambia Adventist University is composed of the following schools:^[14]

• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Humanities and School Sciences
• School of Science and Technology
• School of Theology and Religious Studies

Notable alumni

• Rupiah Banda, former Zambian President, Phd in Political Science graduate

See also

• List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
• Seventh-day Adventist education
• Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Seventh-day Adventist theology
• History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Adventist Colleges and Universities

References

External links

• Zambia Adventist University graduates first class with new government accreditation
• Rusangu University Official Website
• Rusangu University Official Facebook page
• RB confered with honorary doctorate degree
• Zambian Adventist University graduates first class

Universities in Zambia Public Copperbelt University Mukuba University Mulungushi University Nkrumah University University of Zambia Private Cavendish University Zambia Copperstone University Rusangu University Northrise University University of Lusaka Zambia Catholic University Zambian Open University

Coordinates: 16°12′00″S 27°29′02″E / 16.2000°S 27.4840°E / -16.2000; 27.4840