Eden University

Eden University
MottoYour Dream University
TypePrivate
Established2010
StudentsOver 3000
Location
Lusaka
,
Zambia
WebsiteOfficial website

Eden University, formerly known as Eden Institute, is a private institution of higher education located in Lusaka Zambia.[1]

It is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and has made notable humanitarian contributions to the less privileged in Zambia.[2][3]

Established in 2010 as a teachers' training institute, Eden University has, over the years, evolved into a large university that boasts of being the first Zambian institution to offer a bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering.[4][5]

In 2018, the university organized an event that was supposed to feature P. L. O. Lumumba and talk about Chinese influence on Africa, but due to the controversial nature of the topic, the PF government, which was widely seen as pro-China, denied him entry into the country.[6] However, in 2021 when the UPND government took over after defeating the PF regime in elections that same year, PLO Lumumba was allowed into the country[7] and the event was finally held on 26 September 2021.

  1. ^ Francis Chewe, 14 April 2018, Eden University comes of age, Zambia Daily Mail http://daily-mail.co.zm/eden-university-comes-of-age/&grqid=Y1I_Uajm&s=1&hl=en-ZM[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Elemiya Phiri, 5 November 2018, Eden University’s sponsorship timely, Daily Mail
  3. ^ Prince Chibawah, 3 June 2017, Eden awards 100 pc varsity scholarships to vulnerable, Daily Nation
  4. ^ Joshua Jere, 30 October 2018, GOVT TO DRAFT FIRE POLICY, ZNBC TV
  5. ^ Oliver Chisenga, 2 November 2018, Eden Introduces First Ever BSc Fire Engineering, The Mast
  6. ^ Editor, 29 September 2018, Pan-Africanist Professor PLO Lumumba has been denied entry into Zambia, Lusaka Times
  7. ^ VIDEO: Professor P.L.O Lumumba arrives in the country | The Zambian Observer https://zambianobserver.com/video-professor-p-l-o-lumumba-arrives-in-the-country