Former names | National College of Management and Development Studies |
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Motto | Pursuing the frontiers of knowledge |
Type | Public |
Established | 2008 |
Chancellor | Professor Oliver Saasa |
Vice-Chancellor | Ambassador Professor Royson M. Mukwena, Ph.D., |
Academic staff | 462 |
Students | 12148 |
Undergraduates | 9837 |
Postgraduates | 1692 |
Location | , , 10101 , |
Campus | Great North Road (Main), Town (Kabwe), Livingstone |
Colours | White, Blue and Melon |
Nickname | MU |
Website | Official website |
Mulungushi University is one of the public universities of Zambia.[1] Previously known as the National College of Management and Development Studies, it was turned into a university by the Zambian Government in a public-private partnership with Konkola Copper Mines in 2008.[2] The university consists of three campuses: the Main Campus, or Great North Road Campus, located 26 kilometers North of Kabwe on the banks of the Mulungushi River; the Town Campus, located along Mubanga Road, off Munkoyo Street, near the center of Kabwe town; and the Livingstone Campus, located in Livingstone, which is home to the medical school. The university provides bachelor's degrees and master's degrees for full-time and distance education. In 2009, more than 500 distance education students enrolled. They were mainly former diploma students of the National College for Management and Development Studies.[3]
The Main (Great North Road) Campus is located near the Mulungushi Rock of Authority, a kopje often called the Birthplace of Zambian Independence, where Kenneth Kaunda and the Zambian African National Congress secretly met for rallies. Today, a more accessible rock is still used for political conventions and meetings as well as graduation ceremonies of the university. A series of chalets were built to house dignitaries and other guests.