UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI CONGREGATION for THE 2019/2020 graduands
PRESS RELEASE
UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI BLENDED MODE VIRTUAL CONGREGATION for THE 2019/2020 graduands
The University of Malawi wishes to inform graduands and the general public that its first Congregation for 2021 will be held on Wednesday, 28th April, 2021 in the Great Hall at Chancellor College in Zomba from 7:30 a.m.
The University wishes to further inform the graduands and the general public that the University shall hold a blended mode of virtual graduation where all graduands shall graduate in absentia.
Graduands and the general public should note that the Chancellor of the University of Malawi, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi will preside over this virtual graduation.
Academic awards shall be conferred to graduands in the following programmes:
- A. KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSING
- Postgraduate Diploma in Adult Health Nursing
- Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health Nursing
- Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery
- Postgraduate Diploma in Reproductive Health
- Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery Education
- Master of Science in Adult Health Nursing
- Master of Science in Child Health Nursing
- Master of Science in Community Health Nursing
- Master of Science in Midwifery
- Master of Science in Reproductive Health
- CHANCELLOR COLLEGE
- Diploma in Law
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication and Cultural Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts (Humanities)
- Bachelor of Arts (Media for Development)
- Bachelor of Arts (Theology)
- Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)
- Bachelor of Arts (Public Administration)
- Bachelor of Arts (Human Resource Management)
- Bachelor of Social Science
- Bachelor of Social Science (Gender Studies)
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition
- Master of Education in Curriculum and Teaching Studies (Science and Mathematics Education)
- Master of Science in Biostatistics
- Master of Science in Informatics
- Master of Science in Environmental Science
- Master of Arts in Literature
- Master of Arts in Applied Ethics
- Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics
- Master of Arts in Development Studies
- Master of Arts in Political Science
- Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Teaching Studies (Language Education)
- THE POLYTECHNIC
- Certificate in Architectural Studies
- Certificate in Mathematical Sciences Education
- Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
- Diploma in Accountancy
- Diploma in Architectural Studies
- Diploma in Business Administration
- Diploma in Business Administration (Marketing)
- Diploma in Business Communication
- Diploma in Education (Business Studies)
- Diploma in Environmental Health
- Diploma in Environmental Science and Technology (Food)
- Diploma in Information Technology
- Diploma in Land Surveying
- Diploma in Quantity Surveying
- Bachelor of Accountancy
- Bachelor of Arts (Business Communication)
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
- Bachelor of Automobile Engineering
- Bachelor of Automobile Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing)
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Structures) Honours
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Transportation) Honours
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Water) Honours
- Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Internal Audit)
- Bachelor of Education (Business Studies)
- Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Electronics and Computer Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Energy Engineering
- Bachelor of Energy Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science (Technical Education)
- Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Technology (Food)
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Technology (Management)
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Technology (Physics)
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Laboratory Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Land Economy
- Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying
- Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences Education (Mathematics and Computing)
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences Education (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences Education (Statistics and Computing)
- Bachelor of Science in Physical Planning
- Bachelor of Science in Procurement and Logistics Management
- Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying
- Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Engineering and Management
- Master of Arts in Health and Behaviour Change Communication
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Philosophy in Engineering (Telecommunications)
- Master of Science in Environmental Health
- Master of Science in Environmental Protection & Management
- Master of Science in Infrastructure Development and Management
- Master of Science in Sustainable Engineering and Management – Water
- Master of Science in Water Resources and Supply Management
- Master of Technical and Vocational Education
- Master of Arts in Health and Behaviour Change Management
- Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Sciences (Environmental Sanitation)
- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- Bachelor of Science in Health Management
- Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours)
- Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Bachelor of Science in Internal Medicine (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science in Paediatrics and Child (Honours)
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science in General Surgery (Honours)
- Master of Medicine in Paediatrics and Child Health
- Master of Medicine in Family Medicine
- Master of Science in Epidemiology
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Philosophy in Pathology (Antimicrobial Stewardship)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health
GRADUATION ARRANGEMENTS
Kindly note that due to the gazetted preventative, management and central measures of Covid-19 ONLY CONGREGATION STAFF AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS shall be allowed into the Great Hall. During the ceremony graduands, parents and guardians therefore are not allowed at the Great Hall. Virtual Graduation links on You-tube, Facebook, Twitter etc shall be communicated in due course.
Graduands are requested to verify their details and upload their passport photo to be used for live streaming on graduation day through the following College based links:
Chancellor College: www.ac.mw
College of Medicine: www.medcol.mw
Kamuzu College of Nursing: www.kcn.unima.mw
The Polytechnic: www.poly.ac
To spice this ansipicious occasion, all candidates are requested to submit their best of shot passport size photos by before 5th April, 2021 to their College Assistants Registrar (Academic) which shall be flashed when the name is called, Verify details of your name and passport size match the name in the graduation programme book.
A passport photo must be taken in academic regalia, which will be available for hire. The University of Malawi reserves the Rights to choose the best picture for the function. Kindly note that in the unlikely event of a graduands’ failure to submit a passport photo in the prescribed format, the University shall use the photo used during admission of the candidate into the programme.
Academic dress for the Congregation shall be available for hire from Tuesday 30th March 2021 from graduands’ respective Colleges. The hiring charges for the graduation attire are as follows:
(a) Diploma Set K8, 000
(b) Bachelors Set K10, 000
(c) Masters Set K30, 000
(d) PhD Set K40, 000
All candidates must return their academic dress within 24 hours after collecting it to use for graduation picture. Any unreturned academic dress shall attract a penalty fee of K2, 000 for each subsequent day of delay payable before the release of the certificate.
Candidates who owe the College money or are yet to sit for supplementary examinations have not been included in this graduation.
SIGNING IN THE GRADUATE REGISTER AND COLLECTION OF CERTIFICATE
Since all graduands shall graduate in absentia, UNIMA has arranged that graduates shall sign in the Graduate Register and collect their certificate in designated areas as follows:
- Graduates in the Eastern Region
Date: Thursday 29th April 2021 and Friday, 20th April 2021
Time: 8:00 am to 12 noon and 1:00pm to 5:00pm each day
Venue: Great Halls, Chancellor College in Zomba
- Southern Region
Date: Tuesday, 4th May 2021 and Wednesday 5th May, 2021
Time: 8:00 am to 12 noon and 1:00pm to 5:00pm each day
Venue: Sports Complex, College of Medicine, Zomba
- Central Region
Date: Thursday 6th May 2021 and Friday, 7th May 2021
Time: 8:00 am to 12 noon and 1:00pm to 5:00pm each day
Venue: Kamuzu College of Nursing, Lilongwe Campus
- Northern Region- Poly Campus at Chowe
Date: Monday 10th May, 2021 and Tuesday 11th May, 2021
Venue: The Polytechnic Mzuzu Campus
Time: 8:00 am to 12 noon and 1:00pm to 5:00pm each day
You are further informed that in order to collect your certificate, you are supposed to have a letter of introduction duly signed by the Assistant Registrar (Academic) for your College and Malawi National Identity Card. Graduates that shall fail to produce either of the two aforementioned documents shall not be given their Certificate in addition to not being allowed to sign in the Graduate Register. You are further advised that letter of introduction shall be ready for collection from 1st April 2021 in all Colleges of the University of Malawi.
For inquiries, please contact: The University Registrar on the following numbers: 01 526 622 /01 524 456 or e-mail: registrar@unima.mw or communication@unima.mw or visit our website: www.unima.mw
UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR 29th March, 2021