The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has classified the University of Zambia (UNZA) in the highest tier of the Zambia Qualifications Framework (ZQF) 10 following findings of the audit of each higher education institution in Zambia. This entails that UNZA has the capacity to offer a wide range of university programmes from diploma, bachelors, masters to PhD programmes.

The University of Zambia (UNZA) School of Law would like to congratulate Honourable Justice Dr. Mumba Malila S.C. on his appointment as Chief Justice of the Republic of Zambia. Dr. Malila has a distinguished academic background. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the UNZA School of Law, his Master’s degree in Law (LLM) from the University of Cambridge, and a second LLM from the University of Pretoria where he also obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law.

The University of Zambia (UNZA) Vice-Chancellor, Prof Luke Evuta Mumba, has congratulated Dr Monde Muyangwa on her new appointment by US President, Joe Biden, to lead the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in partnership with the Ministries of Higher Education in Zambia and Zimbabwe has launched the Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3 Plus) project at an event held at the University of Zimbabwe on Thursday, 28 October 2021.

The University of Zambia (UNZA) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Luke Mumba has commended the University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) for commencing construction of the new multipurpose building that will not only provide a home for UNZALARU and its members but will also change the landscape of the University.

Ministry of Technology and Science Permanent Secretary Mrs Kayula Siame has implored the University of Zambia (UNZA) to take the lead in the of implementation of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in agriculture so as to improve the livelihood of farming communities in the country.

The University of Zambia (UNZA) joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Environmental Day at which the School of Engineering through the We Robotics’ Zambia Flying Labs also launched a Project dubbed Stockpile Auditing of Chunga Dump Site Using Drones.

The University of Zambia (UNZA) Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dr Tamala Kambikambi, has called for enhanced collaboration between UNZA and Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) in providing quality distance education in order to produce the much needed human capital required to stimulate socio-economic development.

- The University of Zambia (UNZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Centre of Engaged Excellence (CoEE) with Road Development Agency (RDA) for the development of climate resilient infrastructure standards and codes for the transport sector in Zambia Friday, 21st May 2021.

The Government has pledged to support the Africa Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals (ACEIDHA) by ensuring that the Centre has adequate resources to prevent, detect and respond to diseases of public health importance.