DMI–St. Eugene university is a multi-campus private university in Zambia, that is affiliated with the

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. The university is administered by the

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Location

The university maintains three campuses: The first campus to be established is the Lusaka Campus, also referred to as the ''Woodlands Campus''. It is located approximately , north of the central business district of Lusaka, the nation's capital city, along the T2 Road. The second campus is in the town of Chibombo, approximately , by road, north of Lusaka, also along the T2 Road. The third campus is located in the eastern city of Chipata, approximately , by road, east of Lusaka, close to the international border with the Republic of Malawi.

Overview

It is named after Saint

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. It offers diplomas, bachelor's and master's degrees as well as research programmes. The Very Reverend Father Dr. Dr.Jesuadimai Emmanuel Arulraj (J.E. Arul Raj), the founder and Chairman of the DMI-Group of Institutions, serves as the Chancellor of the university. The university is recognised and is accredited by the Zambia Ministry of Higher Education. It started to function as a university in 2007. The university is affiliated with other institutions of learning in the DMI Group of Institutions, in other countries, including

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and

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History

In 2014, the university signed a contract with the Zambian government, and is participating in a nationwide Zambian government programme to train 2,000 mathematics and science teachers. The university is also participating in upgrading the qualifications of elementary and secondary educators in Zambia.

Courses

Diploma courses

The following diploma courses are on offer, as of May 2020. * Diploma in Computer Science * Diploma in Hardware and Networking * Diploma in Information Technology * Diploma in Animation and Multimedia * Diploma in Secondary Education * Diploma in Business Administration * Diploma in Sales and Marketing * Diploma in Banking and Finance * Diploma in Accounting and Finance * Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation

Undergraduate courses

The undergraduate courses on offer include the following. *

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University o ...

in Food and Nutrition * Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication * Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy * Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication * Bachelor of Science in

Home Science Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences, is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as well as texti ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Secondary Education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Journalism and Mass Communication Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (profe ...

* Bachelor of Science in Graphics and Multimedia *

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...

Bachelor of Computer Science The Bachelor of Computer Science (abbreviated BCompSc or BCS) is a bachelor's degree awarded by some universities for completion of an undergraduate program in computer science. In general, computer science degree programs emphasize the mathemati ...

Postgraduate courses

The following postgraduate courses are on offer at the university as of May 2020. *

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

in selected fields.

References

External links

Official Website‘They’ve Got Class!’: A policy research report on Zambian teachers’ attitudes to their own profession
As of 2001. {{Authority control Universities in Zambia 2007 establishments in Zambia Educational institutions established in 2007