Cavendish University Zambia (CUZ) is a private university located in

Lusaka Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was abo ...

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

. It was opened in 2004 as a subsidiary of Cavendish College London and is the first private university to operate in Zambia. The university is registered with the Higher Education Authority which is a grant aided institution established under the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013. Cavendish is also affiliated with the Association of African Universities (AAU). Its sister University is Cavendish University Uganda. The University is now run by Maarifa Education Trust which also runs a dozen of Universities around the world following the liquidation of Cavendish College London.

Campuses

The university has two campuses that are both based in the capital,

: *Cavendish University Main Campus - Villa Elizabeth, Lusaka *Cavendish University Long acres Campus - Long acres, Lusaka

Schools

Cavendish University Zambia offers various accredited programmes in four schools: *School of Medicine *School of Law *School of Business and Information Technology *School of Arts, Education and Social Sciences

Notable Alumni

The following are the notable alumni of Cavendish University Zambia * Mutale Nalumango * Hillary Chilomba * Jean Chisenga

Chancellors

The first Chancellor of the University was

Kenneth Kaunda Kenneth Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from Northern Rhodesia, British ...

who held office from 2003 until his retirement on 26th October 2018 at Cavendish University's 11th Graduation Ceremony. He was succeeded by Rupiah Banda who was Chancellor until his death on 11th March 2022. Former President of Kenya

Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta ( born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. The son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, he previously served as Prime Minister of Kenya, Deputy Pri ...

is tipped to be the next Chancellor of the University.

2024 Jessup Moot Court National Rounds

Cavendish University Zambia Law School won the 2024 Jessup Moot Court national rounds held from the 9th -11th February 2024 at the CUZ Long acres Campus.beating University of Zambia Law School, University of Lusaka and Copperbelt University. The University represented Zambia in at the Jessup White & Case International Rounds to held from 30th March to 6th April 2024 at Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill Washington DC USA.

References

External links

Cavendish University Zambia Official Website
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