| Mulungushi University | |
| Motto: | Pursuing the frontiers of knowledge |
| Established: | 2008 |
| Chancellor: | Professor Oliver Saasa |
| Vice Chancellor: | professor. Chansa Chomba (Acting) |
| Academic Staff: | 462 |
| Students: | 12148 |
| Undergrad: | 9837 |
| Postgrad: | 1692 |
| Postalcode: | 10101 |
| Campus: | Great North Road (Main), Town (Kabwe), Livingstone |
| Former Names: | National College of Management and Development Studies |
| Colours: | White, Blue and Melon |
| Nickname: | MU |
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.
Mulungushi University has eightschools and offers degrees in 118 programs.
In addition to the Schools and Departments, Mulungushi University has various other educational and administrative units. One important unit is the Library, which is an information and learning focal point for management, lecturers, students, and researchers. The university has two libraries, namely the Main Campus Library and the Kabwe Town Campus Library. The libraries run similar services.[4] The library at the Main (Great North Road) Campus, named the Friedrich Ebert Memorial Library, was designated a United Nations (UN) Repository Library in September 1978 when the institution was a college. The Library has also been a World Bank Repository since February 2007, as well as a Friedrich Ebert Foundation Repository. Other items in the collection include newspaper collections of the Times of Zambia, Zambia Daily Mail, and the Post News paper.
The two libraries are accessible to students and staff of the Institution.[5] ICTs The Library has a number of student computers running on a Local Area Network (LAN) with an Internet connection. The Libraries are headed by a University Librarian.[6]