As one of the first measures of the new Agreement on Academic Co-operation with the University of Malawi, Steven Dunga - a Phd student, and Davies Luhanga, Ekari Chauluka, Atamandike Chingwanda and Harry Kamdima - 4 Master students of the Economics Department of the Chancellor Colleague are taking part in the "Project Cycle Management Module" and two other Moudles, offered at the Development Research Division of the Centre at the University of the Western Cape. Whereas Steven Dunga is staying for a period of 6 weeks, the 4 Master students received scholarships for a period of 3 months.
For this purpose a co-operation workshop took place in October 2009 in Zomba / Malawi together with colleagues of the Chancellor College of the University of Malawi where a number of fields for future co-operation activities have been identified.
Now we are glad to announce, that the trilateral "Agreement on Academic Co-operation between the Ruhr- Universität Bochum, the University of the Western Cape and the University of Malawi was signe by all of the above mentioned parties. Based on this agreement the University of Malawi will become part of the centre activities. As one of the fist measures based on the new agreement, students of the Economics Department of the Chancellor Colleague will have the opportunity to take part in selected Master modules offered at the centre.
We consider this agreement as the first step of establishing a network of co-operating universities in the Sub-Saharan Region.
Callistus Agbaan, one of our DAAD-students, was awarded the "Faculty of Arts Dean´s Academic Merit Award" at UWC.
CONGRATULATIONS!