The University of Zambia is introducing a new system of student registration.
The institution will from December this year register students on line.
Vice Chancellor, Sstephen Simukanga, says the new system will help to decongest the campus during the registration period as students will not be required to be at the institution.
Professor Simukanga says in the past the university has faced numerous challenges during registration of students.
He told ZNBC news that UNZA management and ZANACO have signed an agreement on the collection of fees using the ZANACO bill muster.
And ZANACO Managing Director, Mark Wiessing, said his bank is committed to delivering quality services.
[ZNBC]
that’s great news
At Least Mwaeshako
This is the best UNZA can do in this ICT era. Now for Zambians, we have concetrated on Mike Mulongoti’s wildlife type of comments. Lets look for better 2moro through better education systems. How on this blog have been to any University? You seem to be QUACKS, leave adult educated bafoon Mulongoti and no Education Shikapwasha the Pilot to rot with their heads in the a.s.s of Nyamasoya.
You mean to tell me UNZA is just now startting to do this? Wow! Well, I guess they’re moving in the right direction..all things considered. On the other hand, am not too sure how… “the collection of fees using the ZANACO bill muster”… will play out. Call me a skeptic but in my minds eye view, I already see a crisis here. Anyway, more power to the UNZA folks, well done!
long over due! stop over enrollment while you are at it!
Wow! Great! Those are the messages we need to hear from Zambia.
Thats a great achievement for UNZA. Bravo! keep it up.
its long overdue man…congrats..hope its not just another mega talk!it better start in december as u say..
I am not for the idea…imagine a very intelligent pupil from shangombo with 6 point but has never used a computer b4…it should be a parallel thing manual and online.
This is good news. I remember we used to joke about ‘Registration 101’ in those long queues!
Good news Prof. simukanga, start the process in December as you have said.
#9 It is an alternative aimed at decongesting the campus during registration as ba Simukanga said. You surely don’t expect everyone to use the online method to register do you now? You ought to be more concerned about how the money transfer will be handeld more than anything. Insapala pa zed guys! Again, this is some very good and postive news on LT today. I am all in favor!
Beautiful! How i hate the queues during registration.
u shud learn to like it coz, it shows hw organised u are….!
Its about time eh! Well done UNZA.
yes right move, internet cafes will get business aswell. more busineses have to go the same route.
ITS OK IF YOU DO THAT MY DEAR…… PA ZED NI LAKA
I need to go and open an internet cafe pa Zed. What you think?
This is not the first time this announcement is being made
Congratulations.
Better than talking to those UNZA robots, oh sorry, UNZA staff.
No queues and no bribes. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to the 21st Century UNZA.
#19 you are on point!
make internet access to every Zambian you DIMWITS how many people have computers?Zambia we always put the cart before the donkey!!!!!!!!!!unless u meant at the Campus…….but insist that internet cafes are cheap…
Good development. I also can’t wait until Zambians living abroad are also able to vote online…
In this fast changing world innovation for all Zambian institutions should be a priority. Time waits for no man.
wake up call…………………….goodmorning UNZA!
I have read this article a couple of times. My question, IS THIS REALLY NEWS WORTH REPORTING – but them, this may be a big achievement for UNZA after how many years of existence????
ITS ABOUT TIME BANE!
My question is: does UNZA have the resources and capabilities to provide such a facility?
And this is without adding other factors such as ZESCO blackouts. Add to that the fact that this is a University that has no idea about confidentiality. Next time you just may be able to find out who has/has not registered just as you can find out students student id’s, names, and their grades from the UNZA site, but you can not find a single prospectus of the actual individual courses they offer apart from what they call Academic Programs that really tell you nothing. Truthfully speaking UNZA is attempting something that is way above its head and will learn the hard way that they are not yet ready for such an ambitious project. Just go to the UNZA website and you’ll understand why!
# 26, YES!!!!! This is worth the read and NOT…’President Rupiah Banda Returns Home’….don’t you agree. Go UNZA.
Blog 28, you are right but that how people are making money in Zambia , they start a project and then make self rich and their childeren. It chain , those who fund them also benefit….because gonna their profile that they are helping. I wish them well.
so how will the students be paying, knowing that bank cards/bank accounts are not common place in z.. anyway better late than never.next year maybe the headline will be ‘Unza introduces swipe IDs for students’
I thought this was in place already.All in all,I wish them good.
#28, Awe Mwandi ZED : What you have said may be true, but is there a computer network system on earth that is 100% security proof? Even the infamous PENTAGON/NSA computer systems have been HACKED before. It is just the nature of the beast called COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEMS!! All you can do is try and mitigate the risks, and plough ahaed with 21st century technologies. Computers/internet, like a Telephone and Radio before it, are here to stay. What we shouldn’t allow is fear of the unknown to become the enemy of the good.
UNZA is the most ideal institution for this kind of an “experiment”. I am sure mistakes will be made before all the kinks in the system are worked out. This happens everywhere and every time a new technology/system is implemented. LAWS ALWAYS LAG TECHNPLOGY!!
I see this running parallel with a manual system, and if i was in an applicants shoes, i will do the apply manually as well just to make sure. I have applied for jobs via email, despite it being free communication channel i never got any feedback. that how my low level of confidence on how such things are run in zambia. There are issues with the selection process that need to be ironed out and made transparent before we get into this. Its like your are mordenising a flawed system doent help at all.
This is a very good development. I would also be glad if UNZA would consider creating an archive of former students since UNZA’s inception. This should involve great events like student’s and lecture’s awards, photos, great events etc. This will not only motivate students but give them hope to reach the sky limits.
This is indeed a good move., but i have a worry. Lets think of a boy in Chama, Chilubi and some other areas where the so called computers are not heard of, these guys will have to get to cities to register and the internet cafes in zambia are only in towns, and even though they are an issue. Hope the village dwellers in those secondary schools will be considered in another way.
This system is worse that the manual one, for now at least,.Its has so many flaws and students are getting inconvinenced. I have been trying to register and with no success up to now. A student is required to have an account and log in, then register, but there are issues like:
1. The system fails to recognise you as a student
2. You have wrong year of study on the system (meaning you cant register)
3. the system shows wrong figures as the amounts you owe UNZA
4. The system fails to update your fees after you make payment and numerous other problems
To sort out the above issues, you need to be in a long que, and being a working student, i have had to que up for five hours for three consecutive days with no success! its really so frustrating!!!
that is great news to hear
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need to be registered, still cant find a way
need registration
Am in need of registering, how do I do it?
The idea of ON LINE REGISTRATION is a well come idea, hope it will never have a negative effect on us, students to be. I was browsing and I quoted” Monday 14 th Oct,2013-Orientation of First year students and ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS. On 14th aug ,13, I quote once again that the Online whatever starts in December. Please I am based in RSA let me know which is which between October and December, Coz I am on the applicants. I was thinking of October now you people have confused me. I am applying for 2014 academic year, proudly ZAMBIAN.
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I am from and i want to register online. P lease help e with all th information. I also need the schedule of 2014 courses. Thnx
I m very happy to hear the new development and so motivating for us who are very far away from lusaka.
over enrolments must be done away with in order to decongest the campus. unlike the present situation..
hello i am from Rwanda plz can you help me how i can be registered in unza thank you or can i have your link to register
Welcome to 21st century ba unza,nicy work and we are hoping you won`t misled us to our expectations.
o wow wow unza u are just amazing and full of suprisez.hop things will became ..easier
pantu ifintu ni unza.
useless trial project. we do not undertake projects like you are taking care of a chicken run.wake unza and come up with viable way of registration process. shame on products which cant work