The University of Zambia (UNZA) has disclosed that the institution will in the next three years migrate to full-fledged computer-generated body.
UNZA Vice Chancellor Luke Mumba says this will entail that the university will have unlimited enrollments and students moving at their own pace as all university processes will be carried out online.
ZANIS reports that Pro. Mumba was speaking during the official launch of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) awareness week at UNZA grounds in Lusaka today.
Pro. Mumba pointed out that ICTs have created a global educational revolution by providing modern and dynamic methods of delivering educational content to students.
He further stated that UNZA, needs to expand its uptake of modern technologies such as mobile learning and social media education.
He stressed that there is need for e-laboratories for evidence-based experiments, tele-education for live remote lecturers among others in order to survive in the competitive environment.
The ICT week is being held under the theme “ICT impact starts here” with objectives of educating students on the available academic applications, bringing awareness of the various ICT applications and systems available and help improve personal cybersecurity safety.
How when internet is so expensive in Zambia ??
Zambia has to be one of the most expensive countries to acsses the internet……
I hope you haven’t yet sold the school. And the owners want you out. Imwe bafikamba tamuli baku trusta
Idyots have closed UNZA at expense of RB’s Carvendish University. Soon it will be disclosed that indeed UNZA land is grabbed by Chinese, “prime land”.
Close down that Nkandu Luo, delete her she is a virus.
Oxford University will never close and do online degrees.
Iwe ka Spaka. Internet is cheap Thats why you spend the who day insulting lungu is of studying for a masters. Shaa
Iwe ka mango …..who spends the whole day insulting lungu ?
Nose Demon spent HALLOWEEN halloweening now he is whining. UPND TRIBALS! CHILDISH.
It will NEVER be. I think HAZALUZA HAGAIN!
ili che. We also want to be online doctors like Kambwili. DR UNCLE DADDY.
Professor, please work on the recent downgrade of the Zambian universities to college status.
This is more important than migration to self-paced distance learning which can wait.
Let’s hope those learning online won’t be using other people to answer for them.
They need to improve our internet first before people start complaining about not being able to access classes. How do you also upload and download huge files with our so unreliable internet. These people need to have town hall meetings where we can question them about the viability of such an undertaking succeeding. Also what happens in case of load shedding and other interruptions.
Yes,and the easiest way for your competitor to seriously damage your credibility is to hack your system and bring in down for days.Are you game for this kind of turf war?
Ma ma ma…PhDs for cadres galore, This time they will get on be PhDs at rallies. Wither us who got degrees during Kaunda’s time. We shall be judged as being a “Dr”Kambili like!