UNICAF University is proud to announce the opening of the Malawi UNICAF University campus! UNICAF University is a unique and exciting new development that promises to provide greater higher education opportunities and a brighter prospect to aspiring students, both locally and from the surrounding regions. This is a dynamic and forward thinking, agile institution which promises to open up learning to all those who have the ability and ambition to study. UNICAF University has developed from a family of higher education institutions which draw on a rich heritage of academic traditions and represents an academic community of scholars, researchers and…

In today’s 24 hour society, life can be overwhelming. Having a full time job, taking care of family, running errands, doing chores, studying, commuting to work and back, can create a feeling that everything is becoming just too much to handle. This feeling, also commonly known as stress, is a defence mechanism by the body in challenging situations. Historically, stress has been very beneficial because it protected humans from dangerous situations and let them make quick judgement calls. Today though, stress, because it is not caused by isolated events but by a continuous situation caused by an overload of tasks,…

Have you ever heard of Maslow? He was a famous psychologist that had a burning desire to understand what motivates people. In his eyes people had a set of systems that defined their motivations regardless of rewards of subconscious desires. His belief was that people are motivated to achieve certain needs. Once a person fulfils a specific need he or she will immediately move on to the next one. The first and most commonly referred to version of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, as he called it, was comprised of 5 motivational needs shown as levels of a pyramid. The pyramid…

If you are reading this, you probably know how to use a computer, tablet or smartphone. This gets you a step closer to earning your degree. But first, let’s have a look at what are the differences from an online course to a traditional on-campus experience. For almost one thousand years, attending Universities has been the ultimate goal in education. Now, in the 21st century, you no longer are forced to relocate or chose an inferior alternative to get the best out of abilities. While attending classes on campus gives you the feeling that you are close to your teachers…

While the level of education expected across the continent increases, visa regulations in many parts of the world are becoming tougher. This situation leaves a vast human resource idle with many bright men and women not being able to reach their full potential. Lord Williams of Oystermouth talks at the UNICAF-USW Conference in London, May 27th 2015 This is where we at UNICAF saw a way to ease the access to higher education for millions of people in Africa. With internet usage rapidly increasing, most people are able to study online without leaving their hometowns, families and jobs, which creates…

The idea that education remains man’s most vital and crucial tool for self-liberation, discovery and development is a fact that can never be over emphasized. Like in Plato’s ‘’Allegory of the Cave’’, which described a gathering of people who lived chained to a wall, in a cave all their lives (Ignorance), facing a blank wall, with fire reflecting on it (Knowledge). According to Plato, people saw shadows projected on the wall from things passing by (Knowledge/Education). In Plato’s controversial work ‘’Republic’’, which argues that man’s ability to lose the chains, and move away from the blank walls, to a position…

Education can change lives, but it can also change one’s economic circumstances. The level of income one can earn post-university is perhaps the easiest to measure return on investment in education. Those in the procession of masters, doctoral or professional degrees earning  more during their careers than those with less education. Only a few people have a certain high level of education.  Therefore, for an employer, the higher the educational requirement, the more money he is willing to pay. Thus, the higher your level of education, the more you are worth in the job market. Education is Important for your…

Have you ever heard of Pavlov? Do you know the name? We’re sure it rings a bell (pun intended). We bet it rings 2 bells, or maybe even 3! It’s all about psychology. The study of the psyche, the way the brain works. Well, Pavlov was a scientist, a psychologist of sorts, and a he had a theory, a theory that has gone on to shape the very world of psychology, medicine and everything in between. Pavlov had a couple of dogs. You know what he did? He fed them. That’s right. He fed them. He didn’t do…