Unicaf, in collaboration with The Global Peace Foundation Kenya, Global Peace and Development Service Alliance and The Chandaria Foundation, recently took a bold step by addressing the growing issue of local deforestation in Kenya. As part of Unicaf’s Corporate Social Responsibility objective with regards to environmental sustainability, a tree planting event took place, assisted by grade six and seven pupils from Nairobi Primary School. The pupils served as the primary “planters” of the project thus giving them a sense of ownership and responsibility as well as informing them…
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Learning and acquiring knowledge are inherent capacities of every human being. They are available before our birth and remain accessible as we grow older. We start acquiring language, which we speak fluently at a later stage, while listening to our mother’s voice in the womb. In this very same way, a doctoral degree is the road to specialised knowledge acquisition, which is shared with other specialists; and not only. Pursuing a doctoral degree is not only about receiving the highest academic qualification, but it is an achievement that comes with great satisfaction and obligation. Satisfaction Satisfaction…
Unicaf Zimbabwe, 10th & 11th February 2022 Taking in consideration the pandemic restrictions, Unicaf Zimbabwe hosted a CV Writing and Job Interview Skills Workshop which took place at our facilities in the Central Business District (CBD) for over the two days. The first session was carried out by Mr Wilfred Magwaza whereas the second session was conducted by Ms Tinotenda Masjengwa. The aim of the CV Writing and Job Interview Skills Workshop was to throw light on employer expectations within a job interview setting by paying particular attention to the following: How…
The evolving landscape The value of online learning has never before been written about so prolifically – why? Well, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has dominated headlines globally since March 2020, reporting the 1.2bn children who were out of schools as a result, the temporary suspension of on-campus lectures at universities around the world and the cessation of international Higher Education (HE) sojourners. For many in HE, online learning solutions are seen as the most effective way to keep student retention and maintain access to online education. However, the need to stimulate learning with methods other…
Lusaka, Zambia, 30th November, 2021 – The biggest public hospital in the country, the University Teaching Hospital, was the proud beneficiary of a generous donation by Unicaf University in Zambia. In collaboration with Hope for Human Nature Generation, a local NGO, Unicaf University organised bountiful gifts intended for the children’s section of the hospital. As part of its Environmental, Social and Governance policies and practices aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Africa 2063 aspirations, Unicaf…
Unicaf University Research Agenda Unicaf University is a global educational organisation committed to research excellence and scholarship opportunities. Social responsibility drives the organisation’s community-centred research. We are dedicated to providing a creative and supportive environment in which innovative research with direct impact on local communities, national development and policy making, thrives. Immediate research impact is of utmost importance to Unicaf due to its aim in building a pan-African research heritage through which a prosperous Africa will emerge in line with the Agenda 2063; The Africa We Want (2015). Unicaf offers academic leadership and develops strategic partnerships…
In the CEO’s recent statement of commitment (April 2021), Unicaf set out how it intends to have an increased positive impact on the quality and availability of higher education (HE) in Africa and how it will support economic development and environmentally sustainable practices across the continent. More specifically, these initiatives are driven from Unicaf’s head office in Cyprus and its universities in Africa and supported by its wider academic partnerships across the UK and US. Unicaf published its Responsible and Sustainable Business Plan 2021-2025, setting out its targets for the next five years to support the statement of commitment. Taking its…
In the CEO’s recent statement of commitment (April 2021), Unicaf set out how it intends to have an increased positive impact on the quality and availability of higher education (HE) in Africa and how it will support economic development and environmentally sustainable practices across the continent. More specifically, these initiatives are driven from Unicaf’s head office in Cyprus and its universities in Africa and supported by its wider academic partnerships across the UK and US. Unicaf published its Responsible and Sustainable Business Plan 2021-2025, setting out its targets for the next five years to support the statement of commitment. Taking its…