Contents 1.0 Forward 2 .................................................................................................................... 2.0 University highlights 3 .................................................................................................................... 3.0 Financial Overview 5 .................................................................................................................... 4.0 Human Capital Attrition Highlights 6 .................................................................................................................... 5.0 Strategic Partnerships 7 .................................................................................................................... 6.0 Strategic Change 8 ..................................................................................................................... 7.0 Infrastructure development and rehabilitation 9 ..................................................................................................................... 8.0 Research 11 ..................................................................................................................... 9.0 Workshops & consultancy 13 ..................................................................................................................... 10.0 Teaching & Learning 13 ..................................................................................................................... 11.0 Staff Development 15 ..................................................................................................................... 12.0 University Services 16 ..................................................................................................................... 13.0 Information and Communication Technology 18 ..................................................................................................................... 14.0 Business Development 20 ..................................................................................................................... 15.0 Financial Statements 22 1.0 Foreword t gives me great pleasure to give The University closed the third this forward on the operational quarter with a growing teaching and and financial highlights in 2014. learning infrastructure challenge. The I tender process to secure architectural At the start of 2014, the University services for the design of teaching was four years behind in delivering and learning centre with capacity the narrative annual reports. At the for two lecture halls and a reading dawn of 2015, the University had resource centre to house at least 2,000 completed all the outstanding an- students has begun. The University nual reports. I commend my staff for is also processing bids for contrac- rising to the challenge and ensuring tors to renovate and adapt the New that we delivered all the reports as Dining Hall for teaching and learning resolved. purposes. The University closed the year with The financial statements show a an improved position in so far as further weakening in the financial which in doing so, will expand our settlement of outstanding terminal position of the University of Zambia. distance learning student numbers. benefits and gratuities was concerned. It is important that this is addressed. This follows the successful conclusion Management is critically reflecting The launch of the business school of a government guaranteed loan of on how the business ventures can begun to unfold with the introduc- K150 million which helped to clear be turned around to create more tion of business courses at the under- part of the staff debt leaving a shorter value. Management is looking at graduate level. The expectation is that annual backlog dating back to 2009 at transforming both the University an MBA programme will be launched the close of the quarter compared to Health Services and the University in 2015 and that this undertaking will 2005 in the previous quarter. Veterinary Clinic in order to make create a new revenue stream to the the two more commercially viable. University. We closed the year with a more en- A preliminary break even analysis gaged need to look at expanding our shows that the University needs in Am delighted to mention that we national spread through acquisition excess of 50,000 students to become closed the year with a bold decision of more land for educational devel- self-sustaining. As the business plan- to adhere to a stable and predictable opment. The University closed the ning process for 2015 begins in the University academic Calendar from year with over 1,000 hectares of land fourth quarter, management will need the 2015 academic year onwards. To capitalised to its fixed. to critically look at how to grow the achieve this, we are to ensure that the core business in the wake of insuf- deadlines with respect to receipt of We have begun looking at how we ficient government funding. Given new student applications and pro- grow the financial sustainability of the limited infrastructure for teaching cessing of admissions are followed by the University in the wake of low and learning, there are opportunities everyone. funding from government. It is for the growth in student numbers as increasingly clear that we need to we require through e – learning. I am We intend to open the year 2015 expand our distance learning pro- delighted to mention that the pro- ready to implement the annual per- grammes and raise student satisfac- curement process for an e-learning formance appraisal system as this is tion through investment in printing partner has begun. key in work culture change if we are equipment, e-learning technology to succeed in relation to our strategic and an appropriate team of student The weak financial position of the objectives. support staff. This is one area where University of Zambia must be viewed we will need to benchmark the qual- as an urgent call for re-organising our I express my sincere gratitude to ity of service we offer to the best on business model. In the third quarter Council, Management and Staff for the international university education report, I alluded to re-organisation working as a team to help change the market. I am delighted to note that of the business ventures. This is an operational performance of the na- we have set up a quality assurance undertaking management has set tion’s leading Institution of learning. directorate which will help in con- out to implement in the coming year. tributing to change in our delivery of But we need to go further; to critical Prof Stephen Simukanga higher education. look at how we can integrate tech- VICE CHANCELLOR nologies to teaching and learning UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA | 2 2.0 University Highlights February 2014 March 2014 UNZA Law Wins the World Bank “Think Jobs” Final The University of Zambia hosted the 8th Annual General Debate Competition Meeting for the Confederation of Universalities and Colleges The University of Zambia (UNZA) School of Law stu- Sports Association (CUCSA) for Zone 6 on 7th and 8th February 2014, at Radisson Blu Hotel. This was in dents beat their University of Lusaka (UNILUS) counter- preparation for the CUCSA games which were hosted by the parts to emerge as deserving winners at the World Bank University of Zambia from 16th to 23rd August 2014. “Think Jobs” final debate competition that took place on 19th March, 2014 at Zambia National Broadcasting Handover of the weather Automatic weather Station Corporation. The motion of the hotly contested debate The German Ambassador, through the Sasscal Project, on 11th between UNZA (affirming) and UNILUS (opposing) February 2014, handed over an Automatic Weather Station was “Education is at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge to the University of Zambia, School of Natural Sciences. in Zambia”. Handover of Engineering Equipment by Lusemfwa Hydro power Station April 2014 Lusemfwa Hydro Power Station, handed over Power Electronics Equipment to the University of Zambia The University of Zambia received K21 million School of Engineering. This equipment will benefit the as its share of the dividend declared by York 5th year students in the Electrical Machines course. The farm. Ceremony, which was held on 25th March 2014, was graced by the EPA Director, and Lecturer at the Univer- A prize giving ceremony was held for deserving sity of Manchester, Dr. J Mutale, while the Deputy Vice- students at the School of Engineering. Chancellor, Prof. E. T. Mwase received the equipment on behalf of the University of Zambia. May 2014 June 2014 A Trade Policy and Development course was Consultative discussions were held by the UNZA launched on 7 May 2014 in collaboration with Graduate School of Business committee with officials the Ministry of Commerce. from the Namibia School of Business. The Directorate of Quality Assurance was set up its first The University of Zambia held its labor day Director appointed. celebrations on 9 May 2014. The University of Zambia officiated at the graduation ceremony at an affiliate college called Charles Lwanga The University of Zambia officiated at the 4th College of Education. The event was held on 20 June graduation ceremony at the affiliate college 2014. called Makeni College of Education on 22 May A ground breaking ceremony to kick off the construc- 2014. At total of 58 students graduated. tion of the Confucius Institute office building was held on 20 June 2014. The Vice President of the People’s Zesco Limited handed over electrical engi- Republic of China was present to offer the solidarity