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University of Zambia
University of Zambia is a public university in Lusaka, Zambia, founded in 1965.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Lusaka, Zambia
- Founded
- 1965
- Teaching language
- English
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The University of Zambia (UNZA) is a public university in Lusaka, Zambia, founded in 1966 shortly after independence. It is the country's oldest and largest university.
UNZA's schools cover agricultural sciences, education, engineering, health sciences, humanities and social sciences, law, medicine, mines, natural sciences, veterinary medicine, and public health, with the main Great East Road campus in Lusaka and the Ridgeway campus for medicine.
Teaching is in English. Admission is based on Zambian secondary school results, and government bursaries and loans support eligible students.
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Courses at University of Zambia are taught in English.
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University of Zambia was founded in 1965.
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