Malawi University of Science and Technology

The university was founded in 2012. When Address Mauakowa Malata was appointed at the university's vice chancellor in 2019, she became the first woman to achieve that position at any of Malawi's universities. ==Undergraduate programmes==

• Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Biomedical Engineering • Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Chemical Engineering • Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering • Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in manufacturing engineering • Bachelor of Engineering Polymer and Textile Engineering (Hons) • Bachelor of Science in Mathematical sciences • Bachelor of Science in Earth Science (Geology) • Bachelor of Science in Meteorology and Climate Science • Bachelor of Science Geo-Information and Earth observation Science • Bachelor of Science Disaster Risk Management • Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology • Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology • Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Diagnostic Radiography • Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Diagnostic Ultrasound • Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems and Security • Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Energy Systems • Bachelor of Science in Water Quality and Management • Bachelor of Science in Sport Science • Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices • Bachelor of Arts in African Musicology • Bachelor of Arts in Archives and Record Management • Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences • Bachelor of Science in Science Education (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) ==Postgraduate programmes==

• Master of Science in Innovation • Master of Science in Entrepreneurship == Some researchers from the University ==

Mixon Faluweki Mixon is a lecturer in Physics. He invented the Padoko charger that was critical in assisting people to be able to charge their gadgets just from peddling a bicycle. Gama Bandawe Gama Bandawe is a medical virologist and an associate professor in biomedical sciences in the Department of Biological Sciences in the Academy of Medical Sciences at MUST. He has published extensively on HIV/AIDS with clinical perspectives. He is the Coordinator of the center for Clinical and Biological Sciences Research (CCBSR) in the Academy of Medical Sciences. He is also the lead scientist in the newly established MUST Bacteriophage Research Unit (MBRU). Gama has championed collaborations between the University and the seeding labs program which has/is benefited/benefiting the university at large. Andrew Mtewa Lecturer in Chemistry and PhD fellow in drug development with a translational research approach focusing on drugs from hit sources to the clinic. He has authored books, book chapters and journal articles. Prof. Wilson Mandala He is the Executive Dean of the Academy of Medical Sciences and Professor of Immunology. has successfully supervised at least five PhD and three MSc fellows. In terms of management, Professor Mandala has served as Director of the Research Support Centre at College of Medicine for two years and also served as Associate Director of the MLW. He also served as the Grant Director of Wellcome Trust funded SACORE and has served as the Malawian Board member on CARTA Board Dumisani Namakhwa He is a Biomedical Engineering student at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (2016 - 2021) has won numerous awards: National Bank of Malawi excellency Award; Finalist in 2021 Envision the Future Dell Technologies Graduation Project Competition (pending); Finalist of the 2020 Africa Biomedical Engineering Consortium Design competition. (January 2021); Awarded Higher Education Partnership in Sub-Saharan African (HEP SSA of the Royal Academy of Engineering) innovation award by Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural resources (August 2020). He also published article(s) in international journal(s). == See also ==