The Copperbelt University is a public university of choice established through Act of Parliament No. 19 of 1987. It currently operates from four campuses: Jambo Drive Main Campus, Parklands Campus, Ndola Campus and Kapasa Makasa Campus. All these campuses provide an atmosphere conducive to learning, systematic inquiry and pedagogy. These campuses are located in suburban areas within reach of shopping malls and recreational facilities in the thriving cities of Kitwe, Ndola and Chinsali in the renowned Copperbelt and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia. The Copperbelt university has the biggest school of Engineering in the land offering a variety of Engineering Fields as Bachelor of degrees with honors.it is the first institution in Southern Africa to offer Mechatronics The Copperbelt university has the biggest school of built environment offering programs such as Architecture, Real Estate, Urban and Regional Planning and Construction Economics Management. As a centre of excellence and scholarship, the University's core business is to provide teaching, learning, research, consultancy and public service. These are carried out through its ten faculties:
The Copperbelt University has about 15,900 students and produces an annual average of 1, 500 graduates who form a nucleus of experts in critical areas of national development. These include, but not limited to, the following: mining, banking, construction, environmental, agricultural, real estate, educational, medical, engineering and manufacturing sectors. The University has a rich culture of research and consultancy and through this has been and continues to be instrumental in providing expertise that has had positive impact in different critical sectors of the Zambian economy. As you reflect on attainment of higher education and engagement in research, we invite you to choose this dynamic and progressive University as a destination for achieving your dream. We are more than ready to partner with you on your scholarly and research voyage
History
The Copperbelt University is a Public University established through the Act of Parliament No. 19 of 1987. Prior to 1987, the University existed as a campus of the University of ZambiaFederal System with two schools; namely: School of Business and Industrial Studies and School of Environmental Studies. The campus was referred to as the University of Zambia at Ndola until 1 December 1987. As of 1 January 1989 the Zambia Institute of Technology was incorporated into the Copperbelt University to form the School of Technology. Since 1987, the University has significantly grown from only two faculties to ten by the end of 2013; it now provides very unique programmes that have not been replicated elsewhere. The total number of students in 2017 was 11,900 and having had over 54,000 students in the past 25 years. The University too is proud of its graduates who are holding key responsibilities in various sectors of the economy within the country and beyond. At its first graduation ceremony in 1992, the University had only 100 students then graduating from the various disciplines but graduating average of 1,500 as at 2017. In 2014, the School of Medicine received US$1 million in donation from the Council of Zambian Jewry, of the African Jewish Congress and the World Jewish Congress.
