POLY Herald (2025)

13/01/2022

The Office of the Publicity Secretary, headed by Miss Vanessa Chitani, has today realesed a publication on "Campus Essentials", that has been filled with content that will help students, especially those joining the MUBAS family in their first year, to be able to navigate their way through campus and to know more about the institution!

07/01/2022

Getting into University is one thing, staying in university is another.

Prior to starting our first year in university, I am sure all of us, if not most of us had plans. Plans like making it on the deans list and getting distinctions every semester, or going on road trips to the lake every weekend. Others even had plans to start dating once they got to university (All girls secondary school boarders, how are you?).

Regardless of what we had planned, I am quite certain that not all of our expectations were met. Let’s dwell on our academic expectations for instance. No one, not a single individual, planned to go to university to fail (unless otherwise). However, we still find ourselves failing at one point or the other, either in our given assignments or in our end of year examinations. Depending on the number of modules failed, we see others getting weeded, and others being given a chance to right their wrongs by writing supplementary exams.

Given what we know now, Lets talk about what keeps our eyes off the goal.

Why do you think we do not follow through with our plans? [Especially in the academic field]

Let’s help each other Do better and Be better.

04/01/2022

Before attending University, What did you expect your life there would look like?

03/01/2022

POLY HERALD
A conversation starter at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences.
A platform where youth conversate on different topics, be it education, entrepreneurship, physical health, mental health, leadership and finance among others.
The main aim of poly herald is to boost interactions among the youth and promote an atmosphere of communication and togetherness.
This will involve monthly conversations on different topics. These conversations will mainly be held through shared articles and interactive commentary that will help the youth to learn and share different experiences, and also to work together in creating a conducive environment for good growth.
Be part of the conversations and follow Poly Herald, you won’t regret it!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

09/09/2021

REPORTE BY:
OLIVE GAWANIKA

MUBAS Students will no longer be applying for accommodation as has been the norm for the past decade or so. As communicated later last month, management thought it wise to adopt the electronic system of selecting students to be accommodated into the university’s hostels. The aim of this new system is to increase fairness and allow students that have never had this chance to experience it.
However, this has come with a major change not just on the selection of students to be accommodated by the college. Lecturers no longer have their privileges of giving in a name of a student (child) that should be accommodated. Indeed, this sounds like a good approach to improve fairness in selection for accommodation, doesn’t it? Considering the number of lecturers the MUBAS has, a huge number of students that were probably used to enjoying the comfort of the campus hostels have been shaken.
Members of the Students’ Union Committee, on the other hand, still have the privilege of being accommodated in the university’s hostels which comes as a bonus for the job. This will only apply during their term of office and once out, this privilege will no longer stand.
The MUBAS has finally followed some universities that are already used to this system like UNIMA and Bunda. This is just the beginning of such an adjustment and it is not all perfect. Our system is not as advanced to notify students that they will be accommodated by the college through their portal as UNIMA does. Hence, names of the students will be pasted on all places accessible by the students to check their names

02/09/2021

ACCOMODATION ALLOCATION
Following the dissolving of UNIMA as a collection of Malawian Public Universities, the Polytechnic became independent. Now called The Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences, The Polytechnic management has abolished the manual application for the university’s hostel accommodation. According to the memo released on the 26th of August 2021, the aim of this transition is to improve efficiency in the allocation of students into the hostels.
The University will henceforth be selecting the additional students to be accommodated in its hostels electronically. This means that students will no longer apply for accommodation at the end of this semester per tradition. After the electronic selection, a list of the fortunate few will be released at the Porters Lodge and students will know whether they are in or not.

01/09/2021

NyaLonje awards MUBAS Outstanding performers

As part of 50th anniversary celebrations in its partnership with MUBAS, Total Energies Malawi, on August 30, 2021, awarded outstanding MUBAS students in recognition of their best performance in the last academic year results.

The event which took place in the ODeL Auditorium was blessed with the presence of the Honourable Minister of Education Agnes NyaLonje who was the guest of honour.

In her speech the honorable Minister, applauded Total Energies Malawi for their unwavering commitment to supporting outstanding students.

“I would like to thank Total Energies Malawi for awarding these students who have excelled in their different disciplines of programs they are taking. This is a huge motivation for the students to continue working hard and graduate with distinctions. I would also like to appeal to all stakeholders and various organisations to emulate the gesture,” she said.

Each of the awardees received a certificate and a cheque worth K324, 000.

Speaking during the event, Executive Vice President responsible for Southern Africa Zone Mariam Cane Garcia said they are pleased to have such partnership with MUBAS which has existed since 1970. She further said that her organisation is looking forward to offering more scholarships to more students.

“We have taken note of challenges being faced by students at MUBAS, especially because of COVID-19 which has changed the rules of the game. We are going to extend the scope of this long-lasting program such that best students will be awarded scholarships” said Garcia in part.

Dr. Nancy Chitera thanked Total Energies for the gesture which has been going on for so many years. She also expressed gratitude to the honourable minister Nyalonje for gracing the occasion. Dr Chitera encouraged the awardees to work extra hard in order to graduate with the best grades and be performers in the industry which underscores what MUBAS’ vision is all about.

01/09/2021

For those who were in attendance, the festivities that took place at the cultural night event formed memories that will forever be engrained in their minds and hearts. But for those that weren’t in attendance, here’s a quick recap of all the colorful and dare I say, culture-filled events that took place at the cultural event.
The MUBAS-St Augustine CSO really outdid themselves with the entertainment and activities that they organized for the event. They presented a wide range of traditional dances which included manganje, chitelela and beni. But that’s not all, they also organized a mock wedding as well as a gule wankulu performance.
As entertaining as all these activities were, the highlight of the night was undoubtedly the arrival of the special guest Pemphero Mphande who won over the crowd with his highly anticipated presence and charismatic words.
Here you’ll find photos of some of the activities that took place at the event.

20/08/2021

Long story Short, MUBAS is having a fun weekend, Tiyeni!!

20/08/2021

Final year students from the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences under the faculty of built environment have cleaned up some areas in blantyre as one way of seeking sponsorship towards the symposium for the faculty.

The students swept and collected trash around Blantyre market as well as other avenues within Blantyre.

20/08/2021

The University of Malawi (UNIMA) has emerged victorious in a debate against The Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences(MUBAS) by 36 points to 31.

The Europian Union, in association with Oxfam, ECAMA and LUANAR have implemented this debate as part of the project of the "Enhanced Evidence based research to inform policy decision making in Public Finance".

During the debate, The UNIMA students represented by; Jennifer Mwenebanda, Precious Bengo, Samuel Mphande and Fatso Makuluni , at the proposition team, stated that it would be best for the Government to continue with the Public Finance initiative but make necessary ammendments that accommodate the pandemic, instead of changing it entirely.

The MUBAS Students, represented by; Christina Mavuto, Martin Manyozo, Wongani Mhango and Alexa K Muonjeza, who were in opposition stated that the initiative is very slow, rigid, and it is not flexible, therefor it must be changed.

After the course of the debate, the judges expressed their observations on the reasoning and clarity of the participants. They also encouraged the MUBAS Students to not lose heart and later on Congratulated the UNIMA students for their victory.

05/07/2021

KADEWERE IS SWORN INTO OFFICE

The winner of the 2021 MSU fresh presidential elections, Franklin Kadewere has today been inaugurated as the new MSU president. Kadewere won with 50.7% in the elections.

"I am ready to work hand in hand with management in the change from poly to MUBAS" says kadewere in his acceptance speech.

The principal and the Dean of Student's were also present at the event. In her speech , the dean of Student's has commended both candidates for showing peace during the elections which prompted their supporters to also live in peace. She also highlighted that the new President must shows servant leadership but he must also be strong and not be shaken by other PSU leader's.

29/06/2021

The Malawi university of business and Applied sciences has introduced “eduroam”. What is
eduroam you might ask, eduroam stands for education roaming and is an international roaming
tool for registered users all over the globe. The goal of the introduction of eduroam is to provide
students as well as lecturers with access to Wi-Fi (branded as “eduroam”) so as to allow the use
of internet-based services at our university and across the whole world in general. To add onto the
above mentioned, this innovation isn’t limited to the MUBAS campus grounds only, any student
or lecturer from MUBAS will be able to access the services at any other institution that has
eduroam enabled just by using their MUBAS credentials. The same will apply for individuals
visiting MUBAS from other institutions where they also have eduroam accounts.
To access eduroam one will require a username and a password. The username is the individuals
MUBAS email address and the password will be set manually by each individual.
To activate one’s account, follow the steps below;
a. Go to https://auth.mubas.ac.mw
b. Enter your MUBAS email address and request a password reset
c. Wait to receive a link from the system (the link will be distinct for each user)
d. Check your email then follow the instructions provided
MAKE SURE TO CONNECT TO EDUROAM AND ENJOY YOUR FREE INTERNET CONNECTION!!!

28/06/2021

In view of the comfirmed covid-19 case within BBA3 program, management has directed with immediate effect the following programs to adopt ERT, BBA 3,BAC 3, BAU 3 and BAM 3.

Management is also advising all students residing in campus who are taking the programs above to the university isolation centers. Those residing outside campus are being advised to self isolate outside the university.
Face to face classes for the above programs will resume from 12 July 2021

Remember covid-19 is real MASK UP AND SANITIZE

28/06/2021

Just in

A student studying BBA3 has tested positive for covid.
In response to this news, the class has migrated to ERT.

MASK UP

23/06/2021

KADEWERE HUMBLES MANYOZO

Franklin Kadewere, who was one of the aspiring candidates contesting on the position of MSU President, has emerged a winner of the 2021 fresh Presidential elections which happened on the 23rd of June 2020. In a memo released by MEC, it shows that, kadewere has won with 1099 votes, representing 50.7%, whilst his opponent, Martin Manyozo got 1070 votes, representing 49.3%.

Congratulations are in order!!!

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