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Universities in Zimbabwe

List of Zimbabwe Universities

1. University of Zimbabwe

Number of Students: 19799
City: Harare
Foundation Year: 1955
About University:

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) is a home of academic excellence. Graduates in the fields of Engineering and mathematics hold a reputable performance accreditations on the international map. The university welcomes thousands of international students every year from many corners of the continent because of its renowned education system.

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2. National University of Science and Technology

Number of Students: 1960
City: Bulawayo
Foundation Year: 1991
About University:

The National University of Science and Technology established in 1991, is the second largest public research university in the whole of Zimbabwe. The institute commands a number of multiple scientific fields and has well-infrastructured laboratories. Every year students flock to this academic arena for its worldly education standards from all corners of the continent.

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3. Africa University - Mutare

Number of Students: 8000
City: Mutare
Foundation Year: 1992
About University:

Africa University opened its doors in 1992, AU a non- profit Christian University with its campus setting in the largely mountainous region of Mutare, east side of Zimbabwe. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Harare officially accredited and/or recognized by the Higher Education Board of Zimbabwe.  (AU) is a very small enrollment between one thousand to two thousand students per each semester.

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4. Arrupe Jesuit University (AJU)

Number of Students: 2000
City: Harare
Foundation Year: 1994
About University:

Arrupe Jesuit University (AJU) is an autonomous international academic institution, owned by the Zimbabwe Province of the Society of Jesus on the behalf of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM). The Society of Jesus is a religious order of priests and brothers within the Roman Catholic Church. Arrupe Jesuit University grows out of Arrupe College which was founded in 1994 with the initial aim of providing part of the training needed by young Jesuits on their way to effective Christian ministry, either as priests or as brothers.

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5. Solusi University

Number of Students: 3000
City: Bulawayo
Foundation Year: 1994
About University:

Solusi University is a private higher education institution located in the rural setting of the medium-sized city of Bulawayo, Matabeleland North. It was officially accredited and recognized by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Zimbabwe. Solusi University (SU) is a small coeducational higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Adventist religion. Solusi University (SU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees and master degrees in several areas of study. The 126 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The University aims to provide quality wholistic and transformational Education based on the Seventh day Adventist philosophy of Education in order to equip students for useful service to God and the community, and to enjoy productive lives.

 
 
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6. Midlands State University

Number of Students: 31000
City: Gweru
Foundation Year: 2000
About University:

Midlands State University was established as the 4th state university in the state and the first intake was in the year 2000. From then the University has specialized and excelled greatly in the faculty of commerce, although it has nine faculties and offers a wide range of courses and a number of specialist programs.

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7. Great Zimbabwe University

Number of Students: 20000
City: Masvingo
Foundation Year: 1999
About University:

Founded in 1999, Great Zimbabwe University is a philanthropic public tertiary education institute. Officially acclaimed by the Ministry of Education, Zimbabwe, it is a tertiary institution formally allied with the Catholic religion. (GZU) offers courses driving towards esteemed higher education degrees in various fields of expertise.

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8. Gwanda State University

Number of Students: 500
City: Gwanda
Foundation Year: 2012
About University:

Gwanda State University is a higher education institution that is in Gwanda, Zimbabwe. It is the brainchild of the government of Zimbabwe, created to fulfill the government policy to have a state university in each province.

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9. Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Number of Students: 6000
City: Marondera
Foundation Year: 1999
About University:

Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (MUAST) is a modern and unique institution of higher learning established through an Act (Chapter 25:29) of Parliament in 2015. The University is driven by the vision to be a leading global Centre of excellence in the provision of technology-driven sustainable green agricultural solutions.

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10. Reformed Church University (RCU)

Number of Students: 1000
City: Masvingo
Foundation Year: 2012
About University:

Reformed Church University (RCU) is an innovative foremost institution that provides a broad scope of educational services with a keen concentration on its application in the real world.

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11. Harare Institute of Technology (HIT)

Number of Students: 2000
City: Harare
Foundation Year: 1988
About University:

Harare Institute of Technology was created in 1988 as a National Vocational Training Centre. The university, then transformed into a Technical College offering courses in automotive, electrical, and mechanical engineering, producing artisans capable of operating and maintaining machinery in the industry with little or no research or generation of new technology-related knowledge and skills.

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12. Women's University in Africa

Number of Students: 6000
City: Harare
Foundation Year: 2002
About University:

Founded in 2002, Women's University in Africa is a private higher education institution located in the rural setting of the large city of Harare. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education. Women's University in Africa (WUA) is a coeducational higher education institution.

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13. Catholic University of Zimbabwe (CUZ)

Number of Students: 3500
City: Harare
Foundation Year: 1999
About University:

Opened its doors in 1999, CUZ a non- profit Christian University with its campus setting in Harare Zimbabwe. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): St. Augustine (Bulawayo), Diocesan Training Centre (Mutare), Hope Tariro School (Chinhoyi). CUZ officially accredited and/or recognized by the Higher Education Board of Zimbabwe.

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14. Chinhoyi University of Technology

Number of Students: 4000
City: Chinhoyi
Foundation Year: 1999
About University:

Founded in 2001, Chinhoyi University of Technology is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Chinhoyi. The Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) started as a degree program that was established under the auspices of the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) in 1999.

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15. Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University - Bindura

Number of Students: 12000
City: Gweru
Foundation Year: 2012
About University:

Founded in 2012, Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Bindura, Mashonaland Central. Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) is a coeducational higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Pentecostal religion.

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16. Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences

Number of Students: 3500
City: Harare
Foundation Year: 2012
About University:

Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Mutare, Manicaland. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Zimbabwe, Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences (MSUAS) is a coeducational higher education institution.

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17. Lupane State University

Number of Students: 3500
City: Lupane
Foundation Year: 2005
About University:

The university was established through an act of the Zimbabwe parliament in 2004 and opened its doors to 14 pioneer students in the faculty of Agricultural Sciences in August 2005. The expansion of university education in Zimbabwe is part of government policy adopted at the onset of independence.

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About Universities in Zimbabwe 

Higher education in Zimbabwe centers on a system of 9 universities and vast colleges, with thousands of students-international students included. The system includes all forms of degrees ranging from bachelors’ to doctoral degrees, as well as non-degree programs, and is highly open to foreign students. 

 

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