Cavendish University Zambia

Last updated January 20, 2026

Cavendish University Zambia
Motto	Success Begins at Cavendish University Zambia!
Type	Private
Established	2004;22 years ago (2004)
Vice-Chancellor	Dr.Chilengwe
Administrative staff	120+
Students	5500+
Location	Lusaka , Zambia
Campus	Great North Road campus situated at the corner of Great North and Washama road Villa Elizabeth, Lusaka, Zambia and the Long Acres Campus situated along Alick Nkhata Road right opposite UN offices
Website	Official website

Cavendish University Zambia (CUZ) is a private university located in Lusaka, Zambia.^[1]^[2] It was opened in 2004 as a subsidiary of Cavendish College London and is the first private university to operate in Zambia.^[3] The university is registered with the Higher Education Authority which is a grant aided institution established under the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013.^[4] Cavendish is also affiliated with the Association of African Universities (AAU).^[5] Its sister University is Cavendish University Uganda. The University is now run by Maarifa Education Trust which also runs a dozen of Universities around the world following the liquidation of Cavendish College London.

Campuses
Schools
Notable Alumni
Chancellors
See also
References
External links

Campuses

The university has two campuses that are both based in the capital, Lusaka:^[4]

Cavendish University Main Campus - Villa Elizabeth, Lusaka
Cavendish University Long acres Campus - Long acres, Lusaka

Schools

Cavendish University Zambia offers various accredited programmes in four schools:^[3]

School of Medicine
School of Law
School of Business and Information Technology
School of Arts, Education and Social Sciences

Notable Alumni

The following are the notable alumni of Cavendish University Zambia

Hillary Chilomba
Jean Chisenga
Mutale Nalumango

Chancellors

The first Chancellor of the University was Kenneth Kaunda who held office from 2003 until his retirement on 26th October 2018 at Cavendish University's 11th Graduation Ceremony. He was succeeded by Rupiah Banda who was Chancellor until his death on 11th March 2022. Former President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta is tipped to be the next Chancellor of the University.

References

↑ Daniel Ness; Chia-Ling Lin (17 March 2015). International Education: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues and Systems. Routledge. pp. 388–. ISBN 978-1-317-46751-9 . Retrieved 27 October 2017.
↑ "Cavendish University Zambia Opens New Campus". Lusaka Times. November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
1 2 "About Us". Cavendish University Zambia. May 29, 2020. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
1 2 "Cavendish University". Higher Education Authority. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
↑ "Our members". Association of African Universities. May 29, 2020. Archived from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

External links

Cavendish University Zambia Official Website

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