SubjectsEducation · Law · Business & Management · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Medicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology
Accreditation
Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE) — established under the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education Act [Chapter 25:27] of 2006, operational from 2007. ZIMCHE is the national regulator responsible for the registration, accreditation, and quality assurance of all universities and higher-education institutions in Zimbabwe. ZIMCHE operates under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development (MHTEISTD).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1999 (chartered as Midlands State University to serve the Midlands Province and central Zimbabwe; predecessor: Gweru Teachers' College facilities). Major public university located in Gweru, capital of the Midlands Province in central Zimbabwe. Chartered 1999 to serve the Midlands region and provide HE access in central Zimbabwe. Multi-campus institution with the main campus in Gweru and satellite presences in Harare, Zvishavane, and elsewhere. Faculties span Arts, Education, Law, Natural Resources Management and Agriculture, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Commerce, Medicine, and the Graduate School. Among Zimbabwe's largest universities by enrolment. Particularly strong in education, social sciences, and commerce programmes. Notable for innovative industrial-attachment programme that places students in workplaces for a year.
SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Medicine & Health Sciences · Business & Management · Architecture & Design · Communication & Media Studies · Social Sciences
Accreditation
Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE) — established under the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education Act [Chapter 25:27] of 2006, operational from 2007. ZIMCHE is the national regulator responsible for the registration, accreditation, and quality assurance of all universities and higher-education institutions in Zimbabwe. ZIMCHE operates under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development (MHTEISTD).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1991 (chartered as the National University of Science and Technology by Act of Parliament — Zimbabwe's second public university, established as a counterweight to UZ and to serve southwestern Zimbabwe). Zimbabwe's second public university and premier STEM institution, located in Bulawayo (Matabeleland, southwestern Zimbabwe). Chartered 1991 by Act of Parliament with a mission to provide science and technology higher education and to serve as a counterweight to UZ's Harare concentration. Faculties: Applied Sciences, Built Environment, Commerce, Communication and Information Sciences, Industrial Technology, Medicine, and the Faculty of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Strong programmes in engineering, computer science, and applied sciences. Important regional anchor for southwestern Zimbabwe and the Ndebele-speaking Matabeleland region.
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Veterinary Medicine · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Engineering & Technology · Law · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Social Sciences · Education
Accreditation
Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE) — established under the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education Act [Chapter 25:27] of 2006, operational from 2007. ZIMCHE is the national regulator responsible for the registration, accreditation, and quality assurance of all universities and higher-education institutions in Zimbabwe. ZIMCHE operates under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development (MHTEISTD).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1952 (chartered as University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, in special relationship with the University of London — the first university in the British Southern African colonies); renamed University of Rhodesia 1971; renamed University of Zimbabwe at independence (1980). Zimbabwe's flagship and oldest university, located on the Mount Pleasant campus in Harare. Chartered 1952 as the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland — established in special relationship with the University of London and designed as the first multi-racial higher-education institution in the British Southern African colonies. Renamed University of Rhodesia 1971, then University of Zimbabwe in 1980 at Zimbabwean independence. Eleven faculties including Agriculture, Arts, Commerce, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Social Sciences, Veterinary Science, and the Graduate School of Management. Major research output across sciences, agricultural sciences, medicine, and the humanities. Notable for producing many of Zimbabwe's political and intellectual leaders including former Prime Minister Robert Mugabe (who studied by correspondence from prison). Languages: English-medium with growing Shona and Ndebele instruction in selected programmes.
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