Further & Higher Education Forum

Hosted by the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Cllr Jacqueline McLaren, and chaired by Dr Yonah Matemba of the University of the West of Scotland, the SMP’s Further & Higher Education Forum was joined in-person by senior figures from three of Malawi’s public universities. Representatives from the other public universities were able to contribute online, with the Malawian institutions sharing a brief sense of their priorities and key interests in collaboration with Scotland.

Participating in person:

• Prof. Address Malata, Vice-Chancellor of the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST)
• Associate Prof. Nancy Chitera, Vice-Chancellor of the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS)
• Prof. Wapulumuka Mulwafu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Mzuzu University (MZUNI)
• Justice Thokozani Agnes Patemba, Malawi Deputy High Commissioner to the UK

Participation from all FEHE institutions around Scotland and Malawi currently engaged in, or interested in exploring dignified bilateral links, were warmly welcome.

As guests of the City of Glasgow, the SMP was delighted that the Forum is again being hosted in Glasgow City Chambers. The SMP is also grateful to the University of Strathclyde who were kindly facilitating the in-person participation of the distinguished speakers visiting from Malawi as part of Strathclyde’s Jubilee Celebrations.

Recorded video

Missed this meeting? You can find the recording on this page with the below time stamps.

00:00 Welcome from Natasha Adodo
01:37 Cllr Jacqueline McLaren, Glasgow, Lord Provost, SMP Honorary President
05:02 Opening comments, Dr Yonah Matemba, FEHE Forum Chair, SMP Trustee & Senior Lecturer, University West Scotland
08:38 MUST, Prof. Address Malata, Vice-Chancellor
25:29 MUBAS, Associate Prof, Nancy Chitera
37:45 MZUNI, Prof. Wapulumuka Mulwafu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
54:18 Malawi High Commission UK, Justice Thokozani Agnes Patemba, Deputy High Commissioner
1:04:56 The Malawian Scholars in Scotland (MSS) initiative, Stuart Brown, SMP CEO
1:09:45 Members' comments, questions and contributions
1:28:00 Linda Dembo, Interim MaSP CEO
1:31:10 Ian 'Mitch' Mitchell, SMP Youth and School Officer
1:33:15 Elita Chamdimba, University of Strathclyde
1:34:10 Bosco Chinkonda, University of Glasgow
1:34:56 Prof. Heather Cubie, SMP Chair
1:34:27 Closing remarks - Prof Heather Cubie
1:40:45 Chad Morse, SMP Deputy CEO