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The University wishes to advise all Graduands that the 2021 (Blended) Graduation Ceremony will be held on the 19^th of November 2021 starting at 0900 hours. Punctuality is essential, all Graduands should be seated by 0830 hours. Late arrivals may not be allowed to attend the ceremony.

In the light of the Covid-19 pandemic and in line with WHO guidelines and government regulations, the 2021 Graduation will mainly be virtual, with selected Graduands being capped physically at the Ceremonial Hall.

Safety Precautions Against Covid-19 Pandemic

1. Invited Graduands are expected to bring a Covid-19 vaccination certificate and a negative Covid-19 test done in the past 24 hours before the commencement of the Ceremony. All invited graduands are expected to undergo Covid-19 test on campus during the rehearsal day (18 November 2021). Graduands kindly note that your guests will also undergo a Covid-19 test on campus on the Graduation day.
2. Those Graduands who are yet to vaccinate are encouraged to visit the nearest health centre or NUST Clinic to get vaccinated before the Ceremony.
3. There will be temperature checking and sanitisation at all points of entry.
4. Social distancing shall be observed at all times on Campus and wearing of masks shall be compulsory.

The following Graduands will formally be invited for physical capping:

• All DPhil/PhD Graduands
• All MPhil Graduands
• All MSc/MBA Graduands with Distinctions from across all Faculties
• All Undergraduates with a First Class Division across all Faculties
• All Graduands receiving graduation prizes

Virtual Participation

The rest of the Graduands will join online and participate in the Ceremony from the comfort of their homes. The ceremony will be live-streamed on this website,  NUST Facebook page @NUST.ZIM and twitter @nustzim.

Graduation Rehearsals

Rehearsals for invited Graduands will be held on Thursday 18 November 2021 at the Ceremonial hall at 1000 hours. Attendance at the rehearsal is mandatory as it will ensure that Graduands know exactly what to do on graduation day.

Collection of Invitation Cards

Graduands are advised to collect their invitation cards and NUST branded face masks on the rehearsal day (18 November, 2021) from Admissions and Student Records offices.

Graduands’ Guest

Due to Covid-19 regulations which limits the number of attendees in a gathering, each Graduand will be allowed to invite one guest.

Photographers

Only authorised photographers from the University will be allowed to take photographs during the ceremony.

Academic Dress

Invited Graduands will be expected to be in full graduation regalia, that is, a gown, cap and hood and also wear a face mask (NUST branded).

Approved Graduation regalia is obtainable from the following suppliers:

ZOE Manufacturers (0777994492), Mutare Garments (0773212668), Academic Regalia Investment Pvt Limited (0772806698), Headgear Investments (0712706398), Zilch Investments (0712387192), Satra Fashions (0772407209) Lutorch Trading (0772380493)

Graduation Fee

The graduation fee is USD30 or Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWL) equivalent at the prevailing (RBZ) exchange rate. All Graduands must pay the graduation fee regardless of whether they graduate physically or virtually. The deadline for the payment of the Graduation Fee is 12 November 2021. Graduands are reminded to clear all outstanding fees. Foreign graduands to pay the Graduation fee in forex. Graduands kindly note that Graduation fee is to be paid separate from the balance on fees.

NB: When making payment kindly indicate your student number, name and details of payment on the deposit slip.

Banking details

EcoCash Payments acceptable

Biller Code:  389856

For more information, Graduands are advised to keep checking on the NUST website. For further details please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Thank you

L J Hadebe (Mr)

Deputy Registrar – Academic

THE Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka, yesterday officially opened the 22^nd WaterNet Symposium, hosted by the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), in Victoria Falls.

The WaterNet Symposium is running from 20 to 22 October 2021 under the theme “Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa”.

Below is the full speech by Dr Masuka.

I am delighted to join you at this august 22^nd WaterNet Symposium. I especially welcome our foreign delegates to the beautiful and magnificent Victoria Falls. I hope you will enjoy our Zimbabwean hospitality.

This WaterNet Symposium, is running under the theme “Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa”. The symposium is being held at an opportune time. The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, through my Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, is seized with harnessing water resources for social and economic development as a driving factor for Zimbabwe to attain an Empowered and Upper Middle Income Society, as eloquently espoused by our President, His Excellency Dr E.D. Mnangagwa, by 2030.

Distinguished Guests, ladies and Gentlemen!

At this juncture let me acknowledge the sterling efforts of the organising team, and at the same time take the opportunity to applaud and congratulate the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and its partners for taking the lead to organise and host this critical Symposium.

Enhancing access to safe water supply and sanitation services, as well as basic hygienic practices are key foundational issues for achieving our country’s Vision and are critical for attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including good health and gender equality. In particular, SDG 6 calls for clean water and sanitation for all. By managing our water sustainably, we are also able to better manage our production of food and energy and contribute to decent work and economic growth.

The water supply and sanitation coverage in many developing countries is still lagging, especially in rural areas. Urgent additional resources and assistance are required for the sector from stakeholders, including development partners. The Zimbabwe government, on its part, envisages drilling some 35 000 boreholes in each of the country’s 35 000 villages by 2024, drilling some 9 600 boreholes at each of our 9600 schools, and a further 3 600 boreholes, two each in each of our 18 000 wards for youth horticulture projects. Additionally, of the 44 950 boreholes in the country only 25 000 are fully functional. So maintenance must be a key community involvement issue. My Ministry also superintends over 530 water points through the Zimbabwe National Water Authority, supplying 33 million cubic metres treated water annually, and 1.3 billion cubic metres raw bulk water annually.

Zimbabwe is endowed with some 10 700 dams having been built, but only a handful are being fully utilised. This presents an opportunity to deploy new technologies. The government of the Republic of Zimbabwe has now adopted a new philosophy for these projects as it seeks to accelerate irrigation development from the current 216 000 ha to over 420 000 ha by 2024.

Distinguished Guest, Ladies and Gentlemen!

This symposium creates a platform for networking, for sharing ideas, sharing experiences, and for improving cooperation. I wish to point that, it is my expectation that you will fully exploit and cooperate in the area of developing and deploying technologies that improve water use efficiency. Stakeholder experiences are envisaged to boost our efforts to improve the economy through interventions in the construction and exploitation of the storage, collection, transmission and distribution systems of potable water, and sewage disposal, treatment systems and cleaner energy production. Also, of great importance is the scientific research in the field of water quality and its monitoring, identification of water resources, technologies for water and sewage systems; and the experience in irrigation technologies to improve the efficiency of agricultural production.

It is therefore important to mainstream water and sanitation issues in research and capacity building. I am pleased to know that we have water experts from the rest of Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States of America participating in this conference either physically or virtually. Because of this diversity, I wish to see partnerships, collaborations and synergies coming out of this symposium which would give birth to new technologies and approaches of solving our water challenges.

Finally, may I take this opportunity to welcome all delegates that are physically here in Zimbabwe and thank you for joining us in this Symposium.

It is now my singular honour and privilege to declare this symposium officially open. I wish you fruitful deliberations.

I thank you.

The University wishes to advise all First Year Students for the 2021/2022 Academic Year that Orientation and Registration shall take place at the Main Campus from Monday 18 October 2021 to Friday 22 October 2021. The full orientation timetable is available on this website by clicking this LINK. All students are to bring the following:

1. Copies of their Offer Letters.
2. Academic Qualifications (Original ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level certificates).
3. Original Birth Certificate and National Identity Document.
4. One passport size photo.
5. Proof of Payment. 

Please note that Face-to-Face lectures shall commence soon after the Orientation Week that is as from 25 October 2021 (See the Calendar circulated on the Website). 

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

1. Students are expected to bring a Covid-19 vaccination certificate.
2. Those Students who are yet to vaccinate are encouraged to visit the nearest health centre or NUST Clinic to get vaccinated.
3. There will be temperature checking and sanitisation at all points of entry to campus.
4. Social distancing shall be observed at all times on Campus and wearing of masks shall be compulsory.

L.J. Hadebe (Mr) –  Deputy Registrar, Academic

TWO final year students in Fiscal Studies have raised the NUST flag high by coming out in top 5 out of 88 students from Southern African universities who participated in the Ernest & Young (EY) Young Tax Professional of the year 2021 international competition.

Bothwell Chiramba and Maxwell Maduka, who are both studying towards a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Fiscal Studies, came second and fourth respectively at the regional level of the global competition.

The Ernest & Young (EY) Young Tax Professional of the year 2021 international competition aims to identify and recognise aspiring tax professionals and provide a platform for young minds to showcase their skills.

The first prize was won by a University of Pretoria student while the third prize went to a student from the University of Cape Town.

In addition to the prize money, the top three winners qualify for the EY graduate training programme.

The international competition, which is designed to reward and foster the next generation of tax leaders, is in its 10^th year running.

At the global stage, the competition attracts participants from more than 30 countries.

The two NUST students have made history for being the first Zimbabwean students to participate and win in the life of the competition.

This year, at the regional stage, eighty-eight (88) talented young tax professionals participated from 9 universities in the SADC region.

NUST represented Zimbabwean universities in the global competition.

The two winners were excited about the achievement and the opportunities availed to them.

“It is not possible for me to show my thankfulness in words. I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to participate in the EY Young Tax professional 2021 Southern Africa and also for the prize I won. The competition has strengthened my presentation skills,” said Bothwell, who came second at the regional level of the competition.

“The competition enriched me with solid grasp of transfer pricing, cross-border tax structuring, planning and compliance,” said Maxwell who came fourth.

The winners urged fellow students to participate in the annual competition as it presents various opportunities.

“It will help you to create a strong foundation for your careers in Tax and also to make contacts with EY professionals and the rest of the world. This will build you long lasting relationships. It is a good platform to explore diverse career opportunities,” said Bothwell.

Maxwell added that by participating in the annual international competition, students stand a chance to be named the Young Tax Professional of the Year and the opportunity to join the EY Tax graduate programme in their country.

The Chairperson of the Department of Finance, Dr Edson Mbedzi, congratulated the students for their hard work.

“I would like to thank the students for their hard work during this challenging environment and all the efforts put forward by the whole academic staff in the Department to ensure that students get the support they needed. This is a reflection that the quality of our teaching meet the global standards,” said Dr Mbedzi.

THE purpose of innovation is to solve day-to-day challenges and former National University of Science and Technology (Nust) student Mr Fortune Mswati Donga believes he is on course to addressing one of industry’s most pertinent problems — power shortage.

Mr Donga (26), from Nkayi, graduated from Nust with a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Applied Chemistry in 2019.

He has invented a biomass-powered industrial water pump and gold processing plant.

Mr Donga said his invention is aimed at solving power challenges that affect productivity especially among small-scale miners who operate in areas without electricity.

The water pump can enable communities that struggle to pump water to use cheap and environment friendly technologies to pump it.

Biomass refers to plants or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat.

Mr Donga has partnered Nust to commercialise his invention and transform communities.

His biomass powered-gold processing plant and water pump constitute the flagship Nust exhibition at ZITF 61st edition.

Mr Donga said coming from a rural district he observed the challenges presented by lack of electricity to some entities in the area and utilised his academic studies to innovate.

“I come from Nkayi, and there are a lot of companies that produce timber and as a result produce a lot of biomass.

Biomass is anything that is plant-based and combustible to produce energy. Where I come from there is a lot of gold production and this is sometimes done in places that are far from civilisation where there is connectivity to electricity and other means of energy. The small-scale miners in the area struggle to process their gold as a result of lack of power yet there is an abundance of forest and dying plants,” said Mr Donga.

“I partnered with Nust to produce a prototype of how we can utilise biomass as a source of energy to address the power challenges affecting the country.”

He said his innovation can also contribute to reduced usage of water in the gold processing process.

“This innovation is perfectly in sync with the national renewable policy that calls for innovativeness in using biomass. I started this in the Covid-19 era as I had a lot of time to address the challenges affecting my community,” he said.

Nust director of communication and marketing Mr Thabani Mpofu said the biomass-powered equipment is a game changer especially looking at the country’s troubled energy sector.

“The biomass powered multi-purpose water pump I think for us for this year’s ZITF edition is ‘the’ innovation’ in the sense that this is a very important innovation for farmers, it’s a very important innovation for small-scale miners and it’s also a very important innovation for general purpose use. It’s a cheap way of pumping water, it’s also a cheap way of producing energy,” said Mr Mpofu.

“If you look at it, biomass energy can be used to process gold. If you link the two it can give power to the other and can be able to use that machinery and cut on costs as opposed to taking their gold elsewhere for milling. We believe that this is the way to go. The other pumps use diesel, they use petrol, electricity but for this one we just use biomass which is out there.”

He said through employing biomass, the country can drive mining and agriculture through cheaper energy sources and players in the sector should be excited over the invention.

Mr Mpofu said the university is in the process of making patents for some of the innovations before commercialising them.

“As Nust we are working on industrial parks, the main idea is mass production of these products. At the moment, what we have are prototypes and we are still undergoing various tests and our experts were also looking at making improvements on them,” said Mr Mpofu.

“We have now reached a stage where we can register them as patents and after registering them as patents then we do mass production on these products, including our targeted beneficiaries.”

Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira said higher learning institutions have adopted innovation as an economic driver and an enabler towards Vision 2030.

“This year one of the themes of the ZITF is innovation and our institutions have come in full force to showcase innovations that are basically a show of the necessary capabilities this nation needs to read Vision 2030. We have universities, industrial training colleges and polytechnics and teachers’ colleges as well. So, what you will see when you go to Hall 3 is you will see what our universities, our colleges are doing. All the things that are there, if they are put into the production line, that’s the industrialisation process,” said Prof Murwira.

“All industries are created to meet human needs; industries are created from training in education and human needs remain constant. Education improves the way we meet those human needs. So, this is the whole story that you are going to see.”

He said part of the innovation will see Nust by November making reagents while universities have played a significant role in fighting Covid-19 through production of personal protective equipment.

Prof Murwira said the higher and tertiary education sector consists of people who are ready to innovate to move their country forward.

He said developed countries used the same strategies to get where they are. — @nqotshili.

• The University has limited accommodation on-campus for 1^st Year Students during Orientation week. (Please note that this offer is ONLY valid during Orientation week. Students are required to re-apply when the University opens for face-to-face lectures). 
• For application, email the following details to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Opening date for receiving applications is 22^nd September, 2021 and Closing date is 6th October, 2021.  Further details will be e-mailed to successful students on 8^th October, 2021.   Thank You.

Mr C Ncube

Deputy Dean of Students

Admission Into Master Of Business Administration Degree; Master Of Business Adminisration (MBA) And Master Of Business Admistration In Strategic Management (BASM

• Applicants are invited from candidates who meet the requirements for entry into the Masters of Business Administration Degree Programmes, for the January 2022 Intake. 

• Online application is available via this link OR 

• Download the application form from this link

Senior Assistant Registrar, Administration and Student Records, NUST, Gwanda Road/Cecil Avenue, P O Box AC 939 Ascot, BULAWAYO.  Enquiries should be directed to the Senior Assistant Registrar (Admissions and Student Records) Telephone: +263 292 289557/+263 292 282842/+263 292 288413/+263 292 284237

Completed Forms may also be submitted at our NUST Harare Office, ZIMDEF House, 18572 Off Mother Patrick Avenue, Rotten Row, Harare (Next to the Magistrate Court). 

• Payment Procedures
• Zimbabwean Nationals

Normal application

A non-refundable application fee of ZWL 850.00 must be paid before submission.  The closing date for normal application is 29 October 2021.

Late Application

Late application will be considered up to 5 November 2021.  Late application fee is ZWL 1272.00.

International applicants

Normal application

A non-refundable application fee of US$20.00 must be paid before submission.  The closing date for normal application is 29 October 2021.

Late Application

Late application will be considered up to 5 November 2021.  Late application fee US$30.00.

Payment

• Applicants are encouraged to utilise the online payment platform.
• Application fees may also be paid via the following modes:

For Zimbabwean Nationals:

• Cash at NUST Bulawayo Campus
• Swipe at NUST Bulawayo Campus/Harare Office, Zimdef House
• Incoming Telegraphic Transfer or a cash deposit into the following account:

Bank: ZB Bank

Branch: Jason Moyo

Name:  National University of Science and Technology

For International Applicants

• US$ Cash at NUST Bulawayo Campus
• Swipe via International ATM Card or Master Card at NUST Bulawayo Campus
• Incoming Telegraphic Transfer or a cash deposit into the following account:

Account Name:   National University of Science and Technology           

Bank Accoung:   FBC Bank

Branch Code:  8305

Account Number: 4820 0686 0666 (Nostro Demostic)

Swift Code : FBCPZWHAXXX