Update: Following earlier reviews of its Kiswahili programme, the University of Malawi (UNIMA) hosted Agnes Richard Kayola, the High Commissioner of Tanzania to Malawi, on May 20. According to the UNIMA Bulletin, the courtesy visit focused on assessing the progress the university has made in teaching the Kiswahili language to students.
In education-related legal developments, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child issued a major decision on May 20, ruling that the Malawi government violated several provisions of the African Charter. According to Equality Now, the case involved a 16-year-old girl who was sex trafficked while seeking employment to pay for her school uniform. The ruling highlights the vulnerabilities faced by impoverished students trying to remain in school and sets a legal precedent for children's educational rights across the continent.
Meanwhile, the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) scheduled its third Engineering Conference for May 22. According to the university's official announcements, the event focuses on integrated engineering innovations for industrialisation and sustainable development. The conference features Minister of Energy and Mining Jean Mathanga as the guest of honour, alongside a keynote address by Professor Innocent Musonda from the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.