By Chisomo Phiri
The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has been recognized as the best arts promoting university, receiving the prestigious award at the 2024 Maso Awards.
The awards ceremony was held last night at COMESA Hall in Blantyre.
In a Facebook post expressing gratitude, MUST said:”Art is leisurely, but when it comes to promoting it, we are serious about it. Evidence of this is our win tonight of the 2024 Maso Awards for Best Arts Promoting University. We are MUST.”
MUST is Malawi’s fourth public university established by an Act of Parliament Number 31 of 2012. Situated in Ndata, Thyolo, its groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 11, 2011 and was led by the founder, then President, His Excellency the late Professor Bingu wa Mutharika.
The university was officially opened on October 24, 2014 by then president, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika.
MUST’s establishment was aimed at filling the gaps that existed in the higher education and human resource development market.
Through its Bingu School of Culture and Heritage, (BISCH) wing established in 2016, MUST offers the following cultural-related programs:Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices, BA in African Musicology, BA in Language, Communication and Culture, BA in Cultural Economy and BA in Archiving and Records Management.
