University of Zimbabwe International Students Admission
How to Apply
Information on application procedures for undergraduates and postgraduates is available from the University of Zimbabwe website at www.uz.ac.zw. Detailed information about undergraduate admissions is obtainable from:
The Senior Assistant Registrar,
Admissions University of Zimbabwe
P O Box MP167 Mount Pleasant Harare,
Zimbabwe
Tel 263-4-303211 Ext 11155
E-mail: admissions@admin.uz.ac.zw
For higher degree (research) programmes, applications should be submitted to:
The Senior Assistant Registrar,
Academic University of Zimbabwe
PO Box MP167 Mount Pleasant Harare
Zimbabwe
E-mail: acadreg@admin.uz.ac.zw
Tel No. 263-4-303211 ext 11155 Fax No. 263-4-333650
Admission Requirements
Generally, non-Zimbabwean students can join the University as non-degree or occasional students for which they can enroll for one semester or seek admission for full degree studies.
If accepted, prospective students have to prove their financial self-sufficiency before being allowed entry into the country. Application forms are normally dispatched after receipt of a non-refundable application fee which is currently US$70. The application form and detailed information about admission requirements are available on the University website at www.uz.ac.zw.
For inquiries relating to student registration and records (certificates and transcripts), correspondence should be addressed to:
The Senior Assistant Registrar Student Records and Registration
University of Zimbabwe
P.O. Box MP 167 Mt. Pleasant Harare
Tel.: 263-4-333562 Fax: 263-4-333650
E-mail: acadreg@admin.uz.ac.zw
Tuition Fees
Accommodation
While there is a high demand for places in University student residences, efforts are made to ensure that international students are accommodated on campus. Alternatively, the University provides help, in an advisory role, in securing private accommodation for international students who would have failed to be accommodated in University residences.
International students are normally accommodated in the University students’ halls of residence together with the local students. The arrangement gives the international and local students the opportunity to know each other and make friends. Most of the student halls of residence are situated on campus. In addition to the halls, there are self-contained and self-catering apartments reserved for especially international postgraduate students. Each of the apartments comprises a bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom. The provision of board and lodging is a self-supporting service and prospective students must ensure that they have adequate funds available to pay for the fees due in this regard. In the halls of residence, meals are provided in a dining hall at very reasonable prices. Students accommodated in self-catering apartments may, if they wish, have meals in the nearby dining halls.
The University provides basic furniture in the rooms and public areas in each residence/apartment or flat but students have to provide their own bedding and toiletries.
Study Buddy Programme
At the beginning of each semester new international students are introduced to Buddies – a local student or a senior international student or groups of local and/or international students who take responsibility for introducing the University of Zimbabwe, the city of Harare and Zimbabwe in general to the new international students. By joining the buddy programme, you quickly get to know other students, make friends and settle in. What kind of help can you expect from the buddy programme?
- A meet and greet upon arrival
- Assistance with the registration process
- A tour of the campus facilities, faculties and the city
- A question and answer session where your queries may be answered about, e.g. life at the University, public transport, shopping facilities in and around the University and the City.
The University also arranges a special events programme for international students such as tour of tourist attractions, film evenings and the monthly international Coffee Hour
