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The University of Zambia is Zambia
Zambia

The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
's largest university, founded in 1966. It has a student population of about 6,000. Its main campus is located on the Great East Road
Great East Road (Zambia)

The Great East Road is a major road in Zambia and the only highway linking its Eastern Province, Zambia with the rest of the country. It is also the major link between Zambia and Malawi and between Zambia and northern Mozambique....
, about 7km from Lusaka
Lusaka

Lusaka is the capital city and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau of the country, at an elevation of 1300 m ....
 City.

ual for a university in Africa, the University of Zambia has a nanotechnology
Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology, shortened to "Nanotech", is the study of the control of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally nanotechnology deals with structures of the size 100 nanometers or smaller, and involves developing materials or devices within that size....
 research center that was founded in 2001. The center was founded by Elijah Mwansa, who after graduating from the University of Zambia received his Ph.D.






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The University of Zambia is Zambia
Zambia

The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
's largest university, founded in 1966. It has a student population of about 6,000. Its main campus is located on the Great East Road
Great East Road (Zambia)

The Great East Road is a major road in Zambia and the only highway linking its Eastern Province, Zambia with the rest of the country. It is also the major link between Zambia and Malawi and between Zambia and northern Mozambique....
, about 7km from Lusaka
Lusaka

Lusaka is the capital city and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau of the country, at an elevation of 1300 m ....
 City.

Nanotechnology

Unusual for a university in Africa, the University of Zambia has a nanotechnology
Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology, shortened to "Nanotech", is the study of the control of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally nanotechnology deals with structures of the size 100 nanometers or smaller, and involves developing materials or devices within that size....
 research center that was founded in 2001. The center was founded by Elijah Mwansa, who after graduating from the University of Zambia received his Ph.D. from University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge , located in Cambridge, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation university in the Anglosphere....
 and was a professor at University of Heidelberg and Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is a top private university research university in Pittsburgh. Since its inception, Carnegie Mellon has grown into a world-renowned institution, with numerous programs that are frequently college and university rankings among the best in the world....
. The center has several researchers from other African countries and Europe and is the only of its kind on the African continent. It is financed by the government of Zambia as part of the Zambia 2020 initiative and various grants from foreign science foundations.

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