Accommodation
The Halls of residence at the Copperbelt University provide students with secure, clean, comfortable and supportive living environments that enhance co-operative community living and students’ personal, social and academic development. This section strives to provide sustainable living and learning environments in the interest of promotion of student access and success.
The Accommodation Section is responsible for the management of all the student spaces. It ensures compliance to the Rules and regulations that govern the allocation and their stay in the spaces. Currently, the Section has a total of 2200 student spaces under its care at Main Campus and at 32 student spaces at the School Graduate Studies in Parklands. All the spaces are shared spaces and are available to all the registered students who apply on a first come, first served basis.
Paramount in the Accommodation Section management is addressing Off-Campus students’ needs. Every effort is made to ensure that Off-Campus students reside in conducive environment for learning, working in collaboration with the Landlords of the Boarding Houses
University Chaplaincy
The Chaplaincy Section is a multi-faith section which is there to talk to any student or member of staff of any faith or none or world view and acts as an independently listening ear. Broadly, the section provides pastoral and religious functions including prayer space for students, visits them when in hospital when they are sick and supports deceased students’ families during their burials. In addition to that, the section provides pastoral care for the students dealing with mental health crises. The section is also responsible for sourcing scholarships for the less privileged students and also officiate at all University functions.
Sports and Recreation Department
This Section is responsible for planning, development, management, governance and co-ordination of the Sports and Recreation and the generality of the socio-cultural activities.
Copperbelt University offers various facilities for sport and recreation and social cultural activities. There are various sporting clubs registered by the Dean of Students office. There are; Athletics, Chess, Basketball, Badminton, Darts, Football, Netball, Karate, Judo, Tennis, Volleyball, Baseball and Rugby among others. The university constantly seeks to promote social-cultural and recreation activities through wide array of activities as well.
Students participate in Sports and Recreation have been known to benefit in several ways such as;
Improve emotional well being (helps students feel more confident, happy and relaxed with improved self esteem and self concept)
Improved health
Improved mental health (concentration skills and the ability to manage anxiety and stress)
Enhanced social skills (co-operation and teamwork, and a great way to have fun and meet new people and develop friendships)
Increased capacity for learning and development
A more positive university environment with less conflicts and discipline problems.
Reduction in anti-social behaviour like smoking, use of illicit drugs or involvement in criminal activities
The Sports and Recreation Section impacts students’ lives by teaching them responsibility, leadership, conflict resolution, teamwork, fairness, tolerance, communication, respect and other social skills and values which promote good citizenship.
The University is affiliated to the National Sports Council, the Confederation of Universities and Colleges Sports Association, the International University Sports Federation and the Zambia Federation of University and College Sports. The University is also an affiliate to all National Sports Federations and Associations such as Zambia Basketball Association, Zambia Volleyball Association among others.
