About CBU-ACESM
The Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence Project (ACE II) is an initiative of the World Bank in collaboration with the Governments of Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Aim of this project is to establish and strengthen specialization and collaboration among a network of selected higher education institutions across the sub-region. These institutions are designated as African Centres of Excellence (ACEs).
The Copperbelt University Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mining
The Copperbelt University was selected by the World Bank to be the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mining (CBU ACESM). CBU ACESM focuses on delivering excellence in education, training, and research in five thematic
areas identified as strategic to improving the sustainability of the mining industry in Zambia and beyond and these are:
1.
Occupational health and community vulnerability in mining environments.
2.
Restoration of mined and derelict environments and waste management.
3.
Energy use, mining and process design.
4.
Monitoring Biodiversity and ecosystem impacts.
5.
Livelihoods, entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility.
Our Mission
To contribute to the development and sustenance of the well-being of the people of Zambia and the world through the provision of flexible, innovative, entrepreneurial, and inclusive programmes of teaching, learning, research and service
Our Vision
To become an Africa Centre of Excellence that develops human and institutional capacity to identify research and development problems, and provide solutions and entrepreneurs for sustainable mining nationally and regionally
Our Thematic Areas
1. Occupational health and vulnerabilities and risks to communities in mining environments, Restoration of mined and derelict environments and waste management 2. Energy use, Process and Mining Design, 3. Livelihoods, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility 4. Monitoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Impacts
Methodology
The CBU ACESM is designed on the basis of a participatory action-oriented methodology to ensure that the ACESM together with its partners tackle the developmental challenge to the fullest extent. It will use multidisciplinary research approach in conducting demand-driven applied research.
Research under the CBU ACESM will seek to engage in viable public- private partnerships (PPPs) with various partners to enhance involvement of industrial partners and other stakeholders in postgraduate training and research. The project will prioritise staff development and improving of staff competences through short-term international trainings, workshops and conferences. This will build both the capacity of staff as well as institutional collaborations. The training of MSc. and PhD will build on trans-disciplinary research approach and involve internships, workshops and conferences. CBU ACESM will establish applied research programs to enable scientists pursue high-impact projects that will contribute to national, regional and global understanding and improvement of sustainable mining for enhanced human wellbeing and environmental management.
Center Objectives
