gave the assent of Act no 66 of the 1965 act. The University of Zambia was inaugurated on 13 July 1966 following the appointment of President Kenneth David Kaunda as the first Chancellor on 12 July 1966. Following his release from prison South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader Nelson Mandela addressed students at the University of Zambia in February of 1990 in his first trip abroad and first university speech since his release. The School of Veterinary Medicine was awarded the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation for their contributions to promotion of international cooperation in the technical cooperation field on December 1, 2020. Campus Its main campus, the Great East Road Campus, is along the Great East Road, about 7 km from the CBD. It also has the Ridgeway Campus also located within Lusaka City at the University Teaching Hospital; this campus houses students pursuing medical and pharmacological courses. Organisation The University of Zambia has over 157 undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. The University of Zambia is divided into the following faculties: School of Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Economics and Extension Education Animal Science Food Science and Nutrition Plant Science Soil Science School of Engineering Agricultural Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Mechanical Engineering Geomatic Engineering School of Education Adult Education and Extension Studies Advisory Unit For Colleges Of Education Educational Administration and Policy Studies Educational Psychology, Sociology and Special Education Library and Information Science Language and Social Sciences Mathematics and Science Education Primary Education Religious Studies School of Humanities and Social Sciences Development Studies Economics History Political and Administrative Studies Population Studies Psychology Philosophy and Applied Ethics Media and Communication Studies (formerly Mass Communication) Literature and Language Gender Studies Social Work and Sociology School of Law Public Law Private Law School of Mines Geology Mining Engineering Metallurgy and Material Processing School of Medicine Anatomy Biomedical Sciences Physiological Sciences Nursing Sciences Medical Education Development Obstetrics and Gynaecology Paediatrics and Child Health Pathology and Microbiology Pharmacy Physiotherapy Psychiatry Public Health Surgery Internal Medicine School of Natural Sciences Biological Sciences Chemistry Mathematics and Statistics Physics Geography Computer Studies School of Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Studies Clinical Studies Disease Control Para-Clinical Studies Central Services and Supply Graduate School of Business Business Administration Masters in Business Administration Research The Institute of Economic and Social Research. The University of Zambia Library. The Institute of Distance Education Affiliations UNZA is a member of the Association