The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) is a public university in Thyolo in South Malawi. It was established on 17 December 2012. MUST opened doors in March 2014, the first undergraduate programmes were: 1. Metallurgy and Materials Engineering 2. Chemical Engineering 3. Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate programmes Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Biomedical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Chemical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Bachelor of Science in Earth Science (Geology) Bachelor of Science in Meteorology and Climate Science Bachelor of Science Geo-Information and Earth observation Science Bachelor of Science Disaster Risk Management Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems and Security Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Energy Systems Bachelor of Science in Water Quality and Management Bachelor of Science in Sport Science Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices Bachelor of Arts in African Musicology Postgraduate programmes Master of Science in Innovation Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Some researchers from the University Mixon Faluweki Mixon is a lecturer in Physics. He invented the Padoko charger that was critical in assisting people to be able to charge their gadgets just from peddling a bicycle. Gama Bandawe Lecturer and expert in medical virology. He has published extensively on HIV/AIDS with clinical perspectives. Gama has championed collaborations between the University and the seeding labs program which has/is benefited/benefiting the university at large. Andrew Mtewa Lecturer in Chemistry and PhD fellow in drug development with a translational research approach focusing on drugs from hit sources to the clinic. He has authored books, book chapters and journal articles. Prof. Wilson Mandala He is the Executive Dean of the Academy of Medical Sciences and Professor of Immunology. has successfully supervised at least five PhD and three MSc fellows. In terms of management, Professor Mandala has served as Director of the Research Support Centre at College of Medicine for two years and also served as Associate Director of the MLW. He also served as the Grant Director of Wellcome Trust funded SACORE and has served as the Malawian Board member on CARTA Board Dumisani Namakhwa He is a Biomedical Engineering student at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (2016 - 2021) has won numerous awards: National Bank of Malawi excellency Award; Finalist in 2021 Envision the Future Dell Technologies Graduation Project Competition (pending); Finalist