Copperbelt University is a public university in Kitwe, Zambia. It is the second-largest public university in Zambia. The language of instruction at the university is English.
The Copperbelt University is a public university of choice established through Act of Parliament No. 19 of 1987. It currently operates from four campuses: Jambo Drive Main Campus, Parklands Campus, Ndola Campus and Kapasa Makasa Campus. All these campuses provide an atmosphere conducive to learning, systematic inquiry and pedagogy. These campuses are located in suburban areas within reach of shopping malls and recreational facilities in the thriving cities of Kitwe, Ndola and Chinsali in the renowned Copperbelt and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia.
The Copperbelt university has the biggest school of Engineering in the land offering a variety of Engineering Fields as Bachelor of degrees with honors.it is the first institution in Southern Africa to offer Mechatronics
The Copperbelt university has the biggest school of built environment offering programs such as Architecture, Real Estate, Urban and Regional Planning and Construction Economics Management (which also branches into Quantity Surveying).
As a centre of excellence and scholarship, the University’s core business is to provide teaching, learning, research, consultancy and public service. These are carried out through its ten faculties