Eden University, formerly known as Eden Institute, is a private institution of higher education located in Lusaka Zambia.Francis Chewe, 14 April 2018, Eden University comes of age, Zambia Daily Mail http://daily-mail.co.zm/eden-university-comes-of-age/&grqid=Y1I_Uajm&s=1&hl=en-ZM
It is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and has made notable humanitarian contributions to the less privileged in Zambia.Elemiya Phiri, 5 November 2018, Eden University’s sponsorship timely, Daily MailPrince Chibawah, 3 June 2017, Eden awards 100 pc varsity scholarships to vulnerable, Daily Nation
Established in 2010 as a teachers' training institute, Eden University has, over the years, evolved into a large university that boasts of being the first Zambian institution to offer a bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering.Joshua Jere, 30 October 2018, GOVT TO DRAFT FIRE POLICY, ZNBC TVOliver Chisenga, 2 November 2018, Eden Introduces First Ever BSc Fire Engineering, The Mast
In 2018, the university organized an event that was supposed to feature P. L. O. Lumumba and talk about Chinese influence on Africa, but due to the controversial nature of the topic, the PF government, which was widely seen as pro-China, denied him entry into the country.Editor, 29 September 2018, Pan-Africanist Professor PLO Lumumba has been denied entry into Zambia, Lusaka Times However, in 2021 when the UPND government took over after defeating the PF regime in elections that same year, PLO Lumumba was allowed into the countryVIDEO: Professor P.L.O Lumumba arrives in the country | The Zambian Observer https://zambianobserver.com/video-professor-p-l-o-lumumba-arrives-in-the-country and the event was finally held on 26 September 2021.
See also List of universities in Zambia Education in Zambia
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