1.0 BACKGROUND The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) of the Republic of Malawi and the Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ) are participating in Phase Two of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI). This continuation builds on Phase One’s SGCI objective of seeking to strengthen the capacities of Science Read more…
On 3rd June, 2020, the Board and Management of the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) joined the Government of Malawi in fighting against COVID-19. The Commission donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth K 5,000,000.00 to Salima District Hospital in a bid to compliment Government’s efforts to contain the Read more…
POSTPONEMENT OF THE 3RD NATIONAL RESEARCH DISSEMINATION CONFERENCE 22nd -24th APRIL 2020 Sunbird Nkopola Hotel Mangochi The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) wishes to inform all researchers and stakeholders of the postponement of the 3rd National Research and Dissemination Conference, which was scheduled Read more…
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Introduction The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) was established by the Science and Technology Act Number 16 of 2003 to advise the Government and other stakeholders on all science and technology matters in order to achieve a science and technology led development. The mission of Read more…
Hosted by the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission, IEEE Africa Council, IEEE Uganda Section, IST-Africa Week 2020 (Kampala, Uganda, May) is the fifteenth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences. IST-Africa provides a platform Read more…
The Commission of the African Union is committed to support the use and development of science, technology and innovation in Africa and has, since 2008 been running the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE). These awards are in memory of the Great Pan-Africanist and First President of Read more…
On 11th July, 2019, National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) hosted a Bioenergy workshop which took place at Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe and was organised by Lancaster University. Bioenergy is a form of renewable energy that is made from waste materials. The one day workshop discussed production of Read more…
Programme for Biosafety Systems (PBS) in collaboration with National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) conducted a Food and Feed Safety Workshop to discuss formulation of food and feed safety guidelines for the assessment of Genetically Modified (GM) crops and how to raise awareness on safety of GM foods and Read more…
The Malawi National Schools Science Fair is an annual event which gives secondary school students a platform where they can showcase their scientific projects made from locally sourced materials. This year’s science fair was held from 1st to 2nd July at Kamuzu Academy in Kasungu under the theme: Promotion of Read more…