Cavendish University Zambia Council and Management are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Evans Mwenda as Acting Director Quality Assurance, effective 01 October 2026.
Dr. Mwenda is a dedicated Quality Assurance Manager and Business & Management scholar with over eight years of experience in higher education administration, encompassing admissions, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.
Dr. Mwenda first joined Cavendish University Zambia (CUZ) in July 2018 as an Admissions Counsellor. Demonstrating a strong commitment to academic standards, he transitioned to the role of Quality Assurance Officer in September 2019 and was subsequently promoted to Quality Assurance Manager in January 2024. In this position, he leads critical operational functions, including coordinating program accreditation, ensuring regulatory compliance, conducting internal audits and academic reviews, analyzing student feedback, and monitoring key performance indicators to drive continuous institutional improvement.
Beyond his daily operations, Dr. Mwenda contributes actively to university governance as a member of the University Senate and the Publications & PhD Board at CUZ. Demonstrating his expertise on a national level, he also serves as an External Quality Assurance Committee Member at Chalimbana University, assisting in academic quality reviews and institutional benchmarking.
As an active scholar, Dr. Mwenda has co-authored eight peer-reviewed publications covering Total Quality Management, student satisfaction, quality assurance, and broader strategic management topics. He actively mentors the next generation of scholars through postgraduate research supervision, guiding students in research design, data analysis, and academic writing.
Dr. Mwenda holds a PhD in Business and Management and an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Zambia, a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning Resources from Cavendish University Zambia, and a BSc in Production and Operations Management from Copperbelt University.
We ask everyone across the University and our stakeholder network to support Dr. Mwenda in his new role.
DR. OVERS M. M. BANDA
CHAIRMAN TO THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
