The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has strengthened its reputation for hands-on, innovation-focused education after its Computer Studies and Information Technology (CSIT) team won the 2026 ICTAM National Students Hackathon.
The inaugural event, hosted at the TMF Centre of Excellence in Mpemba, brought together leading student innovators from institutions such as Mzuzu Universit...
The strongest version of this narrative highlights a tangible success story in Malawi’s higher education sector, where hands-on innovation is being prioritized over theoretical learning. The MUST team’s victory at the ICTAM hackathon serves as a case study for how universities can bridge the gap between academia and real-world problem-solving. Bennett Kankuzi’s emphasis on applied learning and Peter Ngwira’s call for scalable, commercial innovation reinforce a paradigm shift toward practical, ma...