THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Welcome to Insurance
The Department of Insurance and Actuarial Science strives to become a leading centre for higher learning in the continent and beyond. The department offers unique programmes in the country. Currently, we are the only institution offering Actuarial Science in Zimbabwe. Regionally, we are the only ones offering Master of Science in Risk Management and Insurance. The success of our programmes is built on the partnership we have with the Insurance Industry in Zimbabwe and, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK).
Our Programmes
Undergraduate
Our programmes are internationally recognised and more crucially they qualify for exemption status for the professional studies offered by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) UK and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Three "A" level Subjects which must include mathematics and any of the following: Economics, Accounting, Statistics or any other relevant subjects. Further Mathematics is an added advantage for Actuarial Science.
Our programmes are internationally recognised and more crucially they qualify for exemption status for the professional studies offered by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) UK and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Three "A" level passes which preferably should include a commercial subject. Candidates with A-level Mathematics will have a distinct advantage in some courses offered in this programme.
There is also provision for mature entry for persons who may not have the appropriate academic qualifications for entry but who have suitable or relevant post-school experience and who satisfy the University and the Department of their ability to complete degree course satisfactorily.
Postgraduate
MASTER OF SCIENCE [MSc] IN RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE
Our Master of Science in Risk Management and Insurance is one of the best in Africa. We pride ourselves with qualified lecturers from the department. We also have lecturers from City University and Witwatersrand teaching on the programme thereby bringing vast experience from international jurisdiction.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
For entry into the programme, a candidate must:
- Hold a good honours degree or equivalent, preferably Lower Second Class (2.2) or better from a recognised university in any business related field. In addition, the candidate must have thorough knowledge of insurance/and or risk management disciplines.
- Hold a general degree or equivalent, preferably Lower Second Class (2.2) or better, from a recognised university coupled with a professional qualification in insurance and/ or risk management from a recognised institution. Associate or holders of advanced diplomas from internationally recognised institutions e.g. The Chartered Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe (IIZ and the Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA) with at least three (3) years of working experience at supervisory or management level will also be considered. Applicants holding these professional qualifications must show proof of having the final level of the qualification’s examination(s) to be admitted into the MSc Risk Management and Insurance programme.
- Short listed candidates for admission to the MSc Risk Management and Insurance programme may be interviewed as part of the selection process.
DURATION OF PROGRAMME AND DELIVERY
The programme is currently being offered on a part time block release basis over a minimum period of 24 months of which a minimum of 6 moths is for the dissertation. The academic year normally runs from August to July.
Our Staff
EDUCATION
Jan. 2017- Nov.2017: Research Fellow, Creative Drought Project, University of Birmingham, UK
Jul 2011 to Jun. 2013: Research Fellow, Volkswagen Foundation Coordinated by University of Kassel, Germany
2012-2015: Doctor of Agriculture – Water Engineering, University of Kassel, Germany.
2005-2006: MSc Water Resources Engineering and Management, University of Zimbabwe
1999-2003: BScEd (Mathematics and Physics) University of Zimbabwe
Contact
Office EF8, East Wing, NUST Administration Building
E-mail: eugine.makaya@nust.ac.zw
Telephone: +263 9 282842 ext 2324
Mobile: +263 773 208 002
Research Interests
Hydroinformatics (Support Vector Machines, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Hybrid systems)
Flood Risk Assessment and Management (Flood risk assessment, flood statistics, frequency analysis, hydrological design)
Climate Change (Climate policy, weather modelling, climate trend, impact, mitigation and adaptation)
Water Resources Management (Water resources assessment, hydroecology, catchment soil moisture modelling)
Environmental engineering (Water quality, ecosystems, wastewater treatment)
Membership
Member of Institute of Water and Sanitation Development Zimbabwe
Member of Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA).
Member of Southern Africa Climate Change Network (SACCNET)
Member of The Editorial Board of the American Journal of Water Resources
Teaching
Hydrology
Hydraulics
Fluid Mechanics
Environmental Engineering
Refereed works
- Makaya E. Performance based water loss management for Gweru, Zimbabwe. American Journal of Water Resources, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 4, 100-105
- Makaya E., and Tanyanyiwa V. Prevalence of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Blantyre - Malawi. American Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 4, no. 3 (2016): 61-66. doi: 10.12691/env-4-3-1.
- Makaya, E. Predictive leakage estimation using the cumulative minimum night flow approach. American Journal of Water Resources, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1-4
- Makaya, E. Research funding for African Engineers: Challenges and Perceptions American Journal of Educational Research, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 9, 933-938
- Makaya, E., and O. Hensel: Modeling flow dynamics in water distribution networks using Artificial Neural Networks-A leakage detection Technique, International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology Vol.7 No.1 (2015)
- Makaya, E and O. Hensel: The contribution of leakage water to total water loss in Harare, Zimbabwe, International Researcher Volume 3 (3), 2014.
- Makaya, E., and O. Hensel: Water distribution systems efficiency assessment indicators –Concepts and application, International Journal of Science and Research Volume 3(7) July 2014
- Makaya, E. Water Quality Management for Upper Chinyika River in Zimbabwe, Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 9 (3) of 2010 [493-502].
- Makaya, E., Z. Hoko, and W. Parawira: An Assessment of the Biological nutrient removal system at Hatcliffe Sewage treatment works in Zimbabwe, Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 6(10),2007 [2409-2419].
- Svotwa, E, V. Mashavira, O.I. Manyanhaire, P. Chibisa, E. Makaya: Water Allocation Capacity and Drought Contingency Planning in Ruwa-Zimbabwe, Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa , Vol.9 (4), 2007 [297-311]
Non- refereed works
- Makaya, E. and S. Shumba: Operation and Maintenance of Water and Wastewater treatment works. Training Module; Institute of Water and Sanitation Development-Zimbabwe; May 2013.
- Makaya, E. Climate Change Adversity – an elephant’s trumpeting call for water. Proceeding of the 3rd Annual Water, Sanitation and Energy Conference, Bulawayo 22-23 September, 2016
Books
- Makaya, E. Water distribution systems losses-A guide for systems operation and maintenance. Cibew Publishing Company, (2014) ISBN 978-99968-0-269-0
- Makaya, E. Modeling Biological Nitrogen Removal in Activated Sludge Systems. Lambert Academic Publishers, (2015) ISBN 978-3-659-67618-5
- Makaya, E. 365 Principles of success. Amazon Publishing (2016) ISBN-13: 978-1-5302-0316-1
- Makaya, E. Success in Examinations. WriteLab Learning (2016) ISBN 978-0-7974-7151-1
Education
MSc (Mine Eng Survey.) Moscow
Contact
E-mail: pascal.kamwemba@nust.ac.zw
Telephone: +263 9 282842 ext 2331