Communication & Marketing Department

Thabani Mpofu: Director

Vision
To be the leading promoter of NUST's positive image and play a key role in making NUST a world class University.

Mission Statement
To ensure that NUST is the first choice university in Zimbabwe and beyond through committing human, material and financial resources necessary to build, promote and maintain a professional image and understanding about NUST, its services, programmes and expertise.

Our Core Values

Integrity: In the manner, we produce, compile and broadcast information about NUST.
Timeliness: In responding to enquiries from the media and other stakeholders about the activities within and without NUST.
Professionalism: In how we handle information about NUST to ensure that it adds value to the public image and integrity of NUST.
Passion: In undertaking all necessary duties to further the interests of NUST as a national institution.

Divisions

The Information and Public Relations Department markets the University at Careers Days which are usually organised for High Schools by the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. An officer from the Department leads a University team comprising representatives of Faculties and other administrative departments like Admissions/Student Records and Student Affairs.

At these careers meetings, all schools that attend get copies of the NUST Corporate brochures, Faculty and Departmental brochures as well as the NUST yearbook.

Media Affairs

The Information and Public Relations Department liaises with the print and electronic media playing the role of chief and official spokesperson for the University. Using the media, it publicises the University’s special functions, runs special newspaper supplements on NUST and attends to all queries from the media. It also attends workshops for media practitioners so as to keep abreast of developments.

The Department maintains an up to date archive of press cuttings of stories on NUST.

University Shop

The Information and Public Relations Department operates a University Shop in which it sells corporate mementoes and other branded corporate gifts. Crockery items on sale include dinner plates and various mugs.The Shop also sells memento leather bags, writing pens, key holders, shirts, ties, bush hats, caps, various T-shirts, mouse pads, desk flags, umbrellas and handbags. In addition, the shop runs a Post Office which also conducts limited POSB banking services.

The Information and Public Relations Department has an office in Harare that is headed by an Information and Public Relations Officer, Mrs Catherine Sibanda. It also has two other support staff.The Harare office performs various official functions on behalf of the entire University outside the Bulawayo campus. In addition, the office is responsible for most of the other functions performed by the Bulawayo Information and Public Relations office. The Harare office coordinates the activities of The Friends of NUST Committee, The NUST Alumni Harare Chapter and the National Fundraising Committee Harare branch.

Alumni Vision
To be a contemporary alumni association that nurtures positive interactions that yield progressive benefits to its members, NUST, the industry and the society.

Alumni Mission
To build and nurture an organic and contemporary alumni culture that proficiently promotes mutually progressive activities and interactions amongst its members and NUST, and to develop a focused and effective pursuance of congruent activities with the industry and the entirety of society.The NUST Alumni has two chapters, one in Harare and the other in Bulawayo. All those who obtained their first degree at NUST qualify. For further details contact the Information and Public Relations Department

The Information and Public Relations Department runs and manages the NUST Development Fund. This is a fundraising campaign with a slogan “Investing in the future”. The money raised is used to equip the University especially with teaching equipment for the new laboratories a number of which are still under construction.

#	DEPARTMENT /SECTION	CONTACT PERSON	OFFICE EXT. No	EMAIL ADDRESS
1	Faculty of Commerce	Mrs T. Moyo	2162	thembelihle.moyo@nust.ac.zw
2	Faculty of The Built Environment	Ms P. S. Tshabalala	2214	sihle.tshabalala@nust.ac.zw
3	Faculty of Applied Sciences	Mr W. D. Magagula	2358	walter.magagula@nust.ac.zw
4	Faculty of Engineering	Gladys Tshuma	2196	gladys.tshuma@nust.ac.zw
5	Faculty of Medicine	Dr S. P. Dube	126	sithobile.dube@nust.ac.zw
6	Faculty of Science Education	Mrs C. V. Ngwenya	2186	venus.ngwenya@nust.ac.zw
7	Faculty of Communication & Information Science	Mrs M. N. Mandiringa	2168	mercy.mandiringa@nust.ac.zw
8	Communication and Marketing	Mrs L. Nyoni	2341	lindiwe.nyoni@nust.ac.zw
9	ICTS	Ms N. Bobo	2240	novuyo.bobo@nust.ac.zw
10	Innovation Hub	Aleck Ncube	2113	Siphumuzile.hleza@nust.ac.zw
11	Physical Planning Works & Estates	Mrs K. Zondo	3502	kunei.zondo@nust.ac.zw
12	Bursar	Ms N Moyo	2405	simakuhle.dube@nust.ac.zw
13	Library	Mr A Kujenga	79686/79679	beatrice.nyamambi@nust.ac.zw
14	Registrar	Mrs S. Mathe	2403	sithabile.mathe@nust.ac.zw
15	CCE	Mrs B Bumhira	887488/887548	vincent.mnkandla@nust.ac.zw
16	RIO	Dr C. Dube	2161	cinderella.dube@nust.ac.zw
17	VC’s Office	Ms P. Ngwenya	2001	portia.ngwenya@nust.ac.zw
18	Institute of Development Studies	Ms Q Ndlovu	231186	qiniso.ndlovu@nust.ac.zw
19	PVC RAA	Mrs E. Jasi	2004	esther.jasi@nust.ac.zw
20	PVC IBD	Mrs S. Bvenura	2008	senzeni.bvenura@nust.ac.zw
21	Registry Academic	Mr E Phiri	2408	emmanuel.phiri@nust.ac.zw
22	Registry HR	Mrs F Ndlovu	2430	faith.ndlovu@nust.ac.zw
23	Registry Admin	Mr L Mazhanyuro Mrs M Matema	2187 2263	leonard.mazhanyuro@nust.ac.zw monicah.matema@nust.ac.zw
24	IBD	Arnold Moyo	2011	arnold.moyo@nust.ac.zw
25	Harare Office	Mrs C. W. Sibanda	0242251534	catherine.sibanda@nust.ac.zw
26	Alumni	Ms Moreblessing Ndlovu	2809	morebndhlovu@gmail.com