On 31st August 2021, Professor Hellicy Ng’ambi, the Vice-Chancellor of Mulungushi University, one of the main public universities in Zambia, officially retired from her position, bringing to an end an illustrious 9-year long distinguished career as the first female Vice-Chancellor Zambia and over 38 years of service to higher learning in Zambia, Africa and United States of America.
Prof Ng’ambi, a household name in the education sector in Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, USA and a holder of several influential positions in the field and beyond, was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Mulungushi University on 1st September 2012 becoming the first female Vice-Chancellor in Zambia where she launched her career in academia as a lecturer at the University of Zambia in 1984.
Since then, the Zambian charismatic leader and academician has risen through the ranks and file of many private and public institutions including doubling as a Vice Chancellor for the Kwame Nkrumah College of Education during the institution’s transformation into the Kwame Nkrumah University between 2017 -2020.
