The Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) through the School of Business and Economic Sciences (SoBES) will host the inaugural SoBES Conference under the theme “Harnessing Sustainable Prosperity”. The conference provides a platform for educators, researchers, policy makers and stakeholders to reflect the role of business, economics, finance and law in advancing the economy of Malawi towards the achievement of the Malawi 2063 strategy. SoBES recognises the need for the research outputs to be disseminated to the key stakeholders. It is against this background that the School of Business and Economic Sciences is calling upon all researchers to submit abstracts for completed or on-going research for presentation at the 1st SoBES Conference scheduled to take place on 5th February, 2026 at MUBAS Main campus in Blantyre.

Conference Themes

Main Theme: Harnessing Sustainable Prosperity

Sub Themes and Areas

A. Business Management

1. Human Resources Management
2. Operations Management
3. Procurement
4. Supply Chain Management
5. Entrepreneurship and Innovations
6. Marketing
7. Tourism and Hospitality Management

B. Accountancy and Finance

1. Accounting
2. Banking and Finance
3. Auditing
4. Sustainable accounting
5. Taxation
6. Insurance and risk management

C. Economics and Law

1. Business Law
2. Commercial Law
3. Labour Law
4. Economics
5. Monetary and fiscal policy

Submission of Abstracts

Abstracts should not be more than 250 words. All abstracts should be on standards A4 papers, 1.5 spaced and font must be 12 point and Times New Roman. All abstracts must be submitted by email to sobes-conference@mubas.ac.mw.

The abstract should include the following information:

1. Title
2. The preferred sub-theme
3. Corresponding author details
4. A list of co-authors, including affiliations
5. Paper type (research paper, review, case study, conceptual paper, etc.)
6. Purpose
7. Methodology/Approach
8. Findings
9. Recommendations
10. Conclusion
11. Originality/Value

Key Dates

Abstract Submission: 5th January, 2026

Notice of Acceptance of Abstracts: 9th January, 2026

Submission of Power Point Presentation: 23rd January, 2026

Deadline for submission of Full Papers: 30th January, 2026

Conference Date: 5th February, 2026

Note to Authors

The School of Business and Economic Sciences does not provide any financial support to contributing authors. Benefits from participation include the privilege of presenting papers at the research dissemination conference and publication of selected papers in the soon to be launched Journal of Business and Law. The conference is free of charge.

Contact Information

For any questions and enquiries contact the Conference Chairperson

Associate Prof. Andrew Munthopa Lipunga

Email: sobes-conference@mubas.ac.mw

Copy: alipunga@mubas.ac.mw

Phone number: +265 999 69 40 31