Jubilee University is the brainchild of late Justice Maxon Mbendera who wanted to contribute towards the development of young people in Malawi by interacting with them positively through higher education. He viewed such interaction as an opportunity to influence the future leaders of our society. He was excited about the University and worked extremely hard to get it ready for launching. He chose the name Jubilee as a celebration of fifty years of Malawi's existence. The University was registered in 2018. It got accredited by the National Council for Higher Education in 2021.

Jubilee University (JU) was incorporated in 2016 and registered as an institution of Higher learning in 2018. It is a private university owned by Sunyala Trust and run by a well-qualified and competent University Governing Council and management.

JU is located in Lilongwe old town opposite Shoprite minibus stage in the Pacific complex.

JU offers programs covering both private and public sector and has the following degree programmes; BCom in Business Administration, BCom Accounting and Finance, BCom Human Resource Management, BSc Public Sector Management, BSc Procurement and Supply Chain Management and BSc Public Accounting and Finance.

The University has top of the range facilities including a library well stocked with both electronic and hard copies of books and journals, a computer laboratory, and well-furnished classrooms.

JU has well qualified lecturers and administrators and touts itself as a university that not only inculcates knowledge, but also pays attention to students' character and the development of know-how or application of theory to practice. This is summarized in our saying that we educate the head, the heart and the hand. In this regard JU flag bearing philosophy is Umunthu. Every student at JU has to attend the Umunthu, Critical Thinking and Development modules.