The Copperbelt University's Motto

• Knowledge and service go together. Without knowledge, service is hardly possible. Without the use of knowledge in the service of mankind, knowledge is useless.
• The Copperbelt University, as a seat of learning, represents knowledge, and the tertiary-level education it offers to students is itself direct service to students as individual persons, to society is so far as students are members of society, and to humanity in so far as students are members of the human species, technically known as Homo Sapiens.
• Knowledge is the basis of personal and national development by way of enlightenment. The Copperbelt Unviversity attaches great importance to knowledge acquistion by students individually and severally. Facilitation of knowledge acquistion is service to the individual students and to the nation, by the Copperbelt University.
  
• Knowledge is acquired by students, not for the sake of it, but rather for use by graduates in the basic task of production and distribution of goods and services to contribute meaningfully and significantly to the goal of improving the living standards of the people in particular and mankind in general. The motto is a a declaration to students that they must enter the University to acquire knowledge and that they must use it in service of mankind.
• Kowledge generation through research is the basis of advancement. The Copperbelt University treats reaserch as a principal function in its mission and the role in society. Conversely, The Knowledge component of the motto encompasses and stresses generation of knowledge for use by humanity.
• The Copperbelt University believes in the direct application of knowledge byond teaching. This is accomplishable throgh provision of consultancy services to Government institutions, industry and commerce. Such application of knowledge is part of service the Copperbelt Unviersity undertakes to offer to society and humanity.