Addressing the media at the university campus in Nsambya today, the university’s chairman, university council, Dr. Ketrine Salati revealed that 300 students are set to graduate with degrees, diplomas and certificates in various disciplines. Of these, 56% are female and 44% are male.

Dr. Salati says most of the graduates are drawn from neighboring countries such as South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.

He reveals the university has acquired 11 acres of land in Sseguku on Entebbe road where a permanent university campus will be built.

He adds that Cavendish will starting next year set up regional centers in Uganda, with Soroti and Kisoro among the pioneer centers.

Dr. Salati adds that the university will also establish itself in South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo.

President Yoweri Museveni is expected to be the chief guest at the graduation.

Also expected is the university’s chancellor and Former Zambia President, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda.

By Olive Eyotaru

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Graduation at UCU

Over 982 students will graduate in 11th graduation of Uganda Christian University set to take place on Friday July 9 2010.

Out of the 900 that will graduate in the fourth coming graduation only 514 of these are males. 103 of the students that will graduate will graduate with diplomas, 850 of these will graduate with Bachelors and only 25 will graduate with masters.

Only sixteen out of all the students that will graduate will graduate with First Class degrees.

The Vice Chancellor of Mukono University, Rev. Dr. Senyonyi has told the media in Mukono that The Most Rev. Dr. C. V Mathew, a Bishop of St Thomas Envamgelical Church in India will preside over the graduation together with the University’s Chancellor The Most Rev Luke Orombi.

Uganda Christian University has grown to become one of the best universities in Uganda and is a university that started in 1997 developing of out of Bishop Tucker school of Theology and Divinity. It was the first private university to get University Charter from the National Council of Higher Education in 2004.

By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media

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