Vice President Sekandi

The Vice President said that the key priority of education is create a pool of high calibre human resource that is critical as the country transforms from peasantry to middle income status in the shortest time possible.

The Chancellor commended the uniqueness of St. Lawrence University for being down to earth in its application of knowledge that has enabled the institution to be responsive to market and entrepreneurial demands adding that its success is built on pragmatism behind its establishment and sound management and commitment to academic excellence.

To the graduands, the Vice President said that their hardwork and time to acquire knowledge and skills in their requisite competencies should not only act as a gateway to employment but importantly to enable them create own jobs for the community.

“Please be cautious to societal ills and remain disciplined as has been the case while at st. Lawrence and remain patriotic and avoid contracting HIV/AIDS, since you have been a great investment to your parent and guardians,” the Vice President advised.

The acting Vice Chancellor, Dr. Andrew Ssemwanga said that 17 new programmes have been accredited by the National Council of Higher Education thereby making the institution more relevant to the needs of the country and region in general.

Dr. Ssemwanga said that the university has started cooperation with local and international institutions in order to be globally visible in knowledge and international innovations through activities like research, consultancy, exchange of academic staff and students and community outreach.

He added that the community out reach has boosted many businesses and small medium enterprises through training in book keeping, loan management, customer care and marketing.

The Vice Chancellor, in future capital development projects, said that a new library block will be constructed to supplement the E-library that is already in place, engineering laboratories, plans to modernize hostels, sports and kitchen facilities.

This year’s graduands of whom 50% were female and 50% male have come from Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Costa Rica, Somalia, Comoros and Eritrea.

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Some of the students who graduated on the 17th graduation ceremony.

A total of 2338 students graduated at Kampala International University on Saturday. This was during the 17^th graduation ceremony held at the institutions main campus.  The event was graced by, AMB Cornelius O. Oluwateru, the high commissioner of the federal republic of Nigeria in Uganda.

Speaking at the ceremony, the founder and proprietor of Kampala international University (KIU), Hajji Hassan Basajjabalaba, said inviting AMB Oluwateru as the chief guest was a sign of recognizing the support of the Nigerian government to the institution.

He said KIU is striving to develop the learning environment which will see the completion of a teaching hospital at the Tanzanian campus revealing that KIU is in a partnership with the government of Nigeria which will see the university receive more academic staff of which 107 will be lecturers, 22 full time professors, 34 associate professors other senior lecturers.

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“I want to thank you this time because the quality of these lecturers we had never got it from your government,  27 will be going to KIU Dar-es-salam campus, 48 to Western campus and 32 to the main campus,” Basajjabalaba added.

Presiding over the ceremony, the chief guest, Oluwateru ,thanked the University for accepting their staff and nurturing the Nigerian students into responsible citizens. “The government of Nigeria is willing to give more assistance” he said.

Different students graduated with PhD, masters, degree and certificates, of these 61% were male and 39 % female.12 students graduated with PhD, 91 with master’s degree and 32 students graduated with first class degree.

Major John a graduate in human resource management attributed his success to the almighty God and his parents who with their guidance, moral and financial support helped him graduate.

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Minister Tumwesigye at the graduation ceremony

The minister of health Dr Elioda Tumwesigye has urged graduands not to under estimate jobs as  they move out because the job market is competitive. Dr Tumwesigye made the remarks while prociding over the 14th graduation ceremony for Kampala International university.

The minister said that as the students complete universities they need to be innovative and create their own jobs instead of wasting a lot of time searching for white collar jobs. Dr Elioda however said that a lot of job opportunities are coming up in the health sector urging science students to be ready to take on these jobs. He said that with the 9th parliament passing the heart and cancer institute bill to make these bodies autonomous, Government plans to establish regional centers for these institutes and these will require a lot of human resource.

About 900 students from Kampala University were awarded with bachelor’s degrees, diplomas and certificates in a various disciplines including medicine, dental surgery, education, business Administration, applied mathematics and information technology among others.

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The celebration to run for four days from tomorrow will see a total of 12,555 students graduate in various disciplines.

The university’s spokesperson RitahNamisango says the anomalies earlier reported about the graduation list have been addressed.

She reveals that following two verifications 500 other Graduands who were missing have been put on the final list.

Meanwhile, Police has released traffic guidelines ahead of Makerere graduation ceremony that kicks off tomorrow.

Vehicles with red VIP stickers will access the university through the main gate and park at Jica and chapel grounds.

University officials will park at the faculty of science and statistics grounds.

Graduands will enter through the Eastern gate and park at Nsibirwa and Nkurumah parking grounds.

Those who want who enter through the Eastern gate will only access the university premises through Wandegeya and Gayaza round about.

Graduands from the northern route are also advised to use Sir Apollo Kaggwa and enter through the western gate.

These will park at the faculty of technology and food science and the chapel grounds.

Police spokesman Kampala metropolitan, IbinSsenkumbi says that traffic officers will be in plenty to guide motorists.

Senkumbi however advises Bodaboda cyclists to avoid using routes near the university.

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Over 474 lawyers on Thursday received their post graduate diplomas from the Law Development Centre.

Out of the 474, 270 were awarded Diploma in Legal Practice while 203 received Diploma in Law.

The number of graduands at LDC continues to dwindle, something attributed on the reduced number of admissions.

In 2011 a total of 480 lawyers graduated at LDC compared to 698 in 2010.

The Speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga presided over the graduation ceremony. One must pass all LDC papers to appear on the graduation list.

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The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington internship program brings two international students per year to Washington, D.C., to work at the Scripps Howard News Service for a semester or summer term.

The internship is designed to give international students an opportunity to cover events in the U.S. capital, as well as to report and write feature stories for the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire.

Stories written by Scripps Howard interns may be published in newspapers across the United States.

The internship is open to undergraduate journalism or communications students who intend to pursue careers in journalism after graduation.

Interns must be fluent in both spoken and written English.

Interns who are selected in the program will work in one of two periods: January to April or June to August.

The internship is sponsored by the Scripps Howard Foundation, which strives to advance the cause of a free press through support of excellence in journalism, quality journalism education and professional development.

International participants in the program are recruited and selected by the International Center for Journalists, which provides training and other assistance to journalists across the globe.

Deadlines: October 1 and March 1.

For more information and application, visit: Scripps Howard Semester in Washington Internship Program Website

The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington internship program brings two international students per year to Washington, D.C., to work at the Scripps Howard News Service for a semester or summer term.

The internship is designed to give international students an opportunity to cover events in the U.S. capital, as well as to report and write feature stories for the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire.

Stories written by Scripps Howard interns may be published in newspapers across the United States.

The internship is open to undergraduate journalism or communications students who intend to pursue careers in journalism after graduation.

Interns must be fluent in both spoken and written English.

Interns who are selected in the program will work in one of two periods: January to April or June to August.

The internship is sponsored by the Scripps Howard Foundation, which strives to advance the cause of a free press through support of excellence in journalism, quality journalism education and professional development.

International participants in the program are recruited and selected by the International Center for Journalists, which provides training and other assistance to journalists across the globe.

Deadlines: October 1 and March 1.

For more information and application, visit: Scripps Howard Semester in Washington Internship Program Website

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On Tuesday January 24^th 2012MakerereUniversity concluded its 62nd Graduation Ceremony with the award of an Honorary Doctorate of Laws to Kibaki. Although many freedom fighters and advocates in African consider Kibaki as a benevolent dictator,MakerereUniversity awarded him a doctorate of laws in recognition of his distinguished and outstanding contribution to public service at the national, regional and international levels – especially in the areas of Academic Excellence, Political, Social and Economic reforms.

 The ceremony where Kibaki received the award was attended by President Yoweri Museveni ofUganda, whom also some human rights activists call a dictator.

 The university leadership applauded Kibaki for what it called his exemplary leadership inKenya. Before Kibaki became president, he worked as a bus conductor for the defunct Othaya Bus Service Company in Kenya and he later joined the Makerere College (now Makerere University) – where he got a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, History and Political Science.

 Kibaki got a first class Bachelor of Arts degree ofMakerereUniversityin 1955. He was elected the Vice Chairman of the Makerere Students Guild (1954-1955). FromMakerereUniversityhe enrolled at the London School of Economics for a Bachelor of Science in Public Finance, and graduated with distinction in 1958.

 The president ofKenyaalso sometimes back served as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Economics atMakerereUniversityfrom 1958 to 1960. By Walakira Nyanzi

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 Kibaki will collect the certificate on the last day of the 62^nd graduation ceremony ofMakerereUniversity.MakerereUniversity observed that Kibaki has distinguished himself as a visionary Kenyan statesman who has also spearheaded economic development, gender and educational reforms and political cohesion, so the institution awarded him a degree.

The university decided to honour President Kibaki on December 8^th last year in recognition of his contribution to public service at national, regional and international levels. However many people in East Africa say Kibaki was not fit to get the honours from a highly recognised university in Africa due to his reported despotic leadership.

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 A number of members of parliament, security operatives, members of the academia world, business community and the general public attended the second day of the graduation.

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Hundreds of students at MakerereUniversityhave today received diplomas, certificates and degrees during the university’s 62^nd graduation ceremony.

By Christine Kate

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