Through a partnership with the Uganda private sector dealing in quality rice and coffee processing, UCU is set to train agribusiness students unique ways of adding value to rice and coffee by processing quality products.

According to Samuel Kalimunjaye, a lecturer at the university, students are taken on ground where farmers are growing rice ,mainly in eastern Uganda and Elgon areas where Arabica coffee is grown.

“We usually organise the farmers to process quality rice and we are particularly interested in Super rice. When these farmers are threshing rice, we bring the students on ground to participate in the exercise. When the rice is milled, students are involved in screening by checking if there are stone in it. If so they sort out the stone pellets and broken rice, weigh it and package in different kilogrammes ready for delivery. The same exercise applies to coffee,” Kalimunjaye said.

Rice packages range from Shs5,000 and Shs30,000 a kilo and five kilogrammes respectively.

The Aromana Arabica Coffee packages cost Shs4,000 and Shs7,500 for 100gms and 250gm bags.

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UCU received accreditation to teach Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBchB) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in February 2018

Over 62 students, including 35 females and 27 males have been admitted to the school and will make up the pioneer UCUSoM classes.

Of the 62,  53 students are doing MBchB while 9 students are doing BDS.

Lectures at the school started  on August 28^th, 2018.

Prime minister Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda is to be the Chief guest at the launch.

Also in attendance will be the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda and Chancellor Uganda Christian University (UCU) The Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali, UCU Vice Chancellor Rev. Canon Dr. John Senyonyi among other dignitaries. The function starts at 9:30 am with the arrival of guests.

The launch will also double as a fundraising for UCUSoM.

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The graduation ceremony is set for Friday, July 7^th 2017 at the main campus in Mukono.

Out of the total graduates, 50.1% (569) are male while 49.9 (567) are female.

Of these, forty three (43) got first class degrees. At 24 (56%), most of the graduands with first class degrees are females compared to 19 (44%) males. The best performing student has an overall GPA of 4.82.

Key among this graduation will be the maiden graduation of Bachelor of Governance & International Relations and Master of Journalism & Media Studies students. The two have 22 students and one student graduating respectively.

The Auditor General of the Government of Uganda, Mr. John Muwanga will be the Guest of Honor at the ceremony.

The graduation ceremony will be preceded with the Commissioning Service, a formal send off session at UCU during which graduands are blessed and prayed for before their graduation.

Graduations at UCU

UCU holds seven graduation ceremonies annually at its Main Campus, regional campuses and Constituent Colleges. These include three graduation ceremonies at the UCU Main Campus in Mukono, two graduation ceremonies at Bishop Barham University College, (BBUC, Kabale) and two graduation ceremonies at UCU Mbale University College. Students at UCU Kampala Campus and UCU Arua Campus graduate from the Main Campus in Mukono.

The multiple graduation ceremonies and issuance of transcripts on graduation day are convenient to our students who don’t have to travel long distances. They also allow our students to graduate as and when they finish their courses and in the process facilitate their quicker absorption in the job market.

UCU has three intakes a year: January, May and September intakes.

A detailed graduation list, list of graduands with first class degrees and a breakdown of graduands per course can be downloaded here;-

• Detailed Graduation List
• Graduands with First Class Degrees
• Graduands per Course

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Rugunda said 95% of the road accidents could be prevented if only the people followed the road traffic regulations.

The Premier made the remarks while meeting a cross section of stakeholders on road safety who were led by Alex Ruhunda, Member of Parliament for Fort Portal Municipality and Member of Parliamentary Forum on road safety at the Office of the Prime Minister .

“The weaknesses and loopholes in the implementation of these measures need to be addressed,” said the Premier.

Ruhunda noted that it is time the government drew a roadmap for establishing the National Road Safety Authority, adding that all relevant laws should be expedited and brought to Parliament.

The head of Accident and Emergency at Mulago hospital, Dr Alex Bangirana said boda boda (Motocycle Taxi) injuries account for up to 50% of the road traffic crashes.

According to Uganda Helmet Vaccine Initiative (UHVI), use of helmets reduces the risk of severe head injury by 69% and risk of fatality by 42% while the annual crime and Police report, estimates that 18,368 crashes were recorded in 2013, while 19,870 were recorded in 2012.

Another study carried out by researchers from Uganda Christian University and Makerere University(2014), involving 1600 boda boda riders in Kawempe and central divisions of Kampala estimates that 55% of Boda Boda  riders had ever been involved in an accident.

The research also revealed that it costs up to 7 million shillings to treat cyclists with serious injuries and that the economic burden of motorcycle accidents in Uganda was estimated at US$3.6 million (about 9 billion shillings) annually.

Research also indicates that Uganda is among the seven African countries responsible for 64% of all road deaths. Others are Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2011-2020 the ‘Decade of Action for Road Safety.’

Other road safety stakeholders represented at the meeting were; Safe Way Right Way Uganda, Uganda Helmet Vaccine Initiative, Mulago hospital Accident and Emergency centre, Crossroads and Uganda Christian University, Mukono.

Dr. Rugunda as well paid tribute to health workers and the Uganda Police Force for their role in saving lives of road accident victims.

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