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By Racheal Atuhaire What began as an ordinary meeting between the Guild representatives and the Acting Director of Students Affairs (DOSA), Ms Enid Ashaba Mugarura, turned into a discussion about theresidential challenges students at Uganda Christian University (UCU), particularly those of PDR and Honours College are facing. The Guild Members of Parliament representing residents presented a report detailing both improvements and ongoing challenges in campus accommodation. The student leaders said that while renovations have improved hygiene standards, many residents are still living in difficult conditions. Joseph Kalyango, Male MP for Residents, opened the discussion by explaining that the report was…

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By Bill Dan Arnold Borodi Uganda Christian University (UCU) has once again emerged as the overall winner of the 16th National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Exhibition held at Gulu University. UCU clinched the top position in the Public Private Chartered Universities category. “We thank God for this achievement. I want to appreciate the entire team, from students to staff and the organising committee, who have put in their time and wisdom,” said Martin Kabanda, the team leader for this year’s exhibition. In the same category, Mountains of the Moon University, which was last year’s overall winner, emerged as the…

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National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has called for urgent amendments to Uganda’s innovation and higher education frameworks, warning that existing policy limitations are constraining the development and commercialisation of innovations emerging from universities.

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