Author: The Standard Editor

In a move to boost the awareness of special-needs children at Uganda Christian University (UCU), the School of Social Sciences has collaborated with Promise International, an organization in the United States (USA), to hold training. The training was aimed at advocating for the basic human rights of people living with disabilities in the community and the country at large.

The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, in collaboration with the School of Medicine and Dentistry, is running a project entitled, “Exploiting the potential of African Indigenous Vegetables for human health in Uganda.” This is a project being led by Prof. Elizabeth Kizito and Dr. Gerald Tumusiime. The project is aimed at studying the effects of consuming indigenous vegetables on human health.

Senoga is one of many people who choose to pursue a different academic path right away.Unlike many that are influenced by their parents, this was not the case for him. 

“You can’t imagine a man who was being paid one million Uganda shillings in 1997 opting to teach for 300,000 shillings. I think now that’s service, it’s giving back to society,” said Mubiru.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in depression the world over, but also within our UCU student population, especially following the long school closures, loss of dear ones, the impact of continued isolation, and many other issues that upset the status quo in our lives during this time.

In one week, the Uganda Christian University (UCU) kitchen uses 10 tons of firewood, which cost sh1.5million (about $400). In a year, Ekadu Richard, the head of Royal Hospitality, the company that offers catering services at the UCU Dining Hall, says the university spends a minimum of sh63million (about $16,700) on firewood. 

The Swedish Alumni in Uganda, together with the Swedish Embassy, held a reception at Uganda Christian University. The redress was aimed at promoting sustainable fashion consumption among university students. The remaining clothes are often donated to charity. The event was held at the basketball camp. Below was the day in pictures, and Eriah Lule was there for the Standard. On August 1, 2010, this entry was published.

“I am scared of injections, which prevented me from getting any last year, but I would have to do it eventually. Therefore, since the opportunity presented itself today, I decided to come.” Guma said.

In a move to boost the academic profile of Uganda Christian University (UCU), the institution’s Directorate of Post Graduate Studies has introduced a special training to skill graduate students to be able to produce publication-worthy research.

The Uganda Christian University (UCU) chaplaincy has introduced cell ministry, which is intended to extend God’s word to people in smaller groups (cells) within and outside UCU.