Author: The Standard Editor

At Mukwano Industries, Uganda, Joel Semakula was the employee of the year, earned a promotion, and had a salary boost on the way. But his true love was elsewhere. 

When you think of rugby, it is quite rare to imagine that someone started playing it because they had been “dumped.” Well, for William Nkore, that was how his rugby journey started.

Humans cannot exist in isolation. They rely on the community and those who care about them to survive. Uganda Christian University (UCU) houses over 3,000 students a semester. The students require accommodations and food throughout their time at school. The business community around the university reaps a lot of dividends during that time.

Joining university Two years ago, Kongai Elizabeth, a third-year student of accounting and finance at Uganda Christian University (UCU), thought her greatest joy was being able to become an independent young lady who could take care of herself—or so she thought.

Syringe in one hand and Bible in the other. God is at the center as Celicia Rwankore studies medicine at Uganda Christian University (UCU). Rwankore, who is in her penultimate year (fourth year) as a student of a Bachelor of Medicine, says titles such as a doctor add weight to the gospel one preaches.

From dresses to shirts to sweaters, turtlenecks have become a fashion trend among many. Also known as a “polo neck,” this is a garment that features a high neckline and folds over. It usually sits around the neck with a comfy fit.

The School of Business and Social Sciences of Uganda Christian University (UCU) has collectively sent off three students to Hanze University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands as part of their exchange program.

“You cannot be doing sports and say you are working; that is playing,” President Yoweri Museveni remarked during his speech that ended in 2022 in regards to sports in Uganda.

The career journey of Uganda Christian University (UCU) School of Dentistry student Peter Kabuye started out with bumps. In 2018, Kabuye was staring at a bleak future after missing out on studying dentistry at Makerere University, which he thought was the only institution with the program. 

Is this true, or are we being led to believe it? I’m not convinced, not even a little, because this cannot be normal.