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Uganda Christian University is mourning the passing on of Ms. Pamela Tumwebaze, the Director of Student Affairs (DOSA). Ms Tumwebaze, who was a resident of Goma, Seeta Ward in Mukono District was pronounced dead early on the morning of February 11th in Namirembe Hospital where she was rushed following an attack at her home.

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Uganda Christian University (UCU) has selected four students to participate in a five-month academic exchange program at Hanze University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, strengthening its international academic partnerships.

In an era where social media is often flooded with short-lived trends and viral comedy skits, Ugandan content creator Mwesigwa Samuel, popularly known as Cophi Samuelz, is taking a different approach—one that fuses entertainment with cultural preservation and youth empowerment.

“We learned early that relationships would be the key to the success of the program,” said Mark Bartels, now executive director of a USA-based nonprofit, Uganda Partners. “Beyond the essential rapport with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) and UCU was that the program provided relationships with other students, host families, faculty members and supervisors – primarily Ugandans.”

At six months, my mother noticed a peculiar swelling on the lower part of my tiny back. It quickly grew into a huge sac and prompted a rush to the hospital. Following tests, the doctor determined I had spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly.  The National Institutes of Health reports up to 10 of every 1,000 babies have it. An estimated 1,400 children are born with spina bifida annually in Uganda.