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Executive Director of the African Institute for Capacity Development (AICD), Professor James Njiru, has called for strengthening partnerships between universities and communities in order to translate academic research into practical solutions that can improve livelihoods across East Africa.

Today, many universities have introduced initiatives intended to equip learners with practical skills. Uganda Christian University (UCU), for example, runs a university newspaper, The Standard, which helps journalism and communication students develop their writing, photography, and newspaper production skills.

President of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), Associate Professor Frank Asiimwe Rwabinda, has praised the growth of medical schools in Uganda, noting that for nearly 70 years, Makerere University was the only institution training doctors in the country after medical education began in the institution in 1924.