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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.

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.