By: Natulinda Nicole
Nkumba university will be celebrating it’s 26th graduation this Saturday October 26th at the main campus in Entebbe under the theme ” 30 years of transforming dreams into knowledge and skills.
This year’s graduation will see over 1600 graduands where twelve will receive Doctor of Philosophy (PhDs) while the rest will walk home with bachelors, master’s degree, postgraduate diplomas and certificates.
The graduands will be graduating from the following schools; School of Social Sciences, Business Administration, Industrial Art and Design, Law, Computing and Informatics, Education and School of Sciences.
The ceremony will be championed by the Chancellor Mr Emmanuel Katongole, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Jude T Lubega, the Academic Registrar Dr. Frank Pio Kiyingi, the University staff and prominent figures from the Ministry of Education and Sports.
The graduands are very excited and grateful for the opportunities offered to them at Nkumba University.
Among this year’s graduands is Biragi Cikwanine Laetitia the former Ms Nkumba.
Laetitia says “Being an international student from a french speaking country, it was difficult to cope up but thanks to her lecturers, the journey seemed much easier than she anticipated.”
Fiona Atim, PhD graduand says “It has been a three year vigorous journey filled with intricate complexities. This called for perseverance and resilience.”
According to Ssendawula Akram, a graduating student in Business Administration says ”It wasn’t just a walk over getting here. But finally his hard work is finally going to pay off”
He adds that Nkumba University has equipped him with the knowledge and skills in his field. He believes he is ready to create a difference.
With only two days until the big day, Nkumba university is ready to celebrate the achievements of its students and send them off in the the world.
