Muni University gears up for 8th graduation

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ARUA - The Vice Chancellor of Muni University has commended the institution’s growth over time as it prepares for the 8^th graduation ceremony this Saturday, November 29, 2025.

Associate Prof. Simon Anguma Katrin, while addressing the media at the university ahead of the graduation, on Monday, November 24, said each year, the university is growing from strength to strength.



Prof. Katrini recounted the humble start of the University in 2014 with only 87 students in one faculty to the current 3,143 students in the six faculties with 34 different academic programs.

Anguma added that, in the next five years, the university intends to introduce four more faculties with a total of 90 academic programs, with at least 7,000 students expected.

For the 8^th graduation, the vice chancellor says, for the first time, the university is graduating over 450 students with many diplomas and masters programs presenting grandaunts for the first time.

Anguma said the University is set to graduate the highest number of students this year, with 482 graduands set to be awarded, of which 159 (33.1%) are females, while 322 (66.9%) are males.

“Our inaugural graduation ceremony was held in 2017 with only 77 graduates. In 2018, we graduated 97, 2019 we had 107, 2020 we had 103, and the number kept increasing until 2024 when we graduated 317 students, and all this is because of the increasing number of programs at the university”, Prof. Anguma said.

The university head has also revealed that 35 students will graduate with a diploma in educational leadership, 129 students will graduate with certificates in Higher Education Access, 201 students will graduate with bachelor's in various disciplines, while 148 students will graduate with post-graduate diplomas in various fields, and 68 students will be awarded masters in various disciplines.