294 Kyambogo students get first class degrees
Dec 08, 2016
Vice chancellor, Prof. Elly Katunguka told a news conference that the decision to hold the graduation in December followed a senate meeting and consultation with students and parents.
Vice chancellor Prof. Elly Katunguka addressing a news conference. Photo by Mary Kansiime
Over 7,000 are set to graduate at Kyambogo University this month.
The 13th graduation ceremony is scheduled for December 14 to 16. Graduands will receive certificates, diploma, degrees and master's degrees. A total of 294 undergraduates will graduate with first class honors. Of the 7000, 3,280 are males while 3,126 are females.
The function will be presided over by the chancellor, Dr. John Ssebuwufu and the Education minister Janet Museveni will be be the chief guest.
Vice chancellor, Prof. Elly Katunguka told a news conference that the decision to hold the graduation in December followed a senate meeting and consultation with students and parents.
"We received feedback from parents and students asking us to have the graduation in December, because most parents spend a lot of money during festive season, and by January, they do not have money," he said
Katunguka said in terms of infrastructure, the university received $28m from the African Development Bank under the High Education Science and Technology (HEST) project to set up different structures and now, most of them are at 50% completion.
The structures include; central library, central multipurpose science laboratory block, faculty of engineering workshops, central teaching facility, technical teacher education and capacity improvement facility and renovation of faculty of engineering workshops and laboratory.