ISBAT offers 200 scholarships to students

Aug 14, 2017

“I’m glad to lighten the weight of my parents footing the bills for me at this university."

EDUCATION | UNIVERSITY

Tinah Namazzi is a brilliant young girl in her late 20s and a student at ISBAT University. Her good brains have earned her a scholarship from the University, just like several other students from various courses.

"I'm glad to lighten the weight of my parents footing the bills for me at this University. I have been given an opportunity to tear through the ceiling, and achieve all my dreams with this scholarship," she narrates.

Just like her; Olivia Nantumbwe, who is a student at this University and a freelance graphic designer says she is also benefiting from a scholarship from this same University. "

"This University has been of great value and support to us. I have for the last three years been benefiting from their support to foot my bills. I'm now in my final academic year," she narrates.

As part of giving back to the community, the International Business, Science and Technology (ISBAT) University is offering 200 more new scholarships to Ugandans for the Under Graduate degree programmes. This is in addition to other scholarships already being offered at the University to the continuing students.

According to a statement from the University, "The scholarships will be awarded for four programmes; Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Networking & Cyber Security and Applied Accounting."

More so, "Students wishing to apply will need to meet specific eligibility criteria, which is published at the University website www.isbat.ac.ug"

The University says that each applying student is required to compete through a computer based exam, based on the category in which a student is applying for scholarship. The exams are scheduled on 25th August 2017.

"Those applying for engineering majors will be tested on Physics, Mathematics and general aptitude. The candidates applying for the other science majors will be tested on basic sciences, English language and general aptitude."

The University currently focuses on over 20 niche courses as accredited by NCHE, at the Bachelors and Masters levels. According to the established facts, the University is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities, AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business), and IACBE (International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education) raising the university's international ranking and reputation.

Further, the business courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels are fully credit mapped with respective programmes at Swiss Business School, popularly called as SBS, enabling students to become eligible for a dual award from SBS.

The Engineering programmes are credit equated with respective similar programmes at Manipal University Dubai, enabling aspiring students to take a transfer to the Dubai campus upon completion of the first two years at ISBAT University.

ISBAT University, established in 2005 as a tertiary institution, associated with Sikkim Manipal University of India to offer undergraduate and Post-graduate courses in Uganda. Subsequently, the institution attained the status of an ODAI, a degree awarding institution in Uganda in the year 2013.

ISBAT established own state-of-the-art campus in Lugogo Bypass, and occupied the modern campus premises in 2015, and attained the status of the University in January 2016, with established faculties, next to none.

Background of the University

ISBAT University Kampala (IUK) originally founded in 2005, in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, by renowned philanthropist and educationist Mr. Varghese Mundamattam, in his quest to make quality education accessible to all thereby empowering their lives.

Established initially as a Tertiary Institution, upgraded to the level of a Degree Awarding Institution, and finally transformed into a fully-fledged University with own campus in the heart of Kampala city.

According to details on its website, "A member of the Future Education and Technology Group, ISBAT University is well recognized and respected for imparting high quality professional education with the right mix of skills and infrastructure, create continuously employable professionals."

This University, according to its website, has moved steadily and became one of the best institutions to offer unique and globally renowned curriculum that had the right blend of Education and Skills that made its students continuously employable.

"In the pursuit of offering innovative and experiential learning experience to its students, ISBAT built and moved into its own campus in 2015, providing state-of-the-art learning infrastructure that will promote Research, Innovation and Experiential Learning to all its students," adds the details on its website.

The dawn of 2016, ISBAT was accredited as ISBAT UNIVERSITY (International Business, Science and Technology University), for its continuous efforts to provide Quality Education that will churn out holistic and empowered global citizens.

 

 

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