Kampala university opens branches

By Ebenezer Bifubyeka KAMPALA International University (KIU) on Thursday opened a regional admissions office in Mbarara town to ease registration of students. The university’s public relations officer, Umar Mwebesa Kajambiya, said the university management had also opened regional offices in Arua, Kasese and Mbale. However, the permanent Secretary in the ministry of Education Mr. Francis Lubanga, recently told The New Vision that students enrolling at KIU were doing so at their own risk.” “After registering students, they are directed to the main campus at Kasanga, off Ggaba Road. The university opens on October 1, 2001,” Kajambiya said. He added that the university that was formerly called Kampala University, belongs to business tycoon, Hassan Bassajjabalaba. KIU, among others, offers a Masters degree in Business Administration. The university management will introduce a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication. next semester.