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UCU student at stalls during 2025 exhibition Artificial Intelligence focus of annual Uganda university showcase - At 10 a.m. on a Wednesday, a bus parked by the gym on the Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mukono campus was filled with students and their bags, art pieces, computers, robots and more.
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Mwanje Tom More is an academic with UCU’s Faculty of Engineering, Design and Technology Mwanje: Doctor in dream, engineer in practice - During his entire childhood, Tom More Mwanje saw himself as a doctor. However, that desire remained a pipe dream.
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Owakubariho Oscar Boban Owakubariho: How I overcame alcohol addiction - The Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mukono Campus biweekly community worship on Thursday, July 18, 2024, started as usual in Nkoyoyo Hall. But it wasn’t. Oscar Boban Owakubariho, a staff member, gave a unique testimony.
Joy Mwesigwa with her Health Championess of the Year award at the AfriGlo Women’s Choice Awards – Uganda Edition 2025 in Kampala, Uganda, on March 29, 2025. Student Mwesigwa is already living dream of providing health care - Digital platforms are increasingly becoming a mainstay in the daily operations of professionals.
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UCU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi, accompanied by the Dean, UCU School of Medicine, Dr. Gerald Tumusiime, during a maiden visit to Kagando in 2021. UCU Kagando College: A Beacon of Hope for Maternal Health in Kasese - Imagine an expectant mother, filled with anticipation for her newborn, yet gripped by fear—not knowing if she’ll survive childbirth due to maternal health challenges and systemic barriers.
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Dr. Ivan Habaasa Akatwijuka, the BBUC Secretary Akatwijuka: From school dropout to PhD holder - When storms descend and trials cut off one’s firm grip on life, a natural reaction might be to retreat. To many, that withdrawal may mark the end of the pursuit.
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A group photo of the supervisors and some USP staff USP enhances internships through supervisor training - The Uganda Studies Program (USP) recently hosted a supervisors’ training at the Uganda Christian University (UCU) main campus in Mukono.
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Administrators, academic registrars and facilitators after the seminar with (wearing blue neck tie, in center) UCU Vice Chancellor Assoc. Prof Aaron Mushengyezi UCU training re-affirms need to fuse faith and learning - Anyone with a firm spiritual foundation will find it easier to develop a sense of purpose that nurtures emotional resilience, which is key in navigating both academic and broader life challenges.
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Dr. Elizabeth Namukombe Ekong is UCU’s new Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Nursing, and Midwifery, and the current chairperson of the Uganda Nursing and Midwives Council. Ekong becomes Dean of Faculty of Public Health, Nursing, and Midwifery - Midwives are witnesses of the miracle that giving birth is. In doing so, they support mothers through labor and delivery.
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Joel Atuhaire (center) and his co-host Joanna Akunda (right) shooting an episode of the podcast. At left is a guest, Juuko Shallom Atuhaire: Studying law, practicing podcasting - In today’s world of social media, increasingly, there is evidence of the reality being filtered or purposefully misrepresented. And that casts doubt on if we are truly living the truth or merely consuming digital illusions.
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