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Atim Prisca Enabu, UCU student, poses at the Trevi Fountain, an 18th-century structure in Italy, where Atim is studying this semester. UCU engineering student studies in Italy - Atim Prisca Enabu is studying this term in a place where outdoor temperatures are chilly, food is pasta, travel is via train and bus and the currency is euros.
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Ankunda during her graduation ceremony at Notre Dame. UCU alumna helps people see business in technologies - Patience Ankunda’s story is one of dreams redefined, resilience built, and purpose pursued. The Uganda Christian University (UCU) alumna recently earned a Master of Science in Engineering, Science and Technology Entrepreneurship (ESTEEM) from the University of Notre Dame in the USA.
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Dr. Martin Kizito, the newly appointed Dean of the School of Social Sciences at UCU. New dean Kizito’s vision for UCU School of Social Sciences - Dr. Martin Kizito is the new Dean of the School of Social Sciences at Uganda Christian University.
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Bruce Amanya Mugisha Former UCU guild president eyes Ugandan national politics - Bruce Amanya Mugisha is a man on a mission. He is on a mission to solve the infrastructural challenges faced by his native district – Sheema – in western Uganda.
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Joan Abeera in a room she designed. The arty life of Abeera’s creatives - So, this is how Joan Abeera introduced herself to the world: She took a leap of faith and opened a Facebook page to showcase the work she would do whenever she was off duty.
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UCU Kampala Campus where the main academic building at the School of Law, is soon to be called the John Senyonyi Building. UCU names buildings after exceptional contributors - The honor-tradition of naming buildings after individuals in recognition of their extraordinary contribution toward a given cause dates back to the first century Common Era.
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UCU Vice Chancellor Assoc. Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi delivering his speech during the research dissemination workshop at African Village Hotel in Mukono UCU research project empowers smallholder farmers in Uganda - A project by Uganda Christian University (UCU) researchers has linked close to 500 Ugandan farmers to buyers of their produce for the last three years.
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UCU Vice Chancellor Aaron Mushengyezi speaking at the congress Church urged to embrace more people with disabilities - Uganda Christian University (UCU) Vice Chancellor Assoc. Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi has called for a “louder” advocacy for children with special needs, arguing that every child is a blessing from God.
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Canadian journalist Thomas Froese interacts with UCU writing center coaches in the Hamu Mukasa Library on January 21, 2025. Canadian writer finds home at UCU - At a cosy table outside the Eunice Guest House, near the historic Bishop Tucker Building of Uganda Christian University (UCU) in Mukono, I had a cup of tea with the Canadian journalist Thomas Froese.
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Dr. Rhoda attends to a patient as the mother looks on School of Medicine pediatrician: ‘I felt I had found my place’ - From 6am to 6pm, one can’t fail to notice Dr. Nakiriba Rhoda Mayega within the in-patient Paediatric Wing (children’s ward) at Mengo Hospital, a private, faith-based teaching facility in Kampala, Uganda. 
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