Uganda: Makerere chancellor lauds government on South Sudan
Graduands peruse through a book containing the graduation list during
the second day of Makerere University graduation ceremony yesterday.
photo by ABUBAKER LUBOWA
By FERDERIC MUSISI
Posted Thursday, January 30 2014 at 02:00
Posted Thursday, January 30 2014 at 02:00
In Summary
The chancellor on Monday also said reflecting on the
regional developments of the conflict in South Sudan, DRC and Central
African Republic, academic institutions have the onus “to nurture strong
leaders, with a focus on instilling in them not only a humanitarian
spirit but also a desire to positively contribute to society”.
Kampala- Makerere University
Chancellor Mondo Kagonyera has lauded the government for its stance on
the South Sudan conflict and urged pessimists to look at the bigger
picture.
Speaking yesterday at the second day of the 64th
Makerere University graduation ceremony, Prof Kagonyera said Uganda
gains a lot from a peaceful South Sudan.
“I want to commend the government for the timely intervention. Our gallant brothers and sisters have continued to make sacrifices.”
“I want to commend the government for the timely intervention. Our gallant brothers and sisters have continued to make sacrifices.”
The chancellor on Monday also said reflecting on
the regional developments of the conflict in South Sudan, DRC and
Central African Republic, academic institutions have the onus “to
nurture strong leaders, with a focus on instilling in them not only a
humanitarian spirit but also a desire to positively contribute to
society”.
The fighting in South Sudan, according to the UN, has claimed more than 2,000 lives.
A total of 2,318 students from the Colleges of
Business and Management Science and College of Computing and Information
Sciences were awarded degrees and diplomas.
The vice chancellor, Prof John Ddumba Ssentamu,
announced a Shs7.4 billion ICT project geared at improving weather
information management and forecast in Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania
and Rwanda.
Making partnerships
The project is aimed at establishing a centre for Appropriate Weather Information Management that will design, implement and supervise improvement in timeliness, accuracy and access of weather information.
The project is aimed at establishing a centre for Appropriate Weather Information Management that will design, implement and supervise improvement in timeliness, accuracy and access of weather information.
Prof Ssentamu revealed the project will be
implemented in collaboration with 12 other universities, including the
University of Bergen (Norway), University of Juba (South Sudan) and
Dar-es-Salaam Institute of Technology.
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