By Isaac Okello (isaac.okello@vol.co.ug)
Lira City.
The Minister of Education and Sports also the First lady, Janet Kataaha Museveni has asked Lira University to train and nurture students that will pride themselves in what value they can add to their homeland, Uganda.
Mrs Museveni says graduates that are being churned out should have the competences to become problem solvers Uganda can count on.
In her speech delivered by the Minister of state for sports Denis Hamson Obua during the 3rd graduation ceremony of Lira University, Janet Museveni says becoming a problem solver is a choice each individual person has to make.
‘How I pray that our young people listening to me here today can choose to make that right choice’. She said.
The minister also committed that the ministry of education will work closely with Lira University to ensure that the clinical and research capacity of the teaching hospital is fully developed by providing all the essentials requirements expected of a teaching health facility.
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Hon Minister Denis Hamson Obua and Lira University Chancellor Dr Benjamin Joseph Odoki
The Vice Chancellor of Lira University Prof Jaspher Ogwal Okeng in his remarks noted that the university is gaining a steady base.
According to Prof Ogwal the number of students who graduated on Friday increased by 5% from the second graduation ceremony which had 310 students.
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Members of Lira University Council
Ogwal says Lira University has embraced the open distance and e-learning program (Odel), a reason why the lot being graduated majorly studied from home but they are the best cream of students.
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Graduates of Lira Univerity,EMBA program
Lira University on Friday graduated a total of 343 students of which 44% are females and 56% are males.
They graduated with Bachelors and Master’s degrees in the disciplines of health sciences, and management sciences.
