Nkumba University releases 1300 into job market

Some of the students representing different schools attend the 23rd graduation ceremony on Saturday. Photo. Photo | Paul Adude

What you need to know:

  • The Vice-Chancellor Mr Jude Lubega said although the university faced many challenges in its operations due to the Covid-19 outbreak, it has adapted to new survival mechanisms brought about by the pandemic.

The Chancellor of Nkumba University, Mr Emmanuel Katongole, has implored graduates to become innovators and job creators if they want to succeed in life.

“Let's all give our best in whatever we do so that the graduates are able to find their purpose and shape their new world. When you leave the gates of this university, don’t get discouraged, whatever you land on, go and do it, with the determination, you can succeed,” he said during the  23rd graduation ceremony where 1,312 students were given academic awards in different disciplines at the main campus in Entebbe on Saturday.

The Vice-Chancellor Mr Jude Lubega said although the university faced many challenges in its operations due to the Covid-19 outbreak, it has adapted to new survival mechanisms brought about by the pandemic.

Mr Lubega said graduates must learn how to live in the new digital world underlined by the Covid-19 pandemic.