The Vice President of Uganda, Jessica Alupo, has urged students to embrace technology in order to attain greater heights of their career. Alupo, who was presiding over the graduation at King Caesar University on Tuesday, said the youths need to remain focused and make technology part of their life in order to brighten their future.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you are the generation that will take the technology of today to new and dizzying dimensions. You are the ones who will bring solutions to environmental concerns like global warming, conservation of natural resources, and development of alternative energy sources,” she said.
King Caesar university graduated 61 doctors, 44 clinicians, 40 lawyers, 15 entrepreneurs, five mineral engineers, 11 agriculturalists and 14 cybersecurity specialists. The total number of graduands was 188 students of which 82 females and the rest males.
Alupo promised that the government will support to King Caesar University as part of its efforts to strengthen institutions of higher learning. She added that the government was more than ready to partner with the administration for connections with the National Council for Higher Education in ensuring the courses being taught are all accredited.
“The government is in its final stages of the process of granting a charter to King Caesar University. Mr Chancellor and all distinguished guests present, the government will keep supporting the institution colleges through partnerships with government agencies like Ministry of Education and sports and ministry of health,” Alupo said.
King Caesar University received the interim letter of Authority in 2009, and a provisional license two years later. The University held its first graduation two years ago which was also through scientific means since the country was being ravaged by Covid19 just like other countries.
The University’s Chancellor, Augustus Mulenga, rallied the students to adopt in the spirit of togetherness because it is now more needed than ever before since they are through the university life and their togetherness could enable them solve problems of unemployment.
“Let’s institutionalize ‘KIBALO’ in our life journeys, 10 medical students could come together to establish a clinic, 10 Agriculturalists could start a farm on one acre, 10 lawyers could start a law firm… the Presidential Message is loud and clear,” Mr Mulenga said.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof Gabriel Nzarubara, extoled parents for collaborating with university and acknowledged the growth in the number of the students which now stands at 1, 417. There was also a moment of silence to remember one of the University’s senior lecturer Dr Ssebaale who succumbed to covid19.