Glamour and pomp at Multitech Graduation

A total of 970 students graduated with certificates, Diplomas, Degree and Post Graduate Diplomas at Multitech Business School (MBS). This was the 3rd graduation ceremony for the Sir Apollo Kaggwa road-based tertiary institution which, according to proprietor Aloysius Ssemanda, is determined to become a degree awarding institution in the next few years. The 970 who graduated on Friday bring the number of those graduating at MBS since it was certified and registered by National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) as a tertiary business training institution to 2355 students. The event was presided over by Higher Education Minister JC Muyingo who also inaugurated the School’s governing council. Ssemanda cited expansion of library facilities and infrastructure both at Sir Apollo Kaggwa and Kakiri Campus as proof that MBS was steadily preparing to become a fully fledged University. Besides the recruitment of ex-Mubs Deputy Principal Dr. Julius Kakuru as the MBS Principal, Ssemanda revealed that a number of lecturers had been facilitated to pursue graduate studies in Uganda and abroad, all in preparation for the University status. He appealed for revision of government sponsorship scheme so that even students in private institutions like MBS can be covered. Muyingo said that, as a minister, he was proud of MBS saying he was fascinated by the fact that their emphasis is on acquisition of relevant skills as opposed to just acquiring degrees.
Area MP Mohammed Nsereko urged the young people to fearlessly engage in activism aimed at making it risky for the corrupt government officials to move around freely. See pictorial for more become a fully fledged University. Besides the recruitment of ex-Mubs Deputy Principal Dr. Julius Kakuru as the MBS Principal, Ssemanda revealed that a number of lecturers had been facilitated to pursue graduate studies in Uganda and abroad, all in preparation for the University status. He appealed for revision of government sponsorship scheme so that even students in private institutions like MBS can be covered. Muyingo said that, as a minister, he was proud of MBS saying he was fascinated by the fact that their emphasis is on acquisition of relevant skills as opposed to just acquiring degrees. Area MP Mohammed Nsereko urged the young people to fearlessly engage in activism aimed at making it risky for the corrupt government officials to move around freely. See pictorial for more; http://bit.ly/tToV2d
Part of this article is adapted from the redpepper newspaper