By Mathias Mazinga
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has asked the fresh graduates of the University of Kisubi to be ‘hands-on’ professionals that can do whatever productive job comes their way. She discouraged the ‘white-collar-job’ mentality, which she said contributes to unemployment.
“This graduation marks the completion of one chapter and the beginning of another. You have travelled through bumpy roads by spending sleepless nights to ensure this day’s realisation. Be proud of yourselves. However, I must remind you that the new chapter you are about to embark on is demanding and requires a practical approach for you to succeed.”
She reminded them that they would face many challenges and said the best way to handle these would be to turn them into opportunities.
The Prime Minister was speaking during the sixth graduation ceremony of the University of Kisubi on Entebbe Road in Wakiso district recently.
Nabbanja encouraged the graduates to live by the virtues of discipline, commitment, time-management and moral consciousness. She also asked them to focus on their goals, make productive friends and avoid lifestyles that may expose them to diseases such as HIV/AIDS.
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR AWARDED During the same function, Rev. Bro. Dr. Pius Ochwo, the academic registrar of the University of Kisubi, was given the ‘Laudable Award’ for his article titled, An exploration of social networking site use, multitasking, and academic performance among university students. The article, which has been cited 413 times in the last five years, has contributed to raising the ranking of the university in the country to the 25th position (2022) from the 43th (2021).
Nabbanja paid tribute to the Catholic Brothers of Christian Instruction, who founded the university, for their involvement in holistic education.
“As an old girl of St Edward’s Secondary School, Bukuumi, I am a product of the work of Brothers of Christian Instruction and one of the direct beneficiaries of their educational involvement. I know that these men of God have laboured selflessly to live up to the saying, “No country is greater than its human resource,” and that, “the quality and strength of any nation lies in its education system.”
“We appreciate the educational institutions they manage for producing high-quality graduates.”
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, the Rev. Bro. Dr. Deogratias Mugema, thanked President Yoweri Museveni for offering 50 science scholarships per year to the university.
During the function, the Chancellor of the university, the Very Rev. Bro. Casio Aizire, conferred master’s and bachelor’s degrees as well as diplomas and certificates to 307 students, who completed their courses in disciplines such as education, clinical and psychological counselling, business administration, community development and public administration, public relations and mass communication, plus social work and social administration.
The graduation ceremony was preceded by a thanksgiving mass presided over by the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kampala, the Most Rev. Paul Ssemogerere, who asked the graduates to use the knowledge and moral principles they had acquired at the university, to change society.
