KIU Trivia: May 26 in the Present and the Past

May 26, 2020, 11:39 am

What’s Happening Today?National Sorry Day (Australia). Also known as the National Day of Healing, this day is celebrated to remember and commemorate the mistreatment of the country’s indigenous peoples, as part of an ongoing process of reconciliation between the indigenous peoples and the settle...

COVID-19 Updates: Uganda's Case Count Reaches 222

May 26, 2020, 10:46 am

By Rogers Wanambwa KIU, Main Campus – The conundrum of the truck drivers’ continuous transmission of COVID-19 into the country goes on as more 9 cases of the long-distance hauliers were confirmed yesterday.The only other confirmed case on Monday, May 26 was of a Ugandan citizen, who is also a c...

KIU International Desk: The State of the World's Forests 2020 Report Reveals Danger of COVID-19 to World Forests

May 26, 2020, 3:48 am

KIU, Main Campus - On the International Day for Biological Diversity, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched "The State of the World's Forests 2020" report that revealed that forests face an increased risk of bei...

Fighting Coronavirus Together: WHO Announces Pause of Hydroxychloroquine Drug Trial in Search for COVID-19 Cure

May 26, 2020, 3:04 am

KIU, Main Campus – On the World Africa Day, 25th May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) held a media briefing to update the public on the COVID-19 pandemic.A group of participants in the WHO's Solidarity Trial, which aims to find a treatment for COVID-19, agreed to review all available evid...

Campus News: KIU Vice Chancellor Dr Mpezamihigo Calls for Government Stimulus After COVID-19

May 25, 2020, 2:36 pm

By Stuart BogereKIU, Main Campus - Kampala International University Vice-Chancellor Dr Mouhamad Mpezamihigo has asked the government to provide a financial stimulus for higher education institutions, before re-opening for finalists.Dr Mpezamihigo in his remarks at the Uganda Vice Chancellors Forum m...

KIU Business Desk: Making Deliveries: How Boda-Boda riders are Making a Quick Buck during COVID-19 Lockdown

May 25, 2020, 1:57 pm

By Rogers Wanambwa KIU, Main Campus - Since the lockdown started, most urban dwellers have been staying home for close to two months now. This means that many people cannot afford to readily access amenities and utilities. Many entrepreneurial Boda-Boda riders saw this as an opportunity an...

KIU Book Club: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

May 25, 2020, 1:37 pm

By Rogers WanambwaKIU, Main Campus -  Malcolm Gladwell in his highly critically acclaimed first book, The Tipping Point, tries to explain in very clear and concise ways how seemingly little things bring about profound changes in the world. Using three agents of change, that he calls the La...

COVID-19 Updates: Uganda registers 14 new COVID-19 cases

May 25, 2020, 1:18 pm

By Rogers Wanambwa KIU, Main Campus - Ministry of Health early today announced that yesterday, May 24th, COVID-19 Uganda registered 14 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total to 212. "Results from samples tested on 24 May 2020 confirm 14 new COVID-19 cases. The total confirmed cases are now ...

Gaziosmanpsa University, Turkey

Kampala International University formalized a collaboration with Gaziosmanpasa University, Turkey through a Memorandum of Understanding signed on 22 September 2017. The details of the collaboration include staff and students' training, workshop and conference organization, target...

Teclab Ltd-The Engineers Laboratory, Mapera Road, Kampala, Uganda

To continue and promote collaboration between KIU and TECLAB LTD for an extension of five years

The Government of The Federal Republic of Nigeria

The government of the Federal Government of Nigeria shall deploy Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers to KIU with aim:-assisting in meeting the assessed and perceived manpower needs,sharing Nigeria’s experienced and expertise on manpower,facilitating meaningful contacts between youths of Nigeria a...

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, Tamil Nadu, India

To have collaboration and build a long term, mutually beneficial partnership for better healthcare delivery and enhancement o healthcare capacity of KIU

SRM Institute Of Science And Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India

To promote cooperation in the fields of education, science and technology on principal of reciprocity and equality and to facilitate exchange programmes between the two institutions in the areas such as: Exchange of students • Exchange of faculty membersPromotion of joint research projectsExchang...

Wadhwani Foundation, India

Strengthening entrepreneurship education through deploying systematic approach to optimizing and increasing impact of teachers and training programs, providing students opportunity to become entrepreneurial skilled as well as enable aspiring graduating students who start meaningful ventures by conne...

University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Cooperate in a broad range of areas, initially in research collaboration in Research Methodology and Educational Technology and to work together for mutual benefit

Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Starkville, Mississippi

Enhancing the educational and research opportunities and experience of their students and faculty.Promote: Opportunity for qualified students enrolled in the University to study in the partnering universityTo develop cooperative endeavours in research and educationExchange educational and cultural ...

Mevlana Exchange Programme, Turkey - Academic Mobility

The Mevlana Exchange program between Kampala International University and the Gaziosmanpasa University,  Turkey supports Staff and Students Exchange aimed at building capacities across the two universities. Students from Kampala International University get to spend one (minimum) or two (m...

Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey

Promoting joint research worksDeveloping students exchange programs and organisation of programs granting dual diplomasExchange of academic research data and related materialsCooperation in publication activitiesOrganisation of joint academic and scientific activities. ...

The University of Edinburgh, Scotland

To promote cooperation in teaching, research and service to the community by working together on activities and projects where there is alignment of strategy and objectives.

Singhania University, Rajasthan, India

To develop academic and educational cooperation, establish a collaborative program between the two universities and to cooperate in their mutual interests for a range of higher education activities mainly in Medical, Applied Health Science, Para-Medical, MMBS & Management and Research in Medical...

Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, India

cooperation in higher education, knowledge transfer and researchShort and long-term faculty and student exchangeCollaborative academic programmesJoint examinersSkills developmentHolding joint academic events such as seminars/workshops.

Sharda University, Greater Noida, Delhi, India

To develop academic and educational cooperation and to promote mutual understanding between the two institutions.

University of Western Ontario, Also Called Western University, Ontario, Canada

Explore opportunities in general areas of academic training, collaborative research, scholarly collaboration, student and faculty exchange, community-university linkage and identify funding

Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia

To promote cooperation in teaching, research and service to the community

Kyambogo University, Kampala

To provide laboratories for students of Mechanical Engineering to carry out practical lessons

University of Nairobi, Nairobi

Focus is to ensure optimal theoretical and practical training of dentistry students and effective dental practice and research.

University of Rwanda, Kigali

Joint curricular activitiesCollaboration on Doctoral student exchange and on writing co-supervised doctoral thesisJoint extra curricular activities in academic and scientific fieldsExchange of studentsExchange of publicationsCollaborative research projects...

University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf/Germany

joint curriculum activities and teaching such as summer schoolsCollaboration of Doctoral students exchange and on writing co-supervised Doctoral thesisJoint extra- curricular activities in academic and scientific fieldsCollaborative research projectsCollaborative academic and scientific publication...

University of Cagliari, Italy

Collaborate in offering of Programs (Jointly or alternatively), research and student/staff exchanges