COVID-19 Updates: 114 New Cases Bring Uganda’s Cases to 5,380

September 17, 2020, 5:44 pm

The Ministry of Health has announced 114 new cases of COVID-19 from the 2,685 samples tested on September 16, bringing Uganda’s total to 5,380.In its daily COVID-19 update, the ministry announced that all 114 cases are contacts and alerts, with 50 coming from Kampala, 16 from Bududa, 9 from Pader,...

KIU Business Desk: Decline in Price of Commercial Properties and Land Raises Fears of Defaults on Loan Servicing.

September 17, 2020, 1:12 pm

By Stephen WanderaKIU, Main Campus - Assets quality in the real estate sector declined in value for the first time in the half-year ended June 2020, according to the Bank of Uganda. The decline, according to the Bank of Uganda Financial Stability Review June 2020 (Page 2), presents “risks to cred...

COVID-19 News: Over 4,000 Teenage Pregnancies Registered in Northern Uganda During COVID-19 Lockdown

September 17, 2020, 11:30 am

By Stephen WanderaKIU, Main Campus - A report from Human Right Focus Uganda (HURIFO) has revealed that a total of 4,062 cases of teenage pregnancies have been recorded in six out of eight districts in Acholi sub-region within five months of the pandemic, according to a news report by PML Daily.Franc...

COVID-19 UPDATES: Health Ministry announces the use of plasma to treat COVID-19

September 17, 2020, 11:29 am

KIU, Main Campus – On Wednesday, 16th September 2020, the Ministry of Health announced the use of plasma in COVID-19 treatment in Uganda, a project funded by the government.Hon. Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health, unveiled the new development at Makerere University. The clinical trials are set...

Uganda Welcomes Seventh Baby Gorilla in 2020

September 17, 2020, 11:06 am

By Rogers Wanambwa KIU, Main Campus – Uganda has registered an unprecedented seventh Gorilla birth after another baby was born in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has announced.According to a statement on the UWA website, this is the fifth gorilla birth at Bwind...

KIU Trivia: September 17 in the Present and the Past

September 17, 2020, 10:36 am

What’s Happening Today?World Patient Safety Day. World Patient Safety Day calls for global solidarity and concerted action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety. Furthermore, the Day brings together patients, families, caregivers, communities, health workers, health...

Issuing Academic Documents to Graduates of the 22nd Graduation (16th September, 2020)

September 16, 2020, 7:18 pm

Graduates of the following programs are scheduled to receive their academic documents from 16th September, 2020 to 23rd September, 2020 (10:00 am - 4:00 pm). Remember to carry your KIU identification documents along with you.Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management Diploma in Electr...

COVID-19 Updates: Uganda’s COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 60 as 143 New Cases are Registered

September 16, 2020, 4:52 pm

Uganda’s COVID-19 death toll thus far reached 60 after 2 new deaths – one from Soroti and another from Mbale - were registered from samples tested on September 15, according to the Ministry of Health daily COVID-19 update.Meanwhile, an additional 143 positive cases also were registered from the ...

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