On Monday 5th July 2021, students at Kampala International University (KIU) started their examinations that were administered online since they were unable to do them physically because of the ongoing covid-19 lockdown in the country.
However, it is said that several students were unable to sit for their examinations as a result of the system breakdown, internet inaccessibility, financial challenges, physiological factors among others.
Citing this, a group of KIU students have appealed to the regulator of higher education in Uganda the National Council for Higher Education over the challenges that had marred the online system of teaching and learning.
“With reference made to letter from the vice chancellor’s office dated 6th June 2021. Directing all students to turn on online studies and other related academic activities effective 14th June 2021. However, we don’t think that students have learnt anything through online classes and some of the institutions just conducted online classes for the sake of completing their course rather than meeting the teaching and learning objectives,’’ the letter reads in part.‘
’In the same ambit, we reiterate that the online readiness survey that was submitted KIU dated above aforementioned in paragraph 1. The majority programmes marginalized the majority students. This is to be conducted using electronic means which only favored those who were ready for online classes and if not those who were already pursuing them,’’ the letter adds.
In their petition, they requested NCHE to intervene into the matter citing that the guidelines set up by the university have failed to work and they remain theoretical without being implemented.
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