By Stella Karakire
Kampala International University won the prestigious U.N. SDG University quiz challenge when it beat Kyambogo University in the finals that were held yesterday, Tuesday 23rd October at Skyz Hotel Naguru. Kampala International University came in first, Kyambogo University took second place and Makerere University took the third place.
The two universities went head to head in a heated battle of wits that comprised of three rounds. The first round had structured questions and Kampala International University won this round with 17 points over Kyambogo University’s 12 points. The second round of the quiz involved answering multiple choice questions and here both universities tied with 10 points each.
Next, and perhaps the most entertaining was round three which had original composition pieces/creative art that saw Kyambogo University beat Kampala International University with 8 points over Kampala International University’s 7 points.
The competition was sponsored by U.N.Uganda, MTN, Blue Pearls Company Limited, United Nations Association of Uganda (UNAU), NTV, Sekanolya Security Systems Limited, and Skyz Hotel Naguru.
Kampala International University was represented by Dramati David, Immaculate Akello, Amina Nassali, and Massa Job.
After announcing the winner, KampalaInternational University exuded class by congratulating their counterparts from Kyambogo University for being fantastic competitors and challenging them to prepare harder.
On how they were able to win this competition, Immaculate Akello one of the participants from KIU had this to say; “Luck is when opportunity meets preparation. What this means is that even if you are lucky but not prepared, you can never win at anything. We won this competition because we were very well prepared for it.”
She added: “This victory demonstrates how KIU not only produces students with academic excellence, but goes further by producing graduates who are well rounded and prepared to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. A word class education produces world class students.”
Massa Job, the student president of UNAU at the University, thanked the KIU Board of Trustees, the senior management, and the heads of department who helped make this win possible.
He also thanked the U.N., NTV, Skyz Hotel and all the sponsors of the challenge.
The winners will get six months internship at the UN Head Quarters in New York among other prizes.
