Maturu Milly Erema is going to set the record straight. She is going to be the first ever student to get a PhD in the history of Uganda Christian University. On Friday, she will graduate with a Doctoral of philosophy. She is among the three maiden doctoral students. Others are David Goobi Kataate and Selugo James who will graduate with Doctor of ministry. Benon Musinguzi, the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs said the doctoral graduates means increased ability by the university to offer higher education. “We have been steadily growing in our academic offerings. Several other PhDs are in the pipeline,” he said.
These are among the 1,024 people set to graduate at UCU’s nineteenth graduation ceremony on Friday. This lot will also include the first cohort of Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance which will have 13 students graduate. Some of the notable graduands this year include lawyer and former Presidential Advisor Hussein Kashillingi Rugaba who will be graduating with a Master of Laws in Oil and Gas and Aber Lillian, the former Deputy Guild President at Makerere University who will graduate with a Master of Business Administration Oil and Gas Management.
This will be the third out of the planned seven graduation ceremonies across UCU Campuses and Constituent Colleges this year.” Others will comprise of three graduation ceremonies at the UCU Main Campus in Mukono, two graduation ceremonies at UCU Mbale University College, and two graduation ceremonies at Bishop Barham University College, (BBUC, Kabale). Students at UCU Kampala Campus and UCU Arua Campus will graduate from the Main Campus in Mukono.
