{UAH} Museveni expresses on quality of education in Uganda

Museveni expresses on quality of education in Uganda

Written by URN

 Created: 06 November 2016

 

President Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni has expressed concern about the quality of graduates being churned out by universities and other institutions of higher learning in the country.

Museveni expressed his dissatisfaction in a speech read for him by vice president Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi at the 24th graduation ceremony of Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) held on Saturday.
 
 A total of 2,672 students graduated in different academic disciplines at IUIU main campus in Mbale. Museveni noted that while access to higher education is no longer a challenge in the country, the quality of graduates is wanting.
 
"Our biggest challenge therefore is no longer to access education but the quality of the product from education institutions. As of now our education system is producing job seekers rather than job creators", he said. 

Museveni said it is as a result of this, that government is focusing on vocational skills development to bridge the gap.
 
"The initiative of government is now focusing on vocational skills development. In this regard, various technical colleges have been rehabilitated and equipped with the necessary facilities to offer vocational skills to our youths."
 
Museveni also expressed the need for more science and technology based programs, arguing that the 21st century is driven by unprecedented advances in innovation as well as research and development.
 
Museveni called upon universities to review their curricular to ensure that they incorporate skills in their academic programs, saying this vital in the struggle to transform Uganda to a middle-income society.
       
"I therefore call upon all universities to review their curriculum to ensure that they incorporate skill in their academic program. This is what is needed as we struggle to transform this country to a middle-income society".  

Dr Ahmad Kawesa Sengendo, the rector of IUIU, said as a university they are fully aware of the challenges of living and working in the knowledge-driven 21st century, which requires academic institutions to prepare students to have the capacity to be creative and innovative.
 
He said the university is going to consolidate the gains made so far to focus more attention on science and technology programs. Dr Abdulaziz Alsebail, the Islamic University in Uganda council chairperson, said the 28th university council meeting drafted a strategy dubbed 'IUIU Vision 2020'.
 
He said the vision has the objectives of establishing a greater number of science and technology based programs, improving teaching and learning facilities for all programmes among others.

Gwokto La'Kitgum

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