Victoria University Celebrates Charter Status, Awards Best Performing Staff

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Victoria University Celebrates Charter Status, Awards Best Performing Staff

Victoria University Kampala has celebrated the achievement of attaining Charter Status from the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).

On July 31, 2022, President Yoweri Museveni signed and approved the charter status of Victoria University, becoming the 11th private chartered university in Uganda. The charter acquisition henceforth proved to be an endorsement of the quality education the institution offers to not only the Ugandan community but also the students from the diaspora.

Speaking at the function held inside the University Auditorium on Saturday, 11th February 2022, the university Vice Chancellor Dr Lawrence Muganga revealed that Victoria University does not look at itself as just an African University but a global University with currently a student community of people emerging from 51 countries.

”We celebrated the achievement of earning a Charter in August 2022, a testament to the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our staff and students in creating a world-class educational institution” Dr. Muganga said.

“So we want to be a university that of course serves Ugandan, Sub-Saharan African, South Africans, but most importantly, serves the entire world. Until we achieve the highest standard you would ever need in an internationally recognized university,” Dr Muganga added.

Dr Muganga attributed world-class facilities, technological innovations like the online class dubbed Vclass, and highly qualified lecturers among others as being key for the attainment of the charter status, a higher level license in Uganda’s education standards.

“To us, a Charter means our standard is unique and everyone should cherish it because the government took us through all inspections and confirmed that we are indeed fit to have a Charter. So, I want to assure students that at VU we give world-class value, having this Charter means we meet every criterion set by Government but also means we are among the best internationally and we continue to prioritize experiential learning and giving quality education that skills and empowers our students to beat the employment barriers in the job market,” he said.

“That means that if we take our education elsewhere around the country like we have done in Africa, in the rest of the world, we occupy a space where we offer value that every person who comes to Victoria University experiences something that changes their lives,” he added.

Meanwhile, the university also used the same function to recognize the best-performing staff who have been very fundament in the success of the university especially in attaining the Charter status.

Ms Precious Aturinda, the assistant academic registrar emerged as the best overall performing staff at Victoria University, while Ms Barbra Muhindo Mahinda scooped the award for Best Academic Staff, and Mr Stephen Ssebandeke was named Best Administrative Staff 2022.

List of VU Best Performing Staff 2022

  1. Overall Best Performing Staff 2022 – Ms Precious Aturinda
  2. Best Academic Staff 2022 – Ms Barbra Muhindo Mahinda
  3. Best Admin Staff 2022 – Mr Stephen Ssebandeke
  4. Best Head of Academic Unit – Mr Bill Nkeeto Dean FBM
  5. Best Head of Admin Unit – Mr Daniel Conan Businge
  6. Promising Talent 2022 – Mr David Kananura
  7. Best Researcher 2022 – Mr Isaac Yeko Kisira
  8. Ambassador of the University year 2022 – Ms Judith Nansobya.

About Victoria University.

Victoria University is one of the leading universities in Uganda and stands out as a centre for academic excellence. It offers a fresh and intellectually stimulating environment that nurtures critical thinkers.

The University was opened in August 2013 and has the capacity, facilities and determination to revitalize higher education in Uganda and in the region.

The University is committed to playing a leading role in bringing and developing high-quality education, and student-centred learning opportunities based on standards of excellence that are unique, innovative and difficult to match.

Accredited by the National Council for Higher Education with a wide range of nationalities and was recently granted a charter.

VictoriaUniversity is located in the heart of Kampala City convenient for learners from different parts of the world.

Victoria University is part of the Ruparelia Group of Companies, which has a strong presence in the education sector in Uganda and has under its portfolio, Kampala Parents School and Delhi Public School International.

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