Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two groups of anti-corruption protesters have been arrested in separate incidents near Parliament Avenue. The first group, comprising students from Makerere University, has been taken into custody on Nasser Road. Shortly afterwards, mores students, this time from the Islamic University of Uganda-IUIU have also been …
Read More »Rector clarifies on role of University student leadership
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rector of the Islamic University in Uganda -IUIU Professor Ismail Gyagenda has cautioned student leaders against seeking privileges as theirs is a volunteer role to serve the students’ interests. The caution was made during the ceremony for swearing in the elected Guild President of …
Read More »We have values to uphold – IUIU responds to activists objecting to compulsory pregnancy tests
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Islamic university in Uganda has advised a women’s pro bono initiative and other female activists opposed to the mandatory pregnancy tests at the institution to respect the university’s values and principles. Recently, a memo was posted on the notice board of the Mbale-based university …
Read More »IUIU calls for support to set up medical hub
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU council has called for support from the government and Muslim donors to establish a medical center of excellence. Addressing journalists at the government-owned media center on Tuesday, the IUIU council chairperson Faisal Abdul Aziiz Alzamel, said that besides receiving support from …
Read More »Court dismisses November 2020 election riot case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has dismissed an application by two law students from Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU challenging the excessive use of force and lethal weapons by security agencies to disperse assemblies. The High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana dismissed the application filed by Derrick Okello …
Read More »Fire guts IUIU Mbale campus hostel
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire on Saturday gutted a hostel at the Islamic University in Uganda- IUIU main campus in Mbale City. The fire gutted Sumayya Female’s Hostel injuring one student and destroying property. Rehema Kantono, the University’s Public Relations Officer says that investigations are underway to establish …
Read More »IUIU alumni to support vulnerable students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) Alumni Association has unveiled a scholarship fund to support vulnerable students to attain University education This was part of the activities during the third annual dinner of the IUIU Alumni Association held at Hotel African on Saturday evening, which …
Read More »IUIU students, administrators clash over missing coursework marks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a bitter row between law students at the Islamic University in Uganda and the administration over missing coursework marks. Over the past weeks, students in the law faculty have silently been planning protests against the university administration over the missing coursework marks. The …
Read More »IUIU lecturers lose application to block new appointments
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application filed by two lecturers from Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU seeking interim orders to block the appointment of Dr. Adnan Ali Adikata as the Director of IUIU Kampala Campus and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mass …
Read More »IUIU lecturers sue rector for appointing wife and new director Kampala campus
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two senior lecturers from Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU have sued the rector, Prof. Ismail Simbwa Gyagenda and four others over the appointment of the director Kampala campus and the director for public relations. Also sued is IUIU, University secretary, Dr. Adnan Ali Adikata, and the …
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