Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is fury at Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU following the postponement of the graduation ceremony that was scheduled for March 27. The University management has decided to move the graduation ceremony to April 10. Initially, the graduation was supposed to be held in November 2020 …
Read More »IUIU students protest zero balance policy for lost semester
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students of the Islamic University in Uganda – IUIU have petitioned their administration over the University’s zero balance policy and the demand for payment of functional fees. The petition led by two Law students explains that it is unfair for the University to insist on …
Read More »Moses Ali replaces late Kivejinja on IUIU council
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Moses Ali has replaced the late Kirunda Kivejinja as the government representative on the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) council. Kivejinja who died two weeks ago has been serving on the University Council as vice-chairperson of the council until …
Read More »IUIU rector appointed to OIC secretariat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rector of the Islamic University in Uganda Dr Ahmed Kawesa Sengendo has been appointed the Assistant Secretary-General of Economic Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation- OIC. Dr Sengendo was sworn in on Saturday, November 28th 2020 at the 47th Council of OIC Foreign …
Read More »Islamic university unable to pay staff salaries, announces cuts
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU has announced salary cuts for all its staff members following a review of the terms of employment amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. The University Secretary Hussein Lukyamuzi says that the institution is unable to pay salaries to the staff members as …
Read More »IUIU reconsiders staff suspension, lays strategy for reopening
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU has reconsidered the suspension of all staffs’ contracts following the government’s directive permitting universities to reopen their doors for final year students. The University had indefinitely suspended contracts of both teaching and non-teaching staff and temporarily closed all its campuses. …
Read More »First batch of medical students at IUIU graduate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first batch of medical students at Islamic University in Uganda have graduated. The university introduced Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery course in 2014 and admitted 33 students. They were among the over 2,000 students who graduated on Saturday at the University’s …
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