Ibanda University has been accredited by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) to teach postgraduate diploma and master’s degree programs.
The institution located in the heart of Ibanda Municipality in Western Uganda, has been okayed to teach five programs; masters of public administration and management, masters in education planning and administration, masters of business administration, postgraduate diploma in education and postgraduate diploma in public administration and management.
NCHE put up a notice on their website indicating that the programs got interim approval on March 14, 2022 for five years ending March 14, 2027.
Ibanda University is one of twelve institutions of higher learning whose programs were given the green light by the sector watchdog, NCHE, even though the university will be offering graduate programs for the first time.
According to Officials at the university, the courses are expected to commence in August.
At the beginning of last month, the NCHE evaluation committee visited and inspected the institution’s graduate school campus to gauge its capacity to teach post-graduate courses.
During the exercise, the visitation team commended the eight-year-old university’s e-learning facilities and its community-centric approach to education.
Stakeholders have been excited to hear the news of the varsity’s accreditation to teach postgraduate courses.
Patrick Turyamureba, who represents entrepreneur Dr Patrick Bitature on the university board, was the first to break the news to the institution’s administrators and staff on Wednesday morning, April 13.
“Congratulations to Ibanda University! We are finally accredited to teach postgraduate diplomas and masters,” he said in a WhatsApp message.
While responding to the development, many of the staff members called for a celebration over the “good news” with Anthony Arinaitwe, the dean of faculty of education suggesting a big launch for the graduate school.
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