Sebyaala says when they were sent home, fellow students called to alert him about teachers sharing work on WhatsApp groups, which he did not have access to
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Monday April 26 2021
The convocation of academicians led by Kampala University Academic registrar, Mr Hamza Ssegawa (Left), arriving for a virtual graduation ceremony in Ggaba- Kampala. Photo | Gabriel Buule
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Speaking at the second graduation ceremony of East African University Rwanda (EAUR), an affiliate of Kampala University, Prof Kateregga added that much as virtual graduations detach institutions from communities, they should be embraced.
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Renowned academician and education entrepreneur Badru Ddungu Kateregga has urged universities to embrace virtual graduations as a cost-effective alternative to the conventional mass gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking at the second graduation ceremony of East African University Rwanda (EAUR), an affiliate of Kampala University, Prof Kateregga added that much as virtual graduations detach institutions from communities, they should be embraced.
Higher learning institutions endure ahead of re-opening
Monday February 08 2021
Students of Makerere University at the campus. Re-opening learning institutions has great opportunities and challenges alike. PHOTO / COURTESY.
Summary
With prospects of a gradual reopening of institutions of learning in March, following months of Covid 19 disruption, learners and administrators are grappling with online learning as they try to catch up on missed studies and fit in the new school schedules.
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Since March last year when tertiary institutions closed as a measure to curb the Covid-19 spread, each day that goes by leaves many students in the dark without knowing when normalcy will be reinstated. It is now 10 months and counting of students and lecturers’ frustration for different reasons, especially limitations that come with online classes.