KIU teaching 13 illegal courses
Kampala International University is teaching 13 unaccredited courses which are not recognised by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).
In essence, the courses are illegal and the academic certificates awarded to the graduates are unrecognised for employment and further studies.
Some of the students pursuing the contested courses held demonstrations at the university campus in Kansanga, a Kampala suburb, last week demanding explanations from the administration. Dr Annet Kezaabu Kasimbazi, the deputy vice chancellor for academics, said they had been in talks with students to explain their efforts to have the courses accredited but were shocked to see them demonstrating.
“We are in the process of having these courses accredited. The students were misinformed. We have alumni from engineering courses who are already working. We have never had any issues. We are in the process of accrediting a few of the remaining courses in engineering and it is not a one-day process,” she said.
