Busitema University's US Gov't Partnership Benefits

The US govt has supported Busitema University faculty of Sciences through the Peace Corps program since 2015.

His Excellency William W Popp, the United States Ambassador to Uganda, recently embarked on a tour to the Eastern part of Uganda where the university is located to see the progress of the partnership.

He was welcomed by the university Vice Chancellor Prof. Paul Waako and other officials.

During a meeting, Prof. Paul Waako mentioned that since the inception of the Faculty of Health Sciences, the United States Embassy has been a key partner, adding that they were guided back then in 2015 by the then Ambassador Scott DeLisi to seek support from the Peace Corps.

We are extremely grateful for the support we have been receiving from the US govt, when we started in 2013 we had no teachers and would get support from hospital support. Today we boost of over 50 academic staff, he added.

Dr. Lydia Ssenyonga, Head of the Department of Nursing also expressed gratitude for the support.

The Peace Corps have supported us mainly in the areas of mentorship capacity building and strengthening our curricula “All our peace corp volunteers are highly specialized, and the leaners get a lot from them”, she added

Ambassador Popp commended the team for a job done well adding that he was happy to see the impact of the collaborations.

The US government is honored to be a contributor to the success and growth of the university, we have 50 Peace Corps across the country supporting communities in different fields, he added.

Before departure, the ambassador was given a tour of the classrooms and simulation lab.  

I thank the Peace Corps for their support, I have interacted with 2 guest lecturers so far and I find them very resourceful.

My request is that we get a student exchange program for more knowledge on how best we can provide care to our patients.

The Peace Cops are doing an incredible job, their services are very beneficial to us the students. However we pray more can come support so that even other students away from Nursing can benefit.

It’s been a wonderful experience with Prof Brenda Lind, she has given us a remarkable experience. I can’t wait to serve after this.

Iam honored to witness the visit of Ambassador Popp, this excites us as a university but also gives him an opportunity to see how the learning is happening, we are so grateful for the support rendered to us through the Peace Corps.

Busitema University is a multi-campus university running a unique program aimed at supporting and accelerating social economic transformation of rural areas through 5 campuses spread across the country.