UGANDA: VETERAN ACADEMIC BRINGS ALTRUISTIC DYNAMISM TO CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
July 1st, 2012
BY ANDREW GREEN, IN KAMPALA
Uganda is undergoing a higher education boom. The result of introducing universal primary education in 1997 and universal secondary education a decade later is a surplus of students looking for a university placement. Uganda's 30 public and private universities offer 50,000 spots for qualified secondary school graduates. More than 102,000 secondary-school students sat for qualifying exams this year. The demand for more higher education is tempered by a harsh economic reality, though. Even as students graduate, many are unable to find ...
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