GROWING STRONGER EACH DAY By: Michelle Akinyi

Once you mention Uganda, the one university that comes to the mind of many is Makerere University. Makerere has existed for decades and it has in turn paved way for other universities to come up.

Uganda Pentecostal University is quickly becoming a leading university with a promise of being the heaven of academics in Uganda. Prof .J. Ntambwireki, an experienced lawyer and a renowned educationists has been at the helm of UPU since inception.

Prof. John Ntambirweki addresses a students gathering after UPU was won the western Uganda University games Championship

Located in fort portal western Uganda, the university is endowed with tranquil and accommodative environment which is condusive for teaching and learning. It promotes interaction between students of different nationalities, ethnic and religious backgrounds which I turn brings harmonious environment in the campus where students exchange ideas and view each others as equals.

UPU has created a niche as a reliable institution of higher learning with marketable courses that assure graduants of jobs on completion. The university has also introduced employment opportunities for their students who perform exemplary, this ensures that the students work hard because they also stand a chance to do masters whose fee is catered for with the lecturing hours one accumulates. The teaching staff is a combination of both the young and the old who act as role models.

This is a show that the university is on the right track and its speed of growth is above average, in the next few years it will be a pillar of education in Uganda everybody will be making reference to.