26/09/2024
Happy birthday, Nexus International University - Africa's premier online university!
On 26 September 2011, the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) granted the first-ever licence to Professor Michel Lejeune and Professor Dieidre Carabine (both retired currently) to establish and operate Africa's first postgraduate-only online university - The Virtual University of Uganda. It was a journey filled with challenges and opportunities.
An online university in Africa is exposed to poor internet connectivity, high cost of computer gadgets, expensive data, and a primitive mindset that online education is inferior to classroom education. However, the advent of COVID-19 brought online teaching and learning to the fore.
With its permanent home in Mityana, Uganda, and a name change in 2020, Nexus International University is braizing the trail in hybrid teaching, learning, and research. It has served students from over 24 countries in academic and professional training. It will hold its 7th graduation ceremony on 6th December 2024.
The journey continues. Meanwhile, happy birthday and big congratulations to the Board of Trustees, the Governing Council, the Senate, management, staff, students of Nexus International University, and all our benefactors for staying the course indefatigable.
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