KAMPALA: Kampala International University (KIU) is currently participating in a three-day virtual Higher Education Exhibition that started on November 10 and is expected to close on November 12. The theme of the exhibition is in line with the current emerging challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic to the higher education sub-sector. The theme is: Innovation for Current and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities Under the Covid-19 pandemic.
The exhibition was organized by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) which invited several Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) including KIU.
The 12th annual higher education series by NCHE exhibition will be conducted both virtually and physically at UMA Show Grounds, Lugogo. This is to cope with the physical limitations and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the course of the exhibition, KIU has been able to share details about university programs, facilities and position of the university as the leading private university in Uganda according to the webometrics.
According to Kabuga Daniel Mulindwa, Deputy Director of Marketing and Public Relations, said the exhibition is a chance for the university to showcase what they have in regard to technology.
“We shall be able to market the University more to the outside world. It’s a marketing opportunity for us because we shall showcase how far we have moved with technology,” he said.
The exhibition will provide Higher education institutions a one-stop forum for engagement with higher education stakeholders showcasing institutional innovations. This is a timely opportunity for institutions to mobilise student enrolment and present their resilience, recovery processes and repositioning under the new normal.
Participants will showcase various technological advancements like; artificial Intelligence, new computer technology, making computers smarter, blockchain, virtual reality, biotechnology, developing new pharmaceuticals and materials, robotics, energy capture, transmission and storage, 5G Internet.
KIU last participated in the 11th edition of the NCHE exhibition in 2019 under the theme: “Mainstreaming Information and Communication Technology: Exploitation of Social Media for Higher Education Delivery and Management.”