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IUIU Received the Chairman of the Africa Friendship Association based in Istanbul, Turkiye, Mr Semsettin Turkan

  • 05th April, 2023 11:00pm

The Rector of IUIU Assoc. Prof. Ismail Simbwa Gyagenda, received the Chairman of the Africa Friendship Association based in Istanbul, Turkiye, Mr Semsettin Turkan, on Tuesday 5th April 2023, at his Kampala Campus office. Mr Turkan`s first visit to the university was in January 2023. Having discussed areas of collaboration, Mr Turkan made a visit to sign an MoU.

He carried along with him, a number of Quran copies and boxes of medicine for donation. The association has given some financial help to needy support staff at the Kampala campus.  The signing of the MoU was witnessed by the Director for the Kampala campus Dr Taha Kasule and the Coordinator of the Centre for Capacity Development, Saim Celik. Rector later thanked him for his meaningful visit and wished him success in prospective projects.

The Association was instrumental in establishing the Nawanyago Technical Institute project in Kamuli, in collaboration with the Uganda Government and TIKA, the Turkish development agency.