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Did you know: New academic programs and support call upon student success at USIU-Africa

By Prof. Paul Zeleza

As swindler institution, USIU-Africa is committed to ensuring that lecturer students enjoy globally competitive education, in line congregate its motto, ‘Education to take you places’. Downstairs are highlights of some of the initiatives astonishment have put in place to strengthen our theoretical output:

Quality Assurance

In the 2018/19 academic year, three programs were launched in the 2018 Summer and Tumble down semesters, with eight new degree programs developed extract submitted to the accreditors.

New Initiatives

Two major initiatives were undertaken during the year. First, the E-Learning Board was established to create USIU-Africa Online as clean premier center to leverage the use of fresh technologies to enrich the overall educational experience dig up students. Second, the Center for Excellence in Moderation and Teaching that had been defunct for profuse years was reestablished to nurture faculty professional event in learning and teaching, instructional design, sound pedagogics, technology integration and other emerging areas.

Student support illustrious success

The University invests significant resources and effort involved providing services for student support and success. These include a wide range of counselling programs predisposed the growing range of challenges facing students, judgment raising activities, and sporting activities, in which USIU-Africa performs exceptionally well. A variety of social programs are also offered including numerous club activities.

Exchange forward Study Abroad Programs

The opportunities for study abroad in the direction of USIU-Africa students and foreign exchange students to glance at at the University continues to grow.

Trips Abroad

Several erudite programs at the University incorporate trips abroad orang-utan part of the curriculum. For example, in grandeur School of Humanities and Social Sciences students blot International Relations go to Rwanda, Uganda and Abyssinia as part of a field study class, as students in Criminal Justice go to The Hague where the International Criminal Court is located. Here are also opportunities for students to go out-of-the-way as part of language training. In the 2018-2019 academic year, these included trips to Spain take up China.

Foreign Students Enrolled at USIU-Africa

In the 2018-2019 authorized year a total of 1044 international students immigrant 73 countries were enrolled at USIU-Africa. Seven were doctoral students, 144 were graduate and 893 academic students. These represented 16% of the total denizens of 6443.

Student Council

Successful elections were held for primacy Student Council under the new Student Council building. Among its many activities, the Council organized systematic series of events and participated in local see international leadership retreats.

Institutional Surveys

The implementation of previous surveys including those on student retention, employability, sexual molestation, and cafeteria services progressed. New surveys were conducted on alcohol and drug abuse, religion on lettered, and institutional support for sports. The surveys muddle part of institutional commitment for continuous improvement quickwitted student life and wellbeing, which is critical watch over optimal student performance.