{"id":1410,"date":"2014-07-09T10:54:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T07:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oilnewskenya.com\/?p=1410"},"modified":"2015-09-09T09:40:21","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T09:40:21","slug":"ugandan-iranian-universities-partner-for-science-disciplines-exchange-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/ugandan-iranian-universities-partner-for-science-disciplines-exchange-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan, Iranian Universities partner for science disciplines exchange programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda\u2019s Makerere University has signed an exchange programme MoU with Al Zahra university of Iran that targets the transfer of knowledge in science disciplines especially oil and gas from the Asian nation.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange involves sending both graduate and undergraduate students as well as staff \u00a0to undertake both research and publication to ensure both universities share their knowledge and experience in a mutually beneficial way.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the signing of the MoU vice chancellor at Makerere University Prof. John Ndumba-Ssentamu said the agreement would enable the university tackle some of the emerging challenges in the field of science especially as Uganda gears towards oil production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that our students and staff will benefit from exchange programmes in science fields, most especially in oil and gas because Iran is very experienced in these disciplines,\u201d Ddumba said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the core functions of\u00a0Makerere University\u00a0is knowledge transfer partnerships and networking. The university reaches out to the communities to seek their involvement in coming up with programs that best address the respective needs. I am happy that we are signing an MoU with Al-zahra University.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian university on the other hand says the partnership will assist both countries handle various local concerns using an international platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollaborating is extremely important. Through sharing of knowledge, experience and Academic staff, we shall address our local concerns,\u201d \u00a0said the Vice President of Al-Zahara University, Dr Khazali Ensiyeh.<\/p>\n<p>Other fields of science that Uganda hopes to learn from the Iranians include nuclear science, stem cell and cloning research, medicine and aerospace.<\/p>\n<p>As per the nature of the partnership both parties will be engaged in fundraising for the partnership and the intellectual property rights will be equally shared.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda has been stepping up the training of its people on especially oil and gas and recently announced that it would award <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/yWy4N\">600 scholarships<\/a> to students from the resource rich Albertine region to train students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda\u2019s Makerere University has signed an exchange programme MoU with Al Zahra university of Iran that targets the transfer of knowledge in science disciplines especially oil and gas from the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/ugandan-iranian-universities-partner-for-science-disciplines-exchange-programme\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[113,1178,1486,1633,1835,2258,2603],"class_list":["post-1410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","tag-al-zahra","tag-iran","tag-makerere-university","tag-mou","tag-oil-and-gas","tag-science","tag-uganda","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mak-alzahara-univ-iran-mou-signing-30thjun2014-story.jpg?fit=358%2C215&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-mK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13192,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/eacop-institution-of-surveyors-of-uganda-sign-mou-to-enhance-competencies-provide-training-opportunities\/","url_meta":{"origin":1410,"position":0},"title":"EACOP, Institution of Surveyors of Uganda Sign MOU to Enhance Competencies &#038; Provide Training Opportunities","author":"","date":"January 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The East African Crude Oil pipeline Company (EACOP) Ltd \u00a0and the Institution of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU)\u00a0signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance competencies through training of EACOP staff and offering internship programs for university students from universities of Makerere, Ndejje and Kyambogo. 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