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Where Promise Meets Progress: Youth in Work in Action

Gulu University in collaboration with eight partners (Muni University as the consortium lead, Meeting Point Kitgum (MPK), Bishop Stuart University Mbarara, Dan Church Aid (DCA), Fin Church Aid (FCA), PALM Corps, Community Empowerment for Rural Development (CEFORD), and Young African Refugees for Integral Development(YARID) ) are implementing the Refugee and Host Community Youth Empowerment and Transformation Initiative (RETI) program with support from the Mastercard Foundation to address unemployment challenges faced...

April 19, 2026Community Engagement, In the Press, News & Events0 CommentsRead more...

Gulu University, Partners Assess Youth Empowerment Progress in Refugee-Hosting Districts

7th -16th/April 2026, A joint team of government officials, development partners, and university leadership has conducted a monitoring visit to assess progress under a major youth empowerment programme (RETI), targeting refugee and host communities in northern Uganda, these areas include Lamwo, Kiryandongo and finally Gulu city, Uganda. A group photo of local leaders and Gulu University stakeholders with the RETI leaners. The Refugee and Host Community Youth Empowerment and Transformation Initiative (RETI),...

April 19, 2026Community Engagement, General Notice, News & Events, Stories & Articles0 CommentsRead more...

Gulu University Hosts Global Dialogue on Lifelong Learning Amid Growing Education Crisis

A group photo of the Second Prof. Peter Jarvis Memorial Lecture participants. Gulu University has convened local and international education actors to confront what experts describe as a deepening global crisis in education, marked by shifting geopolitics and declining development cooperation. Speaking during the Hybrid Second Prof. Peter Jarvis Memorial Lecture held on April 15, 2026, under the UNESCO Chair on Lifelong Learning, Youth and Work, participants warned that lifelong learning, particularly...

April 19, 2026Community Engagement, In the Press, News & Events0 CommentsRead more...

Gulu University attends the Women’s Day Celebration at Kololo

On 08/03/2026, a delegation from Gulu university was proud to witness the signing of three important documents during the women’s day celebrations at Kololo ceremonial grounds. The launch of the second national action plan on the elimination of gender-based violence, the gender equal climate action strategy and the national strategy on ending female genital mutilation 2026 – 2031 the documents were signed by the vice president of Uganda honorable Jessica...

March 13, 2026Community Engagement, General Notice, In the Press, News & Events1 CommentRead more...

Gulu University hosted Community leaders

On 16 December 2025, Gulu University elevated its commitment to community transformation through purposeful engagement with grassroots leadership. A team of about 60 LC I and LC II leaders drawn from different parts of Gulu City participated in a guided familiarization tour across the University’s faculties. Led by the Head of Communications and the Estates Manager, the engagement aimed to acquaint local leaders with the University’s services, infrastructure, and role in...

December 17, 2025Community Engagement, General Notice, News & Events0 CommentsRead more...