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Vice Chancellor Closes Three-Day Workshop on Research and Innovation- Based Advocacy at Gulu University

The Vice Chancellor of Gulu University, Pro.Openjuru George Ladaah on 30th July 2025 officially closed a three-day workshop focused on Research and Innovation-Based Advocacy. The event aimed at transforming research and communication into meaningful policy action. The day also marked the launch of the EReBA Pilot Project Network which commenced in March 2024. The project brought together researchers and civil society organizations (CSOs) from Rwanda and Uganda in a collaborative effort...

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Gulu University awards 15 Former Council Members

Gulu University has awarded 15 former council members for their tremendous work towards the development of the University. The awardees who received plagues and certificates of recognition on 10 th July from the University New Library during the 62 nd Council Meeting included staff, students and ministry representatives from government. While giving the awards, the Gulu University Vice Chancellor Prof. George Ladaah Openjuru appreciated the good work of the awardees in...

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Gulu University to expand by 5,000 students

Gulu University is planning to expand the number of students by 5,000 through the Department of Open, Distance, Electronic, and Lifelong Learning (ODELL). Prof. George Ladaah Openjuru, the Vice Chancellor of Gulu University revealed this during the ODELL launch on 28 th July, 2025 at the University main campus. The VC emphasized that once this dream is realized, it will go a long way in enabling students in neighbouring countries like South...

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Journalists and Researchers should collaborate to transform Societies

Gulu University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Openjuru, George Ladaah has appealed to Journalists and Researchers in Uganda to collaborate in transforming societies since all of them are writers with a purpose. “I admire journalists, they write news article everyday but researchers can’t publish journal academic article everyday but all are writers with a purpose. They should all coexist for societal betterment”. He remarked. According to Prof. Openjuru, journalists tend to interact and frequently reports...

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Gulu University launched the department of Open, Distance, Electronic, and Lifelong Learning (ODELL ) under the Faculty of Education and Humanities

Gulu University has started a baby step towards developing and transforming education in the direction of Open, Distance, Electronic, and Lifelong Learning (ODELL) last week. The ceremony was presided over by Gulu University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah at the main campus on July 23rd ,2025. Prof. Openjuru Committed that the university shall gradually enrol ODELL for all programmes being offered at the university. Later in the day, an expert panel convened to...

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