For two and a half years, Sylvia Nalubega had to travel from Tororo to Kampala every Sunday evening and repeat the three-hour journey each Tuesday, back to Tororo where she works and lives with her family.
Commuting from Tororo to attend classes at the Aga Khan University (AKU) in Kampala has been a tough run, but Nalubega’s efforts paid off when she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing on Saturday.
“It was not easy. My employers gave me two days off: Monday and Tuesday. I, therefore, had to come every Sunday evening and go back on Tuesday evening”, she said.
In addition to the degree, she received the award of Academic Excellence after she emerged top among the students graduating from the BSC Nursing programme.
“She was not only the best performer in Uganda, but also the best of all graduating students in East Africa this year”, said Firoz Rasul, president Aga Khan University, while presenting her with the award.
Sixteen graduands received the degree of BSC Nursing at AKU’s ninth convocation ceremony held at the university premises in Old Kampala, Saturday.
via The Observer – 16 graduate in nursing at Aga Khan.
Related: http://www.aku.edu/aboutaku/newsandevents/Pages/AKU-Convocation-in-Dar-es-Salaam.aspx
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