{"id":31335,"date":"2022-12-12T17:59:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/featured-over-600-students-graduate-from-adventist-university-of-central-africa"},"modified":"2022-12-12T18:03:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:03:48","slug":"featured-over-600-students-graduate-from-adventist-university-of-central-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/culture-and-art\/featured-over-600-students-graduate-from-adventist-university-of-central-africa","title":{"rendered":"FEATURED: Over 600 students graduate from Adventist University of Central Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Adventist University of Central Africa, has conferred academic degrees to 621 students in its 28th undergraduate and 6th postgraduate graduation on 11 December 2022, in a ceremony held at its Masoro main campus.<\/p>\n

The university awarded 50 candidates a Master\u2019s degree in Business Administration and Education whereas the rest secured an undergraduate degree in different disciplines ranging from Business, IT, Education and Nursing and Theology. 50 per cent of the graduates were females.<\/p>\n

Outstanding performers from different faculties were awarded laptops and professional internships plus cash by different partner institutions like the Bank of Kigali, Urwego Bank, Goshen Finance, Rwanda Social Security Board, Orion Systems Ltd and AUCA alumni.<\/p>\n

Speaking to graduates, Vice Chancellor Prof. Kelvin Onongha said that they were glad to have their 28th graduation ceremony in person, post-pandemic, adding, \u201cWe are sending our students out there with 21st-century soft skills and abilities to excel in the global market and make a difference in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that the university was designed to attract students from the region like it is embedded in the university\u2019s name and vision, the latter being \u201cto become an international center of academic learning with global impact\u201d.<\/p>\n

AUCA now has students from 25 countries across Africa and Asia, and staff from nine nationalities from Africa, Asia, South and North Americas. This makes a total 32 nationalities for students and staff on its 3 campuses: Masoro, Gishushu and Ngoma Nursing campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis ceremony is a symbol that you\u2019ve been qualified to serve, you have the status not only to serve but serve with diligence. So, act as the main community contributors and hold high all you\u2019ve learnt here,\u201d he told graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to AUCA for teaching us how the smallest mustard seed grows to flourish with the biggest plant, we are the small seeds going out there to flourish,\u201d said Joslain Ganza, a bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting graduate, and representative of the undergraduate class of 2022.<\/p>\n

Ganza said that they were very grateful for the tireless work of the university staff to see them grow and prepare them for the job market while shaping their characters.<\/p>\n

Marvella Kameca, graduating with a Bachelor of Sciences\u2019 degree in Networking and Communication Systems, and one of the best performers awarded, said that the quality of education is very high and the competition is tight, adding that she felt assured of making it to the job market.<\/p>\n

She added that the university has highly prepared and equipped them with all that they need to thrive and make a difference in the world.<\/p>\n

Deborah Kemuma, the overall best performer of AUCA\u2019s 28th Graduation, graduating with a Bachelor of Science\u2019s degree in Nursing, said that the conducive academic environment contributed to her success.<\/p>\n

Among the graduates today were international students from 7 nationalities.<\/p>\n

The AUCA advantage<\/p>\n

Speaking to graduates today, Prof Onongha reminded them that \u201cin many ways AUCA has prepared you to be able to go into this dark and uncertain future and to shine\u201d. He emphasized that for this to happen, graduates will need commitment to the values, virtues, principles, and discipline which AUCA has sought to instill in them.<\/p>\n

He went on that committing AUCA values, virtues, morals and principles enable students to excel in all of their endeavours, and it\u2019s what constitutes \u201cthe AUCA Advantage\u201d.<\/p>\n

Being the first private university in Rwanda since 1984, AUCA is praised for its track record quality education, and for producing competent graduates on the job market. It has for decades maintained its sterling reputation as a university of which graduates excel both academically, professionally, and spiritually.<\/p>\n

AUCA has recently added Project Management to its the MBA programme and introduced in October 2022 the Master of Science in Big Data Analytics. The university also reveals that the MBA in taxation and procurement are in the pipeline.<\/p>\n

AUCA also runs a state-of-the-art medical school, the Adventist School of Medicine of East-Central Africa, located at Masoro campus. The school is to train mission oriented and best doctors for the country and the region, as embedded in its motto \u201cTeach \u2013 Preach -Heal\u201d.<\/p>\n

Apart from Rwanda\u2019s Higher Education Council, AUCA\u2019s programmes are also accredited by the church\u2019s international accrediting bodies (International Board of Education (IBE) and the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA).<\/p>\n

The accreditation exercise is conducted every four years to evaluate compliance with the standards of quality education.<\/p>\n

The colourful ceremony was attended by different dignitaries from the government, the Seventh Day Adventist Church, academicians, students and parents.<\/p>\n\r\n