KIU ranked best in education service export

Kampala International University (KIU) has been ranked the best institution in exporting education service to the outside world.

According to January 2020 rankings, KIU was not only ranked 4th top most university in Uganda by Webometrics, but also 2nd at regional level among private universities.

According to Webometrics, Ranking are peddled at improving the presence of the academic and research institutions on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results. The ranking started in 2004 and is updated every January and July. Today it provides Web indicators for more than 12,000 universities worldwide.

Ranking system for the world’s universities based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web content they received. The ranking is published by the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) located in Madrid.

Speaking to the press, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Dr. Mouhamad Mpezamihigo said pointed out that the institution is yet to go even higher.

“KIU is the best university that has promoted education service outside Uganda. Today, we are here to showcase what is upcoming at KIU and more so, celebrate 2020 in style,” said Dr. Mpezamihigo said

KIU as a center of Excellency, also looks forward to launching a community social responsibility program together with the Ministry of Health, aimed at training adolescents as volunteers to curb sexually transmitted diseases and stamp out the use of illegal drugs among adolescents and the youth.

“KIU is mainly doing this not only as a gesture of giving back to community, but also save Uganda’s next generation,” He assured

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