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Big Interview: Uganda Faces Critical Shortage of Professors, Kyambogo Vice Chancellor Warns

Published by Nile Post 19 July 2026 at 13:46
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Big Interview: Uganda Faces Critical Shortage of Professors, Kyambogo Vice Chancellor Warns
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Kyambogo University Vice Chancellor Prof. Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya says Uganda's shortage of professors and PhD holders is undermining research, innovation and national development, calling for greater government investment in graduate education, better pay and improved retirement benefits for academics.

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