“You Are Trained to Create Opportunities”: Inside Kampala University’s Masaka Campus

What the report says

Watchdog Uganda reports on Kampala University’s Masaka Campus in Masaka, Uganda, describing how the regional campus serves 2,556 students through weekend and full-time study. The article says the campus, established in 2002 along the Masaka–Kyotera Road, was created to make higher education more accessible to people in southwestern Uganda, especially working adults and civil servants who cannot easily relocate to Kampala.

According to the publisher, most learners at the campus are in-service students who attend classes on Saturdays and Sundays, while a smaller share are full-time students. The report highlights a teaching model focused on practical learning and competence-based education rather than rote memorization. Examples include journalism lessons centered on digital publishing and fact-checking, and economics classes built around discussion and applied understanding.

The story also quotes Vice-Chancellor Professor Badru Dungu Kateregga, who says students are being prepared to create opportunities for themselves. Student Harriet Nakachwa, identified in the article as a Social Work student, says affordable fees, available lecturers, timely marks and respectful treatment help support her progress. The campus leadership is described as overseeing admissions, examinations, welfare and development.

The piece places the campus in a wider higher-education context, noting support through the Higher Education Students Financing Scheme and student leadership elections. Its broader significance is that regional campuses like Masaka’s can reduce cost barriers and help learners gain practical skills for a labor market where a degree alone may not be enough.