Visit of President's Wife

First Lady Mama Janet Visited the University on 25th and allthough at fairly short notice everyone really got down to it and the day was a great success. We really wanted to get accross the message that we are a new sort of Unversity in Uganda. In particular that we take our lead from the needs of local communities, that there is a strong emphasis on the applied/practical end, i.e. that knowledge is not much use unless it can be used, the staff are recruited from those with real work experience and then we invest in their higher academic qualifications so that they can progress to the highest levels in academic life. She was really interested and when talking to the students told them how lucky they are to be at MMU and that if she was starting to study again she would want to come to MMU rather than Makerere. So we were delighted and just hope it translates into something tangible in the way of support. Saturday is our open day really for the benefit of the Horticulture section and our efforts to reach out to the local farmers and others. I learned today that if you plant a Mango seed convex side up you may get as many as seven shoots/plants but if the other way only 1, could make or break one's business knowing that.
Some pictures of the visit.