Over 600 students complete studies at 18th UICT graduation ceremony 2025

On Friday 28th Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) Nakawa, held their 18th Graduation Ceremony to celebrate academic achievement, resilience, possibility, and the expansion national footprint of UICT’s work in digital skilling and innovation. 

0ver 600 graduands across ICT, Engineering, Business, and Management programs including both Government Sponsored and Privately Sponsored Students were passed out.

According to the Principal UICT Dr. Fredrick Kitoogo, The ceremony “affirms shared commitment to preparing Ugandans to thrive not only in today’s digital economy but in the rapidly evolving one they will help to create”

This year’s theme was “Empowering the Digital Generation: Building Adaptive ICT Talent for Uganda’s Future”

The Minister of ICT and National Guidance Dr. Chris Baryomunsi while congratulating the graduates the UICT class of 2025, for their hard work, achievement and resilient said that this year’s theme captures the essence of Uganda’s national vision of a transformed Ugandan society from a peasant to a modern and prosperous economy.

ICT minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi (R) 

The Minister highlighted the central role of the that ministry in integrating ICT into Uganda’s development agenda guided by Vision 2040, the Digital Uganda Vision, and NDP IV. 

“We position ICT as a pillar for industrialization, job creation, and improved service delivery. Our goal is clear: to deliver practical, needs-based ICT that supports wealth creation and inclusive national development” he said.

He pointed out key government areas including; supporting local innovation and commercialization, by scaling homegrown solutions through innovation hubs and strategic partnerships, expanding digital infrastructure, building digital skills, positioning Uganda as a BPO and ITO hub, among others.

“The National Backbone Infrastructure now covers 4,387 km, connecting government offices nationwide and reducing public-sector internet costs from USD 70 to USD 35 per Mbps. We are working with institutions like UICT to equip youth and women with employable ICT capabilities, aiming to create 100,000 jobs by 2030 and an additional 150,000 jobs by 2031 under the NRM Manifesto” he said.

Dr. Baryomunsi said that ICT drives growth in all sectors; agriculture, health, education, finance, industry, and the creative economy, creating employment through app development, digital marketing, cybersecurity support, and data services, and fueling entrepreneurship through online shops, mobile money, ride-hailing, and delivery platforms.

 The Principal UICT Mr Fredrick Kitoogo highlighted that the key role of UICT which is under the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance and the stewardship of UCC, is to serve as a Centre of Excellence in ICT training, digital skilling, applied research, and innovation.

“We do this by delivering competency-based ICT education and professional development, supporting digital skilling across different stakeholders including Government, Private Sector, Special Interest Groups and Communities, promoting applied research and innovation, Fostering entrepreneurship and incubation” he said

He said that among the 600 grandaunts, 183 were female representing 30.5% while 417 are male representing 69.5% with 10 disability students and 69 awards for distinctions.

The Executive Director Uganda Communications Commission Hon. George William Nyombi Tembo said that “UICT occupies a central and irreplaceable place in Uganda’s digital-skills ecosystem. As the country’s leading institution for foundational and intermediate ICT training, it produces over 70% of the basic and intermediate communication-technology skills that power the communications sector UCC regulates”

Graduates 

 He said the programmes at UICT builds Uganda’s human capital for ICT, innovation and applied research capabilities essential for a thriving knowledge-based economy.