By Spy Uganda
Carter Jorine Karyn has been declared Victoria University’s next guild president after flooring four male competitors.
Click To Read Carter’s Victory Speech
According to the results released by the University’s Dean of Students, Mrs. Winfred Nassiwa, Carter got 914 votes and the four male candidates; Rwothomio Denis got 150 votes, Nakibinge Samuel garnered 528, Etomet Gilbert got 194 and Serebe Eugan got 134 votes.
Mrs Nassiwa says in two-day online electoral process that was carried out with a high-tech University online system the VClass, 1,924 students voted for their favorite candidates.
”Today, Ms. Carter Jorine Karyn has been declared the overall winner of the heated students’ guild elections for the year 2023-2024 as the Guild President-Elect of Victoria University with 914 votes accounting for 47.5% of the total votes cast,” Mrs Nassiwa stated.
She added, ”As University, we congratulate all the guild candidates who participated in the race and the whole students’ body for exercising the right to vote.
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Statement From Office Of Dean Of Students
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In her victory speech, Carter thanked students for supporting her into guild office and vowed to serve every one effortlessly.
”Leadership comes from God, and there is no doubt the Almighty has bestowed this position on me. I am lucky I am the chosen one; otherwise, all the four candidates I was contesting with are competent leaders. On that note, I would like to congratulate them for taking their chance and believing in limitless to come for this mighty battle of Guild presidency that I have won today,” said Carter.
She added, ”I want to pledge organized, upshifted, uncompressed, managerial, authentic leadership, dedicated service, and practical solutions to student issues. We, as team Carter, pledge cooperation with the university management to make all possible as we embrace VU’s tomorrow limitlessly. Being Guild President right now does not change who I am; it will reveal who I am,” vowed Carter.
Click To Read Carter’s Victory Speech
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Having been ranked by the NCHE as the best in delivery of Emergency Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) with an impressive score of 86.1%, Victoria University has cemented its place as the fastest growing and leading university in East Africa.
Worth noting, this is the first University approved to host an EON Reality Center in Uganda, paving the path to introduce Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology in education.
The University is Uganda’s only institution that offers a curriculum that focuses on both today and future’s workforce needs.
The University is part of the Ruparelia Group of Companies whose footprint in the education sector runs right from the foundational primary level to the highest level of education in Uganda. University’s sister schools include Kampala International School of Uganda, Kampala Parents School, and Delhi Public School International.
It’s the only higher institution of learning that offers its students the opportunity; to study anywhere, anytime, access free textbooks, and graduate with work experience.
The University has the capacity, facilities, and determination to revitalize higher education in Uganda and in the region with a commitment to play a leading role in bringing and developing high-quality education, and student-centered learning opportunities based on standards of excellence that are unique, innovative, and difficult to match.
