In a display of commitment towards Academic Excellence in Teaching, Research and Community Engagement for sustainable development, Mountains of the Moon University has emerged overall winner for the 15th National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Exhibition that was held from the 27- 29 March 2025 at Kamukuzi Grounds in Mbarara City.
The Theme for the 15th NCHE Exhibition was “Strategies, Challenges and Best Practices for Artificial Intelligence integration in Higher Education in Uganda”.
The Executive Director for NCHE Prof. Mary Okwakol urged Higher Education Institutions to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) in learning emphasizing it’s potential in addressing pressing challenges.
“Artificial Intelligence is here with us, and as Higher Institutions of Learning, let us embrace it for achieving Academic excellence,” she said.
The Chief Guest Rt Honorable Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa appreciated Institutions for showcasing Projects that are explaining how Artificial Intelligence can be integrated to provide every day solutions.
“I encourage Ugandans to use AI Profitably and grow our country through developing systems that will provide solutions to different issues. To our dear Students, please avoid misusing AI, in as much as AI is advantageous it can turn disastrous if used for the wrong motives,” he said.
Among the Projects that Mountains of the Moon University exhibited were, the “Smart Dustbin” which is an intelligent waste management system designed to enhance cleanliness and efficiency for the Environment, house holds and work places for smart City Solutions. There was also smart lighting system that is designed to enhance accessibility, safety and energy efficiency, additionally was a smart water monitoring system which is an advanced solution designed to optimize water usage and ensure quality through real time monitoring and Intelligence decision making, and A smart solar Tracking system among other Projects.
According to the Vice Chancellor Prof. Pius Coxwell Achanga, MMU is committed to be a Center of Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement for Social -Economic Transformation.
“At Mountains of the Moon University, we are Providing Innovative and Transformative Education through Research and Community Engagement and we are determined to be the Leader in this field,” he noted.
(Story by Dorcus Murungi)