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Institutional development · Internationalisation and TNE · Uganda

EU-backed South Sudanese scholar nears end of information systems master's at Uganda's MUST

Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda has profiled Daniel Gai, a South Sudanese INTERACT-Africa scholar who is completing a Master of Science in Information Systems before its 33rd graduation.

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Why it matters: Daniel Gai, whose master's at Mbarara University of Science and Technology is supported by INTERACT-Africa and the European Union, is completing it as the 33rd graduation approaches.

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) said Daniel Gai, a South Sudanese INTERACT-Africa scholar, is completing a Master of Science in Information Systems at the university.

According to the university, his studies are supported by the INTERACT-Africa Project and the European Union.

The university published the profile as its 33rd graduation ceremony approaches.

MUST presented his journey as showing how international education can prepare graduates to tackle challenges in their home countries, with a focus on digital transformation in South Sudan.

Editor’s view

Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor

The profile concerns one South Sudanese INTERACT-Africa scholar at MUST, whose master's studies are supported by the project and the European Union, and the next milestone the university names is its 33rd graduation ceremony.

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