Bishop Stuart University is an established institution of Ankole Diocese (PI). The project activities are coordinated by Mr. Waisindye Noah, of the Anglican Church of the Province of Uganda to provide Christian an Ethno-botanist in collaboration with project team members from based higher education, training and research for the expansion of Pharmaceutical science department of Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara God’s kingdom, pursuit of knowledge, and betterment of society. It is University of Science and Technology, department of plant sciences, a Christian University with its motto: “Our God Reigns”. microbiology and Biotechnology of College of Natural sciences (CoNAS) of Makerere University and Mbarara Zonal Agriculture It was founded by the Diocese of Ankole 17 years ago when it came research and development Institute. Essential oils steam distilled at the up with the vision to begin a University with the following core oil factory are used for manufacture of Heath products at Ethnobiology values; Faith in Jesus Christ, Pursuit of Knowledge and Integrity, Laboratory of Faculty of Applied Sciences at BSU. However, the oil Academic Excellence, Compassion, Relentless Service, Moral Integrity, production capacity of the essential oil Factory shall even serve the Accountability and Transparency. growing industrial sector of Uganda`s pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Oil Extraction Unit has been installed to extract essential Bishop Stuart University Skyrockets in the Inter-University Debate oils from several plants mainly lemon glass and lemon eucalyptus as Championship a repellant against malaria. Oil extraction has already started. Essential oils are a vital item in pharmaceutical and perfume manufacturing as PARTNERSHIPS, NETWORKS AND MOUs well as other industrial uses. Operation Wealth Creation (OWC): BSU is in partnership with OWC, and Bishop Stuart University farm was selected as a demonstration Collaborative Universities: The University is in partnership with Pharm-biotechnology and traditional medicine (PHARMBIOTRAC) Centre for excellence in South Western Region. (Please erase…..We different Universities like Trinity Western University in Canada, Mbarara ACE II: BSU is in partnership with Mbarara University of Science and have good relationship). They have given us an opportunity of poultry University of Science and Technology, Makerere University, Uganda Technology under PHARM-BIOTRAC ACE II housed at MUST funded by which has provided students with practical skills. On September 22nd, Christian University, The University of Byumba in Rwanda and The the World Bank Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centre 2018 we were given 100,000 coffee seedlings. Our farm has helped our University of Dar-es-Salaam. All this is aimed at improving teaching of Excellence. BSU has been given $51,000 dollars and two staff at students who are offering courses related to Agriculture for practical through exchange visits, bench marking, research and capacity masters and PhD will receive training under the same project. lessons to have hands-on skills and experience. building. BSU being recognised at international level: BSU collaborating with Diary Shade Mechanization Project (DSMP): The Government Membership to the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building International bodies is a testimony that it has grown from strength to through Operation Wealth Creation gave us tractor. Farmers partnering in Agriculture (RUFORUM): Bishop Stuart University joined RUFORUM strength and it is no longer at local level but International level. with BSU are using the tractor to upgrade their farms. Allow me to as a full member effective 18th October, 2016. The RUFORUM is now inform you that the tractor is there you can hire it at a small cost please sponsoring 2 staff in Agriculture to pursue PhDs (Deborah Akatwetaba INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT make use of it. & Wycliffe Tumwesigye. The Executive Secretary Regional Universities Interlocking Stabilised Soil Blocks (ISSB). Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RURORUM) Prof. Adipala The Interlocking Stabilised Soil Block education lecture block has been Agribusiness Incubation Hub at BSU. The project to establish an Ekwamu commended the university for a good approach in their commissioned as a complete building that will be housing Faculty of Agribusiness Incubation Hub (AIH) started in March, 2018 with a two- agriculture projects recently while touring the university projects. In Education. The program goal was to provide science teachers who are year funding arrangement from MasterCard Foundation worth $50,000 his words he said “ I wanted to bench mark on a university that had a also technical teachers to work as Technicians and Engineers for rural through the Regional Universities Forum (RUFORUM) won by Rabecca hands approach integrating theory and practice, I travelled by plane to community development. The program objective is to equip learners Kalibwani (Principal Investigator). The project is being implemented at China and many other parts of the world only to be surprised by Bishop with basic technical skills and competencies in the fields of building Bishop Stuart University (BSU), in partnership with Excell Hort Consult Stuart University upon visiting their exhibition”. and construction. Other structures under construction using ISSB like (EHC) Ltd, an agribusiness incubator, based in Koranorya, Mbarara. School of Nursing in Ruharo and Guild Commercial Centre. The AIH aims at enhancing the development of entrepreneurial skills for Agro-studies Program to Israel: BSU has a five-year MOU with innovative employment opportunities of young University graduates. Israel for Agro-Studies program. For the last four years, we have sent a) University library building: A 6th storied building is at completion This will provide the required skills to our young graduates and develop Agriculture students to Israel for apprenticeship. From 2014 to date a stage. Roofing has been finished. The remaining activities are their business ideas into strong enterprises for their future employment total of 151 students have so far benefited from this program. These completion of the parapet wall and site cleaning. and the community development through provision of jobs. students travel to Israel for a one-year internship through the National Agro Studies program for Agricultural skills development. The BSU b) Science and Research Laboratories: The University with a help of AVSI under Skilling Youth Uganda (SKY): We have Memorandum of contingent has been highly commended for their diligence and our government of Uganda is constructing a three Science Laboratories Understanding (MOU) under implementation with AVSI under SKY students have demonstrated mindset change in transforming Ugandan block to accommodate all Science students and researchers to skill the Youth in Agro-related innovation projects. We installed a Agriculture. greenhouse and planted tomatoes where we collected over 101 basins c) School of Nursing at a cost of 2,020,000 and, standard farm structures to a tune of 140 Student’s loan scheme under HESFB (HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS Students have increased and construction of premises at the school million have been constructed. Trainings have already been conducted. FINANCING BOARD):BSU signed MOU with Higher Education Students has already commenced in Ruharo. The department has well stocked Zero grazing Unit has been constructed and we bought diary animals. Financing Board (Government Loan Scheme) and a total of 262 library with relevant and current books. The university is proud to have And shed net has been donated in providing avenues for student’s students from our University have benefited from this scheme since the best nurses ever. hands on lessons in preparing and raising seedlings and it’s already in 2015 and their tuition is always paid in time. In this academic year use. 2018/2019 a total of 117 students have been taken on. d) Faculty of Law new Home: The University secured land and buildings for the expansion of the University last year in 2018 in Rwentondo- NARO Ethnobotany Project: We have partnership with NARO, Community outreach projects: BSU in partnership with International Kakoba and the place was allocated for Faculty of Law. The University MBAZARDI Mbarara which has given the University 5 acres of land to Partners/ Donors through BSU Visiting Senior Lecturer Dr. Toruun finished the remodelling of the Faculty of Law new home on a 3 Acre Ethnobiology department to establish Aroma Medicinal Plant gardens. Stangeland from Norway has Community Outreach projects has space in Rwentondo, Kakoba. This was launched by Hon. Chief Justice The intention is to exchange knowledge and commercial skills to the given 120 rain water harvesting tanks to women in Kibingo. Dr. Bart Magunda Katureebe on the 25th July, 2018. During our 14th communities in and around BSU to a tune of 194 million. The National Turrun in partnership, Father’s from Norway, Bishop Stuart University BSU Graduation in 2018, our pioneer class of Bachelor of Laws were Agriculture Research organization (NARO) Competitive grant scheme and Ruharo mission hospital, under Mother and Child Mbarara mobile awarded Degrees and out of the 18 students that were subjected to (CGS) Cohort (iv) funded project Implementation progress. The project clinic have carried out over 9 outreaches in Mbarara and Isingiro LDC exams 6 passed at a percentage of 40%. They are now at Law activities commenced in September 2016 under supervision