I am honored and proud to lead the Open Christian University of Eastern Africa as its founding Vice-Chancellor. And I am delighted to welcome you to our great institution, whether you are a prospective student wondering what we’re all about, a visitor, a researcher, a current university community member, an alumni, or anyone else. We thank you for your interest!
The Open Christian University of Eastern Africa boasts three distinctive strengths: comprehensive excellence, creativity, and community.
Our comprehensive excellence is remarkable. Many of our peer institutions are weighted heavily toward certain disciplines, but we are fortunate to have a balanced portfolio of strengths. Indeed, we have regionally recognized programs that range from community development to project management, not forgetting cultural industries.
The Open Christian University of Eastern Africa is also known for fostering creativity, the engine of innovation across our disciplines. Our faculty, staff, and student researchers and creators are doing amazing things to help poor African communities through development projects as facilitated by the Open Christian Fund. We enjoy a powerful sense of community – online groups, within the students country zones; with friends, alumni, and supporters throughout the region. Another way of saying this is that we are a big, comprehensive university, but we’re small enough to enjoy a warm, community feel, both on our digital campus and throughout this wonderful region of Eastern Africa.
The OCUEA is always forward-looking, and we are embarking on a new strategic plan that will build on our strengths to advance our mission as a premier public research university. Our institutional priorities include:
● student, faculty, and staff success,
● transformational research and discovery,
● diversity, equity, and inclusion,
● holistic well-being,
● public engagement embedded throughout all the above areas.
Our overarching goal is to be a destination digital university of first choice for talented faculty, staff, and students.
Every day, I am impressed by our exceptional university community that enjoys a culture of mutual care and institutional pride, and is dedicated to making life better for everyone who is touched by this institution. Every day, I see the brilliance and passion of our faculty and staff, and I am moved when our students share with me at every turn the sense of family they feel at Open Christian University of Eastern Africa. They express deep appreciation for the superb education they are receiving and for the caring teachers, mentors, and support staff who are guiding them in their higher education journey.
The Open Christian University of Eastern Africa has a remarkable story to tell, and I am eager to share it far and wide. I hope your visit to our website underscores our commitment to comprehensive excellence, creativity, and community.
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