By Staff Writer
Victoria University has awarded Miss Curvy Uganda with Full Scholarship on tuition.
This offer has been made for the overall winner and 70% scholarships on tuition for the remaining 24 contestants for our Masters, Bachelors, Diploma and Foundation programs and a free short course in Public Speaking and Presentation for all contestants.
According to the university, they appreciate Miss Curvy for organizing this event to appreciate the participants and plus size females and they partnering with Miss Curvy for purposes of enhancing career growth and positive life enrichment of the Miss Curvy contestants.
The University is awarding the overall winner of the Miss Curvy with 100% scholarship on tuition of any Degree, Diploma or Masters in addition to a free short course in Public Speaking and Presentation. The remaining 24 contestants will be awarded a 70% scholarship on tuition in addition toa free short course in Public Speaking and Presentation.
Assoc. Prof. Krishna N. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University said that “Our aim in partnering is to impart and provide knowledge to the contestants through the scholarships; this will result in career growth. He also said he appreciates the contestants’ leadership skills as they have come to this level after fighting many challenges including but not limited to bullying, body shaming, etc.”
The Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University further added that, “We are giving them free short courses in Public Speaking and Presentation so that they may effectively transfer their leadership skills, implant the message of having pride in who they are, inspire and motivate others who may be facing similar challenges what they have faced in the past.”
The key objective of the scholarship is to extend their international standard of education, to promote equality in communities by supporting talented students to acquire the necessary academic qualifications, to promote entrepreneurship and skills in Africa that will help address the skills gap as well as the challenges of human capital development.
CEO of Miss Curvy Uganda Ms. Annie Mungoma summed up and said that she appreciates that institutions such as Victoria University have come out with a cause of ensuring that the contestants are skilled and acquire knowledge through the scholarships which they can take up in the desired degree of their choice. This will have a direct impact and will enhance their career growth and have something to hope for in the future.”
Victoria University is a premium University accredited by the National Council of Higher Education and Uganda Nurses and Midwifery Council. It stands out as a pivot of academic excellence, offering a fresh and intellectually thriving environment that nurtures critical and progressive thinkers. It’s a private university that has been in existence since 2010 and stands out with a first class teaching environment.
