News coming in shows that International University of East Africa (IUEA) is set to establish the first education satellite (UGA-SAT 1) in Uganda if they are given permission by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). This follows a request made by IUEA to UCC award them an amateur (VHF/UHF/S-band) license.
Rendering to IUEA’s mission, students are provided with the use of technology to advance national economic development especially in difficult times where learners cannot physically encounter their teachers. ‘’The satellite project will involve the combined scientific, engineering and useful ability of IUEA’s faculty of science, faculty of engineering, the department of environmental science and IUEA’s soon to be the operational department of agriculture. Modern-day education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution mentality mandate an inter-disciplinary approach to problem-solving, and this is precisely what IUEA’s satellite programme demonstrates,’’ Dr. Emeka Akaezuwa IUEA Vice chancellor explained.
Dr. Emeka also revealed that IUEA plans to design and build a Cube Satellite that will address the climate change and incurable crop diseases aspects of the problem by analyzing and forecasting weather patterns for Uganda’s agricultural sector.
It should be remembered that IUEA is the only institution in Uganda that teaches satellite communication courses.