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Pictorial: LGIHE Celebrates 5th graduation ceremony
The 5th graduation ceremony of Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education (LGIHE) on December 2, 2024, was a radiant celebration, filled with color, joy, and pride. Held at the Luzira campus in Kampala, the event marked a significant milestone in the institution’s history as it honored 91 graduates, the largest…
Read More »Understanding teacher wellbeing
Over the past few months, we partnered with Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child and Save the Children in developing tools that measure teacher well-being in Uganda. To learn more about the research project and teachers’ experiences, watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1RKQ9A3Yg
Read More »LGIHE rolls out degree programmes
All is set for Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education (LGIHE) first degree programmes intake pending clearance by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). LGIHE Academic Registrar, Ivan Mukibi, says the intake is monumental in the development of the Luzira-based institution, which is renowned for its teacher capacity building…
Read More »Teachers urged to foster 21st Century skills
Teachers have been told to move with the times if they are to facilitate meaningful learning for the 21st Century learner. The call was made by Dr Maina WaGioko, a key note speaker during the two-day 4th Annual Teacher Education Symposium held on April 21, 2022 at Silver Springs Hotel…
Read More »ALiVE celebrates item writers
The director of the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), Dr Grace Baguma, has hailed the Assessment of Life Skills and Values (ALiVE) initiative for responding to a gap that is so critical in our education system, more especially now when the Government has just rolled out the new competency-based Lower…
Read More »LGIHE holds 3rd graduation ceremony
December 3 will always evoke pleasant memories for a resilient group of educators who were awarded with diplomas and certificates during Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education’s 3rd Graduation Ceremony at the institute’s campus in Luzira, Kampala. At the colourful ceremony which started with a procession, I6 students graduated with…
Read More »Introducing the LGIHE Critical Thinking Activation Model
In 2019, the LGIHE team embarked on a study to investigate how Ugandans define and conceptualize critical thinking. The study findings informed the construction of a localized conceptualization of critical thinking. The skills structure that emerged from the study was integrated into a teacher professional development model which is subject-specific.…
Read More »LGIHE 2019 Graduation
On 10th October 2019, LGIHE graduated students in Early Child Care and Education (ECCE), Diploma in Primary Education, and School Leadership and Managements. Video: Learning Experience of Graduate Students: Year 2019
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