Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 11/02/2015
The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), which is an affiliated institution of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has met a major milestone with the inauguration of the Habib Medical School on 10 February 2015. The Habib Medical School was inaugurated by the honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Asuman Kiyingi, on behalf of the President of Uganda, and OIC Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Muhammed Naeem Khan, on behalf of the Secretary General. Reading out the address of the President of Uganda, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs thanked the OIC, University of Lahore (UoL), Pakistan, and the Habib family from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which have collaborated with the IUIU in the establishment of the Habib Medical School. The Medical School is a part of the newly established Faculty of Health Services at the IUIU. The Kabuli Muslim Hospital is associated with the Medical School as its teaching hospital. The inauguration of the Habib Medical School is a milestone in the advancement of IUIU towards the objective of becoming a center of excellence in learning catering to the modern educational needs of students in the region. The OIC along with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF) is committed to supporting the IUIU efforts for improvements in its academic programmes, faculty and infrastructure.
