Dr Lawrence Muganga’s Full Statement: Victoria University’s Master of Science in Health Safety and Environment Management gets accredited by the UK’s Institution of Occupational Safety and Health  Following the news that Victoria University’s freshly introduced Master of Science in Health Safety and Environment Management has received an additional credibility boost, from The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) in the United Kingdom CEO East Africa Magazine sounded out the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Lawrence Muganga, on the significance of this development. Here are his thoughts.

I am so excited that Victoria University is not only the first University in Uganda that carries a Master’s program in Health, Safety and Environmental Management but also this program has been accredited by the United Kingdom’s Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). Our Masters’s Degree in Health, Safety and Environmental Management is one of a kind in this country and the region. We are one of the few universities in Africa and the first in the East African region to offer this much sought-after course. Therefore, this accreditation is remarkable to us as a university, but also as…