Vision Group has announced a Media Partnership with Makerere University worth UGX300 million.
The partnership, which covers the entirety of the 100year celebration will include full-page print adverts, strip adverts, monthly guest appearances, live streaming sessions of the centennial celebrations, promotional jingles, monthly college special supplements and feature stories to be carried across Vision Group’s media platforms.
Since its humble beginning in 1922, Makerere University has been able to transform communities and societies through its wealth of human capital, numerous research outcomes and technological innovations that have served Africa and the world in general.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe thanked Vision Group for being good partners with Makerere University. He lauded them for always educating the public on the projects the university is engaged in, especially the ground breaking research. He reminisced about the time New Vision’s editorial asked Government to increase the University’s funding.
Ugandan enterprises urged to explore regional oil and gas opportunitiesVision Group CEO, Don Wanyama mentioned the fact that Vision is the biggest media house and controls 60% of the market share in the country. He went on to mention that the Group prides itself in professionalism and seeks to share content that advances society.
He highlighted the fact that Education is the biggest leveler in society and as a media house they have been intentional in pushing for its excellence. He added that, “During lockdown, Vision Group devised ways of making sure that children will be kept engaged with school work. We went ahead to organize the end of lockdown examinations and students across the country submitted themselves to the exams.”
Makerere University’s celebration of 100 years marks the end of a century of excellence, and offers a chance to look beyond, and see how to participate in “Leveraging the 100 Years of Excellence in Building a Transformed Society.”
