Chinese Medical College Renews Ties with Jinja Nursing School
Shenyang Medical College of Shenyang City of Liaoning Province in China has signed a five-year co-operation agreement with the Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery in a bid to promote tutor and student exchanges, joint research and academic excellence among nursing students in the Busoga region.
Busoga Consortium for Development Director General Anthony Mula (L) exchanging agreement documents with Prof Wu Yudong (R) at the Shenyang Medical College.
The Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery and Shenyang Medical College of Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, have inked a five-year cooperation agreement with the goal of fostering academic quality, collaborative research, and tutor and student exchanges among nursing students in the Busoga area.
The renewal of the agreement followed the expiry of the same agreement between the two institutions.
The Agreement was signed by Busoga Consortium for Development (BCD) director general Anthony Mula on behalf of the nursing school and Busoga at the College headquarters in China’s Liaoning Province-based Shenyang city.
Mula, who led the delegation conveyed warm greetings from the school’s principal, Mebra Mulabiza and underscored the significance attached to the co-operation as a means to enhance academic excellence by the school.
According to Mula, the co-operation shall focus on the promotion of tutor and student exchanges, joint research, exchange of academic materials, publications and information and among others.
Mula lauded Shenyang Medical University for its commitment towards the promotion of China-Africa co-operation through the embracement of the co-operation.
He noted that while the co-operation had been established by the two institutions in September 2018, the COVID-19 Pandemic had hindered its take-off and fruitfulness.
“Your Excellence, it’s Covid-19; that distracted us, and I wish to use this opportunity to request for the activation of the tutor and student exchanges as the first project under the established co-operation,” Mula said.
Busoga Consortium for Development Director General Anthony Mula (5th L), the President of Shenyang Medical College Prof Wu Yudong (5th R) and part of the College’s staff in a group photograph after signing the agreement.
Mula further explained that the relevance of the co-operation to the bigger framework of the China-Africa co-operation follows the recent establishment of co-operation between Liaoning Province and the Busoga Consortium for Development in July 2024.
Additionally, Mula extended an invitation to the President of Shenyang Medical College to visit Jinja and Uganda next year to further boost co-operation.
During the discussions, Shenyang Medical College president Prof. Wu Yudong welcomed the idea of the two medical institutions bonding for a common cause.
He noted that the College had in the past hosted eight students from Uganda who had exhibited excellence in their performance.
He underscored the importance of the signed co-operation to the framework of the China-Africa co-operation.
Prof. Zhang Yan, the dean of international relations was assigned as focal person for Shenyang Medical College.
Shenyang Medical College was established in 1949 to provide undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes in the medical sector.
The University has 1,000 facilities offering different academic programmes including nursing.
Busoga has in the last 12 months strengthened its ties with China putting the kingdom on the track to growing fast.
