Yes sons & daughters of WN, I need to say, it is my first time to make any submission on the WestNile Net. I salute all of you who dearly have the people and issues concerning WestNile in their hearts irrespective of where you are. I feel great for all your brilliant contributions on various concerns of the region. The current debate is on the location of the UWN if I have not read an out dated submission. If that is correct, I wish to make my humble suggestion. Yes we need a Public University. But let this demand not be driven by the feeling of wanting to be like other regions "since they have so we should also have". Yes we need it, but how should ours be?? Many of us are beginning to tear their brains off, of where it should be located? Let me hope this question of the location will not lead us again into the Maracha Terego district HQs' saga. A University is not something stagnant. It grows and will grow if you the right leaders as we already have in the task force led by Prof. Christine. My little submission would be, where in WestNile do we have sufficient of better adequate land which can be acquired in the names of this university on which it can permanently be build? Let me hope we are looking for long term means not short term. May be we could borrow a leave from Uganda Martyrs' University. Look where it is located and how it is now? Thank you. We continue to share with time. Fr. Alfred Asiku Tulu
--- On Fri, 18/6/10, Raphael Wokorach <[email protected]> wrote: From: Raphael Wokorach <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [WestNileNet] UWN and Where should it be Located To: [email protected] Date: Friday, 18 June, 2010, 14:28 As the debate about the West Nile University is going, I have a couple of things to say - a question and thought. The question - and excuse me for my ignorance: "at what point are we in the process of starting the university: brain-storming/consultation ?" Second, coming back to Mr. Aliti's view on location, I would like to share my concern about it. If I got him well, he seems to say that a more preferable location of the university be in an already established centre - with sufficient amenities, etc. One thing we should keep in mind is that, universities are normally self-sufficient entities; except the sub-standard ones. If ever the government wants to give something which its citizens deserve, it should be optimum. Over the years, we in West Nile have celebrated sub-standard services and most of our structures are sub-standard: the roads, schools, water services, electricity, etc. May be we have low expectations and thus do not demand according to what we deserve. But i think that keeps us low.... . Second, it is an advantage to take such institutions in a more rural areas - ofcourse not to the end of the world. In some countries, the strategy to develop rural areas is linked to establishemnt of universities, namely a miniumum of 200 acres of land is required. This means you can find this only in rural areas. And since university needs all those amenities Mr. Aliti is worried about, it will become urgent for the governement to provide. Anyway, Aliti's view sound conservative to me. Personally, I would go for a more progressive approach to the plan, including location of the university. May be we throw the challenge to those who do long-term planning... Those who plan cities, for instance, normally foresee where population has higher probability of growth... in ten years or so. That can be projected because of some foreseen factors. My view then is that for our local activities, we should avoid the mistake of the central governemnt that has made Kampala the only centre of activities.... we have adumi, we have Uleppi, we have Koboko,... if the service intended is good, it will attrack! Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:35:15 -0700 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [WestNileNet] UWN and Where should it be Located #yiv946451644 .ExternalClass DIV {} Hi Ma dear colleagues, I would like to contribute on the issue of location of U -OWN. (University of West Nile). I wish to thank Maandera and sunday for their brilliant contributions on this topic. Many important and sometimes unique factors have to be considered when deciding on location of a university. Students are attracted to a university becuase of different reasons including personal satisfaction and location. A good location for a new public university is almost as important as having a good idea in the first place. We should be prepared to make intelligent compromises in relation to the issue of location of U -OWN. The decisions should be objective taking into account that; the location should be able to gain a competitive advantage over any competition. Gaining a competitive advantage is vital to achieve an edge over competition with other private universities in the region. I believe most if not all students of the proposed U-OWN will initially start by leaving off campus . Location is therefore of indispensable importance and must play its role in the process of decision. Availability of services such as banking,night clubs,sports,accomodation or potential accomodation ETC are key to attracting students. Finally a large number of people and or a vibrant community around the university plays a satifaction role for the students and the entire university staff. I suggest objectively that Arua 'Regional City' is the ideal location to start small and eventaully expand our treasured U -OWN.There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all the committee have staked will be lost if they look back on the ideal choice of location .We are also politicians so to say the politicians have to take the final decision is not correct becuase we are politicians too as voters. But note the Dutch Proverb that ; 'HE WHO HAS A CHOICE HAS TROUBLE'. Tom Aliti Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. 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