The School of Health & Social Care

Student from Uganda is awarded scholarship to study at BU

Page published 21 October 2011

Andrew Owen Kalule has been awarded a scholarship to undertake postgraduate study at BU.

The government department for international development each year gives Bournemouth University a scholarship to students studying in the school of Health and Social Care, usually students coming from abroad, especially Africa.

This year Andrew Owen Kalule joins BU from Makerere University in Uganda after winning the scholarship to study MSc Public Health in the school of Health and Social Care at BU’s Landsdowne campus.

Andrew said of his choice to study Public Health at BU:

“The never ending Public Health issues in Uganda and Africa as a continent inspired me to take up this particular course as well as the fact that Public Health is global more so that technology has made our world a small place to live in. Diseases so many miles away can still impact on us. There is no better way to change my community than Public Health. Public Health will offer me this opportunity to make change in this world and make lives of so many people better.”

Andrew praised the support of the academic staff, especially of Dr Liz Norton, and the relaxing and organised environment a great one to study in, and all the extra currciculur facilities which has made BU such an enjoyable place to study.

“I loved going to the beach, the Christian Union Fellow ships at the Hub, the London Excursion plus the Jurassic coast tour during the ISOP week were very interesting.”

Andrew is studying for his MSc in Public Health, and will be graduating in 2012.