{"id":3004,"date":"2025-07-21T19:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.umu.ac.ug\/?p=3004"},"modified":"2025-07-22T11:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:07:45","slug":"jinja-colleges-mondecee-isaac-and-winner-of-the-2023-essay-writing-competition-joins-umu-to-pursue-higher-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.umu.ac.ug\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/jinja-colleges-mondecee-isaac-and-winner-of-the-2023-essay-writing-competition-joins-umu-to-pursue-higher-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Jinja College’s Mondecee Isaac and winner of the 2023 Annual Essay Writing Competition, Joins UMU to Pursue Higher Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

In September 2022, Uganda Martyrs University initiated an idea of Essay Writing Competition about the Uganda Martyrs and introduced it to Catholic-founded Secondary Schools (A\u2019 Level).The vision behind this initiative was that the National Uganda Martyrs celebration on 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0of June every year should come as a climax of a series of celebrations\/initiatives to make the story of the Uganda Martyrs better appreciated in the whole country, but especially among young people. Particularly, it was thought that Uganda Martyrs University that bears the name of the Martyrs should hold a special place in these initiatives. As a high institution of learning, Uganda Martyrs University is prepared to lead in scholarship about the Martyrs and, even in future, house a museum of all artifacts concerning the Uganda Martyrs.<\/p>\n

The pilot phase of the Annual Essay Writing Competition took place in the Diocese of Jinja, which led the National Celebration of the Uganda Martyrs on 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0June 2023. 6 secondary schools were selected in Jinja. At UMU we received 23 essays from the 6 schools. 12 authors of the 23 essays were shortlisted for a final round of oral assessment at Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi Main Campus. Three top winners for 2023 were selected\u00a0\u00a0in the following order:<\/p>\n