On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, IUIU Kampala Campus hosted the Public Lecture and Awards Ceremony of the second edition of the IUIU Book Reading Competition. The competition is organised by the Centre for Capacity Development (CCD) in partnership with the Sena Foundation.
The ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the Sena Foundation, Mr Abdullah Caner Akgün, together with his team; Mr Mukwana Siragi, University Coordinator ( Dean of students) ; Dr Taha Kasule, Director of Kampala Campus; officials from the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Kampala; and members of the Turkish community in Uganda.
This year's book was Islam: The Religion of Truth by Osman Nuri Topbaş. Registration opened on 17 August, and students had about a month and a half to read and revise the book. On 17 October, over 170 students sat the examination at the same time on all four campuses of the University.
The keynote lecture, "The Noble Status of Knowledge in Islam", was delivered by Dr Ramazan Pehlivanoğlu, Religious Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Kampala, representing the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Türkiye (Diyanet).
In his welcome remarks, Mr Saim Çelik, Coordinator of the Centre for Capacity Development, told the audience that Serunga Bruhan, last year's first-prize winner, had since performed his Umrah in Madinah and Makkah. "That is what one book can do," he said. Remarks were also delivered by Mr Siragi and Dr Kasule.
Main Campus students took the top three places:
1st – Mukisa Ibrahim Ndugga: a fully funded Umrah
2nd – Baduru Toah: a laptop
3rd – Kateregga Hasan: a smartphone
Students placed fourth to thirteenth received cash prizes, and every student who sat the examination received a certificate of participation.
The Centre for Capacity Development thanks the Sena Foundation, the University leadership, the Office of the University Coordinator, and the campus coordinators for their support.
31st Oct, 2026 1:32pm
