The Catholic University of South Sudan announced plans to introduce the faculties of Engineering with the departments of Mining and Mineralogy by 2014, for Wau campus.
According to the Vice Chancellor Fr. Mathew Pagan the institution aims at offering chances to South Sudanese nationals who wish to pursue their studies in various fields. The Catholic University of South Sudan is offering degree courses in Sciences in Wau and Arts in Juba.
Fr. Pagan urged students across the country to be self-sufficient to ensure the availability of food and eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.He encouraged them not to be street job seekers but to be job creators.
He praised the Catholic Church for setting up a strong high learning institution that brings hope to the country. At the same time he appreciated the efforts of the Church to establish an institution that is contributing to fight against illiteracy in the country.
He had a special word of thanks for Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak for approving the Catholic University while he was the President of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference and allowing the instituting to operate in the diocesan minor seminary.
Fr. Pagan also thanked the Comboni Missionaries for allowing the Juba campus to function in their former Postulancy for a number of years.
He asked the support of the public for the Catholic University because it belongs to everyone and forms the future generations.
Fr Pagan said that all the students trained in Catholic University are now able to identify problems and find ways on how they could solve them.
He accredited the Church for strengthening the Catholic University through prayers and other social issues.
Source: CRN