East African University Rwanda (EAUR) is graduating 779 students at its seventh graduation ceremony on Thursday, October 29, at Intare Conference Arena in Kigali, with six students expected to earn first-class honours.

Of the 779 graduates, 608 are expected to receive second-class lower division, while 96 will earn second-class upper division and 68 will graduate with third-class honours. One graduate is also expected to receive an award of recognition.

The university will also award one diploma and five certificates. 

In the 779 graduates, 124 studied education, 98 film making and film production, 78 mass communication and 22 industrial art and design. In business programmes, 70 studied finance, 56 accounting, 29 human resource management, 11 procurement and 3 economics, and one received an advanced diploma in leisure, tourism and hotel management. In education, 61 studied history and geography, 36 maths and computer science, and 27 maths and physics.

The ceremony is expected to bring together graduates, their families, invited guests and university officials to celebrate the students’ academic achievements and mark the completion of their studies.

The programme will begin with the arrival of graduands, parents, invited guests and dignitaries, followed by an academic procession. The Rwandan national anthem, the East African Community anthem and the EAUR anthem will then be sung.

Speeches are scheduled from the Vice-Chancellor, a representative of the graduating class, the chairpersons of the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees, the Chancellor and the guest of honour.

The university will then confer degrees, diplomas and certificates and present awards for academic excellence. The ceremony is scheduled to conclude with band music and a luncheon.