{"id":4258,"date":"2024-07-18T15:13:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndejjeuniversity.ac.ug\/?page_id=4258"},"modified":"2026-05-16T12:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:33:43","slug":"vice-chancellor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ndejjeuniversity.ac.ug\/?page_id=4258","title":{"rendered":"Vice Chancellor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4258\" class=\"elementor elementor-4258\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef5153 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ef5153\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4540d9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4540d9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55024b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"55024b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Rev. 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Can. Prof. Olivia Nassaka Bbanja<\/h1>\r\n        <h3>Vice Chancellor, Ndejje University<\/h3>\r\n        <p>\"Committed to nurturing excellence, faith, and transformation through higher education.\"<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- PROFILE -->\r\n<section class=\"ndu-vc-section\">\r\n    <h2>Profile Overview<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"ndu-vc-profile\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ndejjeuniversity.ac.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.Can_.Olivia_Nassaka_Banjjaa.png\" alt=\"Vice Chancellor\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 440\/414;\">\r\n        <div class=\"ndu-vc-card\">\r\n            <p>Rev. Can. Prof. Olivia Nassaka Bbanja (PhD, MTh \u2013 University of Edinburgh; MA \u2013 Nottingham University; BD, Dip (Ed) \u2013 Makerere University) assumed office as Vice Chancellor on 1st January 2023. She is the first woman to hold this position since the inception of Ndejje University.<\/p>\r\n\r\n            <p>A clergy in the Church of Uganda for over 29 years and an Associate Professor of African Christianity, she embodies a unique blend of academic excellence, spiritual leadership, and institutional vision.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- MESSAGE -->\r\n<section class=\"ndu-vc-section\">\r\n    <h2>Message from the Vice Chancellor<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"ndu-vc-message\">\r\n        <p>Welcome to Ndejje University, a Christ-centered institution committed to academic excellence, integrity, and service. 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