The Ugandan UK Convention is Europe’s Ugandan largest annual event.
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is a semi-autonomous government agency operating in partnership with the private sector and Government of Uganda to drive national economic growth and development. The Authority was setup by an Act of Parliament (Investment Code 1991, which was later revised to the Edition 2000 Laws of Uganda) with the aim of promoting and facilitating private sector investment in Uganda.
Register to day to attend Europe’s Ugandan largest annual event whose vision is to harness the tremendous skills, expertise and knowledgebase of the Ugandan Diaspora with a view to promote socio-economic and infrastructural development back in Uganda. Read more
Following the very successful first convention last year, this 2nd UK convention on 15th Sept 2012 promises to be the largest Diaspora-led event and will bring together an expected 2500 people. Among the special guests on the day is Baroness Lynda Chalker of Wallasey.
The Convention will bring together intellectuals, policy-makers and business and industry leaders to confer on issues pertaining to the promotion and exchange of information, research and expertise in order to achieve a sustainable prosperity for every Ugandan.
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Do you need Visa to attend the UK Convention/FAQ
We are getting a lot of requests for invitation letters to attend the Ugandan Convention in UK and here are some some guidelines.
Visitor::: We don’t send or give any form of documents to those visiting privately. However, we advise that you go online and pay the ticket fee for the convention; book your hotel and air ticket and attach them to your application including any other required documents by the Embassy.You will be sent confirmation of your booking and payments, attach those to your VISA application.
Sponsor::: Once you have made a commitment fee towards the sponsorship package chosen, we shall send you a confirmation letter as our partner/sponsor, an invitation letter, hotel booking and any other necessary documents required from us to support your application.
Please email us including the following details and we will be happy to send you an official letter from the Convention to be used as part of your visa application:
Apply through the VFS website.
The Convention’s after-party will feature among others the No1 Ugandan artist Bobi Wine and Iryn Namubiru Read more
Heriot-Watt University will be exhibiting at the 2nd Ugandan UK Convention 2012 (UCU) on 15th Sept 2012.
Heriot-Watt University is renowned for its leadership on critical global issues and is recognised throughout the world for the quality of its teaching and applied research capability. Read more
The first Uganda UK Convention in 2011 was universally praised as a huge success and played a massive part in helping Ugandans from all across the world to unite. From music and fashion to economics and business investment every aspect of Uganda was represented whether by delegates from the homeland or those who are part of the Ugandan Diaspora. Read more
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