Graduates have been advised to apply their skills for the betterment of society and their country. They were also told to be patient, hardworking and exercise integrity in whatever they do.

The call was made by education minister Dr. Vincent Biruta while officiating at the Adventist University of Central Africa graduation ceremony on Saturday. About five hundred twenty seven students were awarded degrees in various disciplines.

Biruta also marvelled at how fast the university had been rebuilt after being destroyed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and congratulated the management and staff for a job well done.

"I thank you for your cooperation with partners especially the government and for being versatile because you offer relevant programmes that match the demand of the job market,” he said 

The minister also thanked the church for supporting education in the country and called upon the parents to always support their children. 

Pastor Blasious Ruguri, the president and chancellor of the East Central African Division (ECD), told the graduates that they have a duty to go into the world to read, write and be interpreters.

The students on their part were overwhelmed with joy.

"I am very excited that after five years of struggling, I have finally been able to graduate. I thank God for seeing me through it to the end,” Munyangabire Alexis, a graduate of information technology, said 

"I cannot explain how I feel because I have been waiting for this moment for the last four years,” Nsanzimana Jean Pierre, a graduate of business said.