The function took place at the Amaryllis Hotel where the guest of honour was Engineer Charles Zimba, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sempha Investments Construction Company.

In the opening remarks, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Dr Gregory Gamula, congratulated the students for making it this far in their academic journey.

“You have worked so hard and endured for the past five years, now you are just remaining with exams so that soon you will be going to the industry,” Dr Gamula said.

The Chairperson of the symposium, Leone Soko thanked the organizations which sponsored the event for their generous donations which made the event possible.

“Engineering forms one of the most important pillars of any country's economy and its overall development since it effects the very universe that surrounds people in their daily lives,” Soko said.

Various representatives from various organizations present such as Huawei, Northern Region Water Board, Fargo, CEAR, MERA and many others, made numerous presentations and promised to offer the students job opportunities in their respective organizations once they graduate.

Engineer Charles Zimba encouraged the students to develop a spirit of entrepreneurship because nowadays the job market is saturated.

“Start where you are, do not worry about people employing you, you need to be people who are performers since the job market is looking for people who are able to identify problems and offer solutions,” Zimba added

Students from various departments such as Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering also made their presentations.

 In closing, Sekani Sidira directed the presentation of certificates and presents of appreciation to the sponsors representative who were available.