Uganda, Jan. 29 -- After postponing twice, Makerere University today commences its week-long 74th graduation ceremony. This year's graduation is unique because the country will be witnessing the highest Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) pass out at the oldest institution of higher learning since its establishment in 1922.

Out of a total of 12,913 students set to graduate, 11,016 are undergraduates, 24 are undergraduate diploma students, 156 are postgraduate diploma students, 1,585 are Master's degree students and 132 are PhDs. There are 47 female and 87 male PhD graduands out of the 6,816 female and 6,097 male students from different colleges.

During the 73th graduation ceremony last year, only 102 students graduated with Doctorate degrees. Du...