{"id":2,"date":"2024-11-02T17:45:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T17:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbw.kvt.mybluehost.me\/iacst\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-11T21:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:01:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iacst.utamu.ac.ug\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f75c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49f75c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:53,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/iacst.utamu.ac.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/124987.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:17,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/iacst.utamu.ac.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/slide-2.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:18,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/iacst.utamu.ac.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/slide-3.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:40,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/iacst.utamu.ac.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/African-Innovation.png&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/iacst.utamu.ac.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/slide-1.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:3000,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;in&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47780b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47780b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Institute of African Culture Science and Technology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792afe5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"792afe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1460e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1460e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ada33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2ada33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About IACST<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6029507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6029507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Institute of African Culture Science and Technology (IACST) is a semi-autonomous institute established under Universal Technology and Management University (UTAMU) in the year 2024. The Institute was established to bridge the gaps in Africa\u2019s culture, science and technology sectors emphasising the importance of indigenous cultures, science, knowledge, innovations and community-driven development. Areas like African herbal medicine and traditional\/local\/ organic foods are not given enough focus in the education systems. 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It is flexible and inclusive and it supports the students to enroll and get a qualification recognised globally.\u00a0 Evaluation and recognition of prior learning for credit accumulation and transfer is a big part of the IACST education system. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7cdadf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7cdadf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Institute of African Culture Science and Technology About IACST Institute of African Culture Science and Technology (IACST) is a semi-autonomous institute established under Universal Technology and Management University (UTAMU) in the year 2024. 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