The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd., together with its Tier One Contractor for Pipeline (PPL) construction and Above Ground Installations (AGI), China Petroleum Pipeline Ltd. (CPP), has launched a scholarship programme to support talented but underprivileged engineering students in Uganda.
The programme will benefit 28 students from Makerere and Kyambogo Universities by providing financial aid to help them complete their studies. This initiative reflects EACOP and CPP’s commitment to national content development, going beyond the agreements in their Memorandums of Understanding with the institutions.
Recipients were chosen through a transparent process involving interviews and assessments of academic excellence, financial need, passion for engineering, and community commitment. Seven students from the 10 pipeline districts were given priority.
“This programme shows our continued investment in Uganda’s engineering future and our dedication to national content development,” said Eileen Baguma, HR and Corporate Affairs Director. She added that EACOP is not only building infrastructure but also creating opportunities for Ugandan youth in the oil and gas sector.
EACOP’s wider content strategy includes partnerships with professional bodies and institutions such as Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK), Makerere University, Kyambogo University, and the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda.
So far, EACOP and its contractors have welcomed 82 graduate trainees and delivered 532 hours of training to lecturers, technicians, and professors through the Train the Trainer initiative, enhancing national curriculums with modern technologies and industry standards.
These efforts aim to ensure that the EACOP project contributes not only to infrastructure development but also to sustainable capacity building and knowledge transfer in Uganda and Tanzania.
