Busitema University has received a delegation from Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, and Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, both from Germany .The delegation was received the Deputy Vice-Chancellor-Academics Affairs Prof. Biira Saphina who represented the Vice Chancellor Prof. Paul Waako. The delegates came to attend the International Symposium on ‘Multidisciplinary Approach to Conserve and Farm Edible Insects for a Circular Food Economy in Uganda (CONFARMED SYMPOSIUM)’, with funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The symposium will take place from 19th to 21st February 2024 at the Rock Classic Hotel, Tororo. It brings together selected key stakeholders from academia, research, government and the private sector to share experiences and identify synergies for initiating an international collaboration on selected entomological, socio-economic, and technological aspects of edible insect collection, farming, waste recycling and use to contribute to a circular food economy in Uganda and beyond. The scientific presentations from this symposium will be submitted for publication in the Special Issue: Conserving, farming, and commercializing edible insects for a circular food economy: multidisciplinary perspectives in the International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. The Special Issue is also open to further submissions from across the world that contribute relevant international perspectives related to the theme of the symposium. Busitema University prouds itself for its active paericipation in this Symposium as we strive to persue Excellence