How Makerere University Agricultural Engineering Students’ Innovations are Mechanizing Agricultural Sector

How Makerere University Agricultural Engineering Students’ Innovations are Mechanizing Agricultural Sector

Students at the Makerere University college of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences are working towards mechanizing the backbone of Uganda, Agriculture. Pursuing Bachelors of Agricultural engineering, the students have decided to make a difference and make the nation’s farming thrive again. The innovations are intended to address problems faced by most farmers in the country like […]

Makerere University ‘Shuttle Alert’ App to Fight University Kidnaps

Makerere University ‘Shuttle Alert’ App to Fight University Kidnaps

The Makerere University shuttle alert App won the 2019 World Congress on Undergraduate Research –WCUR award in June. The innovation outcompeted other 29 research projects submitted from the African countries of Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia in the communications category. A team of five College of Computing and Information Sciences […]

National Information Technology Authority (NITA) to Boost ICT through Improving Internet Access

National Information Technology Authority (NITA) to Boost ICT through Improving Internet Access

Forget all about the OTT saga and social bundles’ elimination, the Ministry of Information and Technology is planning to improve internet access for all youths. Through the National Information Technology Authority (NITA), the ministry is set to provide cheap internet with its National Backbone Infrastructure Project which will develope ICT innovations. Officiating the launch of […]

Top Makerere Students Prized with Awards, Cash at Annual Media Convention

Two Makerere University students who came top of the Journalism class have received awards and one million Ugandan shillings cash prizes in recognition of their tremendous efforts to academics. Lyn Tukei who was the best journalism graduate for the year 2019 also received a sum of one million shillings and the Tebere Mudini Award from Daily […]

Uganda Christian University (UCU) Partners with Private Sector in Rice, Coffee Value Addition

Uganda Christian University (UCU) Partners with Private Sector in Rice, Coffee Value Addition

Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mukono has launched an initiative to add value to Ugandan processed rice. This is aimed at encouraging students to practice agriculture after school. Through a partnership with the Uganda private sector dealing in quality rice and coffee processing, UCU is set to train agribusiness students unique ways of adding value to […]

MUBS Students Conduct Car wash to Help Tuition Defaulters

MUBS Students Conduct Car wash to Help Tuition Defaulters

Makerere University Business School students have mesmerized the entire public after organizing a charity car wash that will help their colleagues to raise tuition balances. The charity that was deemed, ‘One way, One love’, took place on Saturday last weekend in Nakawa and was spearheaded by the former MUBS fresher, Romulus Tusingire. It was aimed at […]

Makerere University to Spearhead EAC Sustainable Plastic Use Project

Makerere University to Spearhead EAC Sustainable Plastic Use Project

College of Engineering Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) is to be the brainpower in the East African based problem based learning (PBL) project. The partnership that the mighty institute has made with other East African Universities is intended to promote sustainable use of plastic bottles. The Universities are include University of Nairobi, University of Da-er-salaam and Aalto […]