As the host of the 2019 local edition of the Hult Prize challenge 2019, Makerere University has officially opened the competitions. Student competitors are expected to team up in groups of three to four and exhibit their start-up solutions in the period of two weeks. The winning team will have an opportunity to compete in […]
Makerere university students developed the Wulira app to help people having hearing problems and also aid in preventing hearing loss. Wulira is an android mobile application that is used to assess hearing loss in at-risk patients and provide immediate reporting on results. The app is programmed to transmit a specific sound to test subjects and […]
A team of 10 students from Makerere university have showcased the processes of recycling plastics through producing fuel. (All photos by NewVision) The team showcased the whole processes of fuel making at the Makerere University Entrepreneurship Expo. The invention stated in July and based on the research on the reusable and efficient energy sources by […]
The Ugandan-Oxford based student,  Lulu Jemimah, who recently married herself has raised 4000 Euros,(22 million Ush) as voluntary contribution to her tuition. Last year, Lulu was admitted to the two-year Masters in creative writing course but lacked adequate funds to cater for her tuition. After a fruitless search for sponsor, the 32 year old decided to […]
Kiira Motors Corporation is to employ over 14, 000 people when it starts locally assembling vehicles. The firm has already started training some of its staff for competence certification as they prepare to begin production in 2020. Eight technical employees have been undergoing metal welding and fabrication training at Lugogo Vocational Institute for three weeks […]
While Universal Primary Education graduates can only boost of experience in playing football for boys and ‘dodging the ball’ for girls, at Buddo Parents Academy; pupils make liquid soap, chalk, and all types of juice. Pupils here undertake different forms of vocational training and art work that make money to both the pupils and the school. The School […]
Innovations are the way to go. If you only thought Makerere students are the only innovators, Bayiga Francis Barya is here to prove you wrong. Just like other creative innovators, Bayiga believes the competitive environment at Datamine Technical Business School enabled him to come up with such an idea. Students engage in a talent show […]
Born 22 years ago, Becky as she prefers to call herself (because she is urban) is a second year student at St. Lawrence University pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Art and Design. Campus Times caught up with the extra ordinary Becky, driving at 22, self-employed and reaping big from trash with a dream of […]