Uganda’s Students Loan Scheme: 1,000 University students will be funded to study science courses at the public and private chartered universities. After being admitted by such universities, the student would be free to proceed and apply for the students’ loan when applications are invited. The interest rate to be charged on the loan is meant […]
She thought the lecture room had migrated, indeed she was lost. I always thought it was only toddlers who could get lost. The other groups I had exempted from not getting lost were those who take the M-Pigs to parliament because of unemployment, the members who belong to the Drunkards Association who mistake enguuli for bushera, the villagers who […]
The education ministry has earmarked a total of sh68b to improve business and technical vocational subjects in Uganda. Jessica Alupo also revealed that the ministry is constructing more 22 vocational training institutions throughout the country. While speaking at the opening of 2014 African regional conference on business and technical education in Kampala on Wednesday 18th, Alupo […]
Though economic analysts have condemned the government’s move to levy new taxes on private education institutions according to the new budget read, the minister of education says the taxes would improve the quality of education rather than raising the cost of education in the country. “Funds accruing from these new taxes will be reverted to […]
Andrew Rackala, a lecturer at Gulu University is dead. Andrew’s life was cut short after unknown gunmen shot him dead on Saturday night at his home place in Pece Division, Gulu Municipality. The District Police Commander, Dennis Odoch said that Andrew was found with bullet wounds on the chest when he was rushed to Gulu Independence […]
Public Universities Joint Admission Board (PUJAB): Students With Disability who applied for admission to PUJAB under the disability scheme are required to appear for a medical review exercise at Makerere University, Senate Building, Level 2, Conference Hall. “Only those who have the minimum entry requirements of at least two principal passes at A’Level and at […]
Youth told to diagnose society’s problems:Â President Yoweri Museveni has urged the university students to participate in diagnosing the challenges in their societies and help wake the population to exploit the available land resource for wealth creation. The President made the remarks on Saturday 14th June while giving a lecture to over 600 students from Makerere […]
Speaking to staff of Makerere University, Prof. Dick Ng’ambi ticked off four indicators needed for innovative pedagogies: international benchmarks, contextual educational challenges, wide availability of technological tools and changes in the workplace for future graduates. He argued why educators prefer alternative approaches and provided examples of innovative tools. The public talk was opened by the […]