ICT Graduates to Join UICT For Employment Options – Govt

ICT Graduates to Join UICT For Employment Options – Govt

The Ministry of Information, Communications Technology (ICT) and National Guidance plan to make it mandatory for ICT graduates to join the Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) before employment. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of ICT, Ms Aminah Zawedde said the move seeks to address the unemployment challenges as many graduates are on the […]

Kampala International University staff equipped with e-learning skills

Kampala International University staff equipped with e-learning skills

Uganda Technology and Management University has empowered over 100 staff of Kampala International University (KIU) with e-learning skills at their main campus in Kansanga. Trainees were armed with: pedagogies of ICT integration, authoring and assessment tools, learning management systems among others. The five day workshop was facilitated by Prof. Baryamureeba, Prof. Prof. Jude T. Lubega, Dr. […]

Mbarara University of Science and Technology trains UPDF, Police and Prisons Service in ICT Skills

Mbarara University of Science and Technology trains UPDF, Police and Prisons Service in ICT Skills

The Uganda Police Force, UPDF and Uganda Prisons Service have completed an ICT Skills training course at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). The 2 month course was offered by the MUST’s Institute of Computer Science and ended on Monday, 22nd September 2014. The course covered ICT skills like Introduction to computers Iintroduction to […]

Eastern region gets Sh780m flood-warning system

Eastern region gets Sh780m flood-warning system

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will commission the Flood Early Warning System (EWS) In Eastern region on Monday 22nd September 2014. After the commissioning of the system, life will never be the same again for the people of Butaleja District, and the Mt Elgon region in general. For many years, […]

Ndejje University to host 3rd National Conference on Communications

Ndejje University to host 3rd National Conference on Communications

All is set for the 3rd National Conference on Communications (NCC) scheduled to take place at Ndejje University in Luwero District from September 29-30, 2014. The conference, whose theme is“ICT Strategic Opportunities and Challenges for National Development”, seeks to foster the linkage between academia, researchers and industry practitioners. NCC was established in 2010 by Uganda […]

Prof. Baryamureeba tells teachers to embrace ICT

Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba has urged teachers to embrace ICT in order to become independent, knowledgeable and self sustaining.  He said that there is a lot of learning resources and material online which are beneficial to both the teachers and their students. The Vice chancellor of Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) was speaking at the Post eLearning […]