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 […]

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Live Coverage of Makerere University Annual Media Convention 2017

Makerere university department of Journalism and Communication is holding the Annual Media Convention this Thursday 30th November 2017. You can participate in the live reporting by text, photos, video through facebook, twitter by using the hashtag #AMC17 below; Live Blog Makerere University: Annual Media Convention 2017 Live Blog Makerere University: Annual Media Convention 2017  

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MTN MoMo Announces $25,000 Sponsorship for the Sixth Uganda-UAE Dubai Convention

MTN MoMo Announces $25,000 Sponsorship for the Sixth Uganda-UAE Dubai Convention

In a bid to further drive financial inclusion for Ugandans living and working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), MTN Mobile Money Limited Uganda (MTN MoMo) has partnered with the organisers of the 6th Uganda-UAE convention with a sponsorship package of $ 25,000 (Shs 95,000,000). Richard Yego, the MTN MoMo Uganda Limited Managing Director handed over […]

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Annual Media Challenge 2018/2019 Slated for Thursday at Makerere University

Annual Media Challenge 2018/2019 Slated for Thursday at Makerere University

Everything is in place for the Annual Media Convention(AMC)2018/2019 slated tommorrow Thursday, April 25,2019 at Makerere University. The event will be held in the University main building from  08:00 am to 5:30 pm under the theme “communicating science in the social media age: Sharing technical Information from researchers with the public” AMC is hosted each year […]

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Government Offers 30bn Shillings to Aid Makerere University Research

Government Offers 30bn Shillings to Aid Makerere University Research

The Ugandan government has ear-marked 30 billion shillings to Makerere University to help improve research and innovations at the University. The fund will be included in the 2019/2020 financial budget and will exclude all the other financial support that the University receives from the government. Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye, the science, technology and innovation minister made this […]

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Monitor awards Makerere University best journalism student with 1m

Monitor awards Makerere University best journalism student with 1m

Daily Monitor in partnership with Makerere University Department of Journalism and Communication have given out a cheque worth 1 million to the best student, 2010-2014 Journalism class. The Tebere Mudin award was given to Samuel Kamugisha who got a first class degree. This was at the Annual Media Convention held at Makerere University on Thursday […]

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Makerere University to get Campus FM Radio frequency & Television

Makerere University to get Campus FM Radio frequency & Television

Makerere University students especially those practicing Journalism and Communication were in a joyous mood as Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) Executive Director, Godfrey Mutabazi promised to have the re-opening of Campus FM and launching of a Makerere Television. Campus FM, was closed way back in 2011 over what UCC claimed was failure by Makerere University to […]

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Senior External Relations Assistant Job – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Job Title:   Senior External Relations Assistant Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda About US: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees […]

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