Makerere suspends guild elections after UCU student stabbed to death

Makerere suspends guild elections after UCU student stabbed to death

Makerere University Council Thursday night suspended the students’ governing body, the Students’ Guild, and indefinitely deferred polls due today to elect its 88th President after the son of a Member of Parliament was killed in a clash during last-minute campaigns. The deceased was late Thursday night identified as Betungura Bewatte, 27, a son of a […]

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Makerere and KYU Students Set to Compete in Global ICT Competition in China

Makerere and KYU Students Set to Compete in Global ICT Competition in China

Prof. Eli Katunguka, vice chancellor of Kyambogo University, and Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, vice chancellor of Makerere University, today sent off students from their respective institutions to China to compete in an ICT competition. The students will compete for Uganda in the 2022–2023 Huawei Global ICT contests in China. “Today, I flagged off 6 @Makerere university students and […]

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Makerere University Partners with BRAC to Support Career Progression of Talented Women

Makerere University Partners with BRAC to Support Career Progression of Talented Women

Makerere University on 29th March 2023 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stichting BRAC; an international development organization based in Bangladesh with a regional presence in Africa and seventeen years of operation in Uganda, to implement the Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Fellowship Programme for Women. The MoU was signed on behalf of Makerere by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. […]

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NCHE Appoints Makerere Don as Director of Quality Assurance

NCHE Appoints Makerere Don as Director of Quality Assurance

NCHE (The National Council for Higher Education) has appointed Makerere University’s Dr. Vincent Ssembatya as the Director for Quality Assurance. Dr. Ssembatya’s appointment was confirmed by his ecstatic boss; Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe in a tweet. Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe tweeted to confirm Dr. Ssembatya’s appointment. “I congratulate Mak Don Dr. Vincent Ssembatya […]

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Makerere suspends Lecturer over seeking First Lady’s intervention

Makerere suspends Lecturer over seeking First Lady’s intervention

Makerere University has suspended an associate professor, who recently led a doctoral student in seeking the intervention of Education minister and First Lady, Ms Janet Museveni. Dr. Jude Ssempebwa, a lecturer at Makerere University, has been suspended by Vice Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe for seeking the intervention of the country’s First Lady in a dispute with his superiors. According to […]

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Makerere University to Limit Undergraduate Admissions

Makerere University to Limit Undergraduate Admissions

Makerere University usually admits 14,000 private undergraduate students each academic year. In the Academic year, Makerere reduced undergraduate admissions by 1,200, which also happened in the Academic yr 2022/2023, and the same is happening in the Academic yr 2023/2024. The numbers to be slashed are of undergraduate students pursuing diplomas or first degrees in humanities […]

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Mak Vice-Chancellor Commissions state-of-the-art Fire Detection & Protection System for Senate Building

Mak Vice-Chancellor Commissions state-of-the-art Fire Detection & Protection System for Senate Building

On Monday afternoon the 13th of March 2023, the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, commissioned the state-of-the-art fire detection and protection system for Senate Building, one of the buildings that houses the academic documents and records for the University. The Vice Chancellor pointed out that, learning from the horrific incident when the Main Building […]

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List of University Vice Chancellors in Uganda

List of University Vice Chancellors in Uganda

Campus times Uganda brings you the list of university Vice Chancellors in Uganda who have led their institutions in shaping the country’s higher education landscape. Their leadership has driven progress in research, innovation, and social development. This list highlights the notable Vice Chancellors making significant contributions to Uganda’s education sector. Prof Openjuru George Ladaah – […]

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