The office of the Academic Registrar – Makerere University has confirmed the extension of the application deadline for graduate programmes for the 2023/2024 academic year. The programmes include postgraduate diplomas, masters and doctoral degrees etc. The Academic Registrar, Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi, informed all intending applicants for Graduate Progammes who wish to apply for the 2023/2024 […]
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. […]
Gender equality remains a significant challenge in Uganda, despite the country’s efforts to promote women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming. Promoting gender equality at workplaces is an essential step towards creating a fair and inclusive working environment. Here are some strategies that employers can implement to promote gender equality: Address unconscious bias: Unconscious bias can result […]
The 88th Guild Government under the stewardship of H.E Alionzi Lawrence Dangote has been formally disbanded to pave way for a new team. Makerere University Dean of Students Winifred Kabumbuli confirmed the dissolution of the 88th Guild Cabinet and Guild Representative Council in a letter addressed to the student’s community. “I am writing to inform […]
TikTok’s high speed rise from place video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has brought plenty of scrutiny, particularly over its links to China. Researchers at NewsGuard, a journalism and technology tool that tracks online information, searched TikTok and Google this month for information on major news topics such as the 2020 presidential election, the […]
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 […]
The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero struggled to provide accountability documents to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (Central Governments). Dr. Musenero alongside the State House Controller, Jane Barekye on Tuesday appeared before the committee that is considering the Auditor General’s forensic investigation report into COVID-19 funds received and expended by the Ministry […]
Parliament’s Education and Sports Committee has asked officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports to present a list of all universities that sought supplementary funding in the current financial year 2022/2023. The officials were appearing before the committee where Members of Parliament raised concerns that the accountability submitted by the Ministry for supplementary funding […]