Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah on why Gulu University and not any other

Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah on why Gulu University and not any other

Anybody interested in rural Development or community transformation should come to Gulu University. This call is based on the fact that Gulu University is an Agriculturally focused University, and all our programs are geared towards the promotion of Agri-activity for the rural community. This focus includes Medicine, where we train for rural-based health facilities; in […]

Eviction Notice Leaves 230 Uganda Martyrs Students Stranded

Eviction Notice Leaves 230 Uganda Martyrs Students Stranded

Uganda Martyrs University students are stranded as their hostel is to be taken by the Bank after the owner failed to pay a loan he got. Imagine starting your new semester all excited, only to be told you have to leave your hostel in just 7 days. That’s exactly what around 230 students are going […]

Full List of Over 2,173 Expired Courses in Uganda

Full List of Over 2,173 Expired Courses in Uganda

Here is the full list of expired courses in Ugandan universities published by the National Council for Higher Education The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has faced public backlash in recent days following a story in which a Makerere University graduate’s academic documents were rejected at a University in England due to holding a […]

Makerere University Tops as the Only East African Institution in the World’s Top 1000!

Makerere University Tops as the Only East African Institution in the World’s Top 1000!

Makerere University, Uganda’s leading university, has been ranked among the top 1000 universities in the world by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) in rankings announced Tuesday. 20,531 institutions were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the Global 2000 list. Background on Makerere’s Decline Back on April 29, 2023, Makerere University […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kabale University Granted Permission to Undertake Research Protocols

Kabale University Granted Permission to Undertake Research Protocols

Kabale University has been authorized to Carry Out Research Protocols. UNCST (The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology) has accredited Kabale University Research Ethics Committee-KAB-REC to carry out an ethical review of research protocols. The primary objective of KAB-REC is to evaluate the scientific and ethical aspects of proposals and protocols submitted to the […]

Makerere University Halts 15% Tuition Hike for Additional Two Years

Makerere University Halts 15% Tuition Hike for Additional Two Years

Makerere University management has extended the suspension of the 15 per cent annual tuition increment policy for another period of two years. The policy, which started in the 2019/2020 academic year, was later halted in 2021 in light of the outbreak of Covid-19. The Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Professor Umar Kakumba, announced on […]

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