A team of medical researchers from MUST in a group photo.PHOTO BY BOB AINE Mbarara University of Science and Technology(MUST) is set to receive a sum of USD11.8m to start a school of public health to improve community health in South Western Uganda. According to the Assistant Programme Director, Mr. Moses Ntaro the five year project […]
Students wishing to join University in the academic year 2019/2020 could be among the luckiest in Uganda. The Ruparelia Foundation has offered to give scholarships to over 1,100 fresh student entrants to Victoria University Kampala. The sponsorship will cover 70% of the tuition and other functional fees for students who want to pursue; Health Sciences […]
Mbarara University of Science and technology has announced the call for applications for August intake of the academic year 2019/2020. But as students look forward to applying to courses of their choices, let us look at the fees structure for the different courses offered at this public university located in Western Uganda. According to information […]
The Uganda University Quality Assurance Forum(UUQAF) has advised lecturers to incorporate some of the technologies available into the learning processes of their students. UUQAF claims that the world has since moved from the traditional means of education to a digitized and more simplified mode but showed concern of Ugandan lecturers who are still using pamphlets […]
Going to university might be the most mesmerizing venture for a high school leaver. However, finding the best University to suit your academic desires may be a hustle especially in Uganda. Some Universities in Uganda lack a validated operational license from the National Council of Higher Education and also operate below the minimum standards. The […]
University of Agriculture in Faisalabad (UAF) in Pakistani has decided to re-brand Valentine’s Day as “Sister’s Day”. The institution started with handing out headscarves and shawls to its female students in a bid to de-campaign valentines deeming it unnecessary and an erosion of Islam culture. “In our culture, women are more empowered and earn their […]
National Council for Higher Education revealed that over 26 private Universities have expired provisional licences. The universities received a warning from the council yesterday imploring them to renew their licences with in a period of one year or stand to be closed. Other 11 Universities had their license reaching the expiry date and majority operating […]
A Makerere University student who was reportedly kidnapped has died just weeks after being released by his captors. Simon Ashaba Faith, 22, a third-year student of Social Sciences and resident of Nkrumah Hall was kidnapped by an unknown gang on November 28 from the Wandegeya campus. The assailants then used his phone to call the […]