The once scorned and laughed at Makerere University fresher, Henry Ssuubi Kiyimba has reaped more than anticipated from the “shame plot”. From a fully paid Makerere Engineering course from Joadah Consult, an engineering company in early August 2019 to education essentials like laptop and a smartphone. Another blessing has just come in Suubi’s direction. The […]
Makerere University’s Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) has introduced two breeding programmes on cow pea and sorghum to aid in research and also address the issue of nutritional security as well as increasing income for farmers. The project has been established on a seven(7) acres plot at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) where most […]
Makerere University has launched a ten (10) hectares forest plantation training facility in Masindi to help students especially those attached to Agriculture familiarize with how nature works. The piece of land was donated to the University by Nyabyeya Forest College (NFC) Principal Mr Godfrey Akabonabona, on August 15, 2018 with an aim of enhancing practical […]
After seventeen (17) years of defeat, Makerere University’s School of Law have managed to win the 2018 African moot court champions again since 2001. Makerere’s team that comprised of two other universities, University of Pretoria and Universite des Leganes of Côte d’Ivoire) beat other teams in reasoning the case for the Respondents. The moot competition were […]
Makerere University students from the school of social sciences have gathered to demand for release of their Urban and Rural Development marks that have been missing since second year. Results of over 400 students have never been recorded into the system nor have students received any hardcopy of their results from the lecturer. These students […]
Twitter and Social media went ablaze with mockery and scorn for Henry Ssuubi Kiyimba, a freshman at Makerere University for carrying a metallic suitcase which social media fanatics termed as “high ‘schoolic’ ” and not worthy being at the ivory tower. According to Emmanuel Aupal who posted the photo on twitter,the suitcase was “a blue […]
Vicent Ssajjabi, an assistant lecturer in the School of Economics, Medard Twinobuhungiro, an assistant lecturer in the School of Business and Jackson Sekiryango from School of Languages, Literature and Communication have been suspended from Makerere University. The Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabus Nawangwe suspended the trio on allegations of sexually harassing students. The vice […]
Makerere University support staff has received training on customer care, sustainable development and retirement planning. The workshop was jointly organised by the National Union of Educational Institutions of Uganda (NUEI)-Makerere University Branch and the University Management. The Vice Chancellor, prof. Barnabus Nawangwe urged staff handle clients with respect. “Students are our number one customers; we […]