On Tuesday October 22, 2019 Makerere University female students started a peaceful demonstration against the already implemented 15% tuition increment policy. The students were led by the Vice Guild president, Judith Nalukwago, Guild Representative Councillor for School of psychology, Mollie Siperia and other student leaders. Carrying placards with words of dissatisfaction they made their way […]
On Thursday August 1, 2019, academic and non-teaching staff in all government Universities launched a sit down strike to press government to release all due and outstanding funds for their salary enhancement. Makerere University, for one, had withdrawn staff promotions after realising that the University is counting shortages in salaries of 7.59 billion Shillings, as […]
Pericles Lewis, the Yale University for Global Strategy Vice- President on Wednesday visited Makerere University to strengthen the ties between Yale and Uganda’s ivory tower. The two – days official visit to the University is intended to boost the two year Makerere University and Yale University (MUYU) partnership. Lewis who also doubles as deputy provost […]
Makerere University vice chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe accuses School of Law for being adamantly defiant. Nawangwe stated that despite the fact that all the other colleges have resumed lectures, the Law school has stayed closed ever since the start of the semester. It is on these grounds that the professor, on Tuesday, let out agony […]
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has lauded the Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe over his strategies towards ensuring discipline in the university. In his remarks at the 69th graduation ceremony on Tuesday January 15, 2019 at Makerere Freedom Square, Museveni promised to render support to the University administration to fight impunity. The president […]
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabus Nawangwe has said all 45 Lecturers who were recently sacked from the University are to refund the salaries. In a press conference at the University, Prof. Nawangwe said the lecturers had not delivered and therefore no cause for a pay.  “All those staff that we continued paying our money and […]
Makerere University has decide on Dr Umar Kakumba as the 1st Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) and Prof. William Bazeyo as the 2nd Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration). This followed a long hunt for  the most eligible candidates and sessions of presentations from selected individuals. The newly elects were appointed by the University Chancellor, Prof. Ezra Suruma […]
The Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, on November 2, 2018 flagged off a team to present relief items under the Aid Bududa Community (ABC) initiative to Bududa landslides victims. Addressing the team and other members present, Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) Chairperson expressed his gratitude towards individuals who extended a hand […]
