DeepMind will make a donation to Makerere University to fund the establishment of four scholarships in the field of Machine Learning beginning in the academic year 2021/2022. The scholarships will support students who wish to study MSc. Computer Science programme (Track: AI and Data Science) taught in the Department of Computer Science at Makerere University […]
Chinese major tech giant, Huawei has announced that it has started offering free Artificial Intelligence (AI) classes to Ugandan Information and Technology (ICT) students. The course according the statement is meant for accelerating training and up-skilling for the information and technologies in Uganda. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be defined as the simulation of human intelligence […]
Makerere University’s former Vice Chancellor Professor Livingstone Luboobi has paid a courtesy visit to current VC Prof Barnabas Nawangwe. Luboobi was MAK’s VC from 2004 to November 2009. “This morning I was privileged to host former Vice Chancellor and my mentor Professor Livingstone Luboobi (2004- Nov 2009) who paid me a courtesy call and encouraged […]
Makerere University Professor Anthony Kerali was yesterday found dead in his house at the university residential house in Kololo. Anthony Kerali was a professor at the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) and he founded department of Construction Economics and Management in 2004. The Vice Chancellor Professor Banabas Nawangwe said Anthony was a […]
Job Title: Records Assistant, College Of Education And External Studies Organization: Makerere University, Kampala (MUK) Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda About US: Makerere University, Kampala is Uganda’s largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of nine colleges and one school offering programmes for […]
Makerere University students have been privileged by Airtel, MTN, and Africell, to access all university websites at zero rate. After extensive negotiations with giant telecom companies of Africell, Airtel and MTN, Makerere University students will now be able to access the university’s websites without having to load data bundles. According to a statement shared by […]
Sad news coming in from Makerere University about the death of Dr. Callist Tumwebaze, a lecturer from School of Education and Institute of Psychology. According to sources, Callist breathed his last on9th February 2021, Although the nature of the illness that led to his death was not disclosed. Dr. Tumwebaze previously taught courses such as […]
Due to technical challenges, Makerere University has postponed the reporting dates for finalists. Final Year students (finalists) had to report back on 6th February 2021 to further their studies. New date for opening will be communicated soon. “Due to technical challenges, Makerere University will not open her doors to finalists on 6th February 2021 as […]