Big Ideas@Berkeley is providing funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students, across 18 campuses, who have ‘Big Ideas.’ The 2014-2015 Big Ideas@Berkeley Competition is now open to students with big ideas. Since its founding in 2006, Big Ideas has inspired high-impact student projects aimed at solving the world’s most pressing […]
The Memorial Lecture will be held in honour of Mr. Erinayo Wilson Oryema, Uganda’s first African Inspector General of Police (1964-1971), Minister of Land, Mineral, and Water Resources (1971-1974) and Minister of Land, Housing and Physical Planning (1974-1977). Theme: “From Colonial Policing to Community Policing; A Century of Challenges, Achievements and Transformation” The Inspector General […]
1st Leg: 24th. Sept 2014 Kampala International University vs Uganda Christian University (Nsambya grounds) 25th. Sept 2014 Kampala University vs Kyambogo university (Villa Park) 26th. Sept 2014 Gulu university vs Makerere university Business School (Gulu) 27th. Sept 2014 Makerere university vs Nkumba university (Makerere) 2nd Leg: 1st. Oct 2014 Uganda Christian University vs Kampala International […]
President Yoweri Museveni has re-affirmed his commitment to increasing the salaries of Academic Staff in public universities in the financial year 2015/16. The President was addressing a packed audience of Makerere University Staff and students in the Freedom Square on 12th September 2014, as the Visitor. His visit was part of a security awareness week […]
President Yoweri Museveni has advised Makerere university students to turn their energies to business outsourcing other than seeking jobs in the public service. “I urge you to exploit business process outsourcing for employment opportunities,” he emphasised. The President was speaking at the closing function of the Security Awareness Week held at Makerere University. “I’m glad […]
Makerere university is one of the AFDB-HEST beneficiary Institutions being supported in the areas of infrastructural development. The Merit based scholarships for needy students is one of the Sub-Components under the 4 year Government of Uganda Secured Loan from AfDB (V) HEST funded programme (2013/14 – 2017/18). The scholarships have been earmarked for NEEDY but […]
As a child, you could have been told of a legendary woman in the moon; carrying a baby on her back and a hoe in one hand. She is also said to be carrying firewood on her head, a story meant to inspire many to work hard. This legend will tell you that the woman […]
On Friday 5th September 2014, the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT), Makerere University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) held a dinner and award ceremony for the second cohort of The Innovative Doctoral Education for Global Food Security course participants. The Innovative Doctoral Education for Global Food Security is a joint […]