Makerere University has suspended 17 students for indulging in examination malpractice. Most of these students are suspended because of illegally sitting for examinations with forged examination permits. According to The tower post news, the committee of examination malpractice and irregularities for the school of long distance and lifelong learning resolved to suspend the students early […]
Over 1000 students are set to graduate at the 12th graduation ceremony of Buganda Royal Institute of Business and Technical Education (BRIBTE) Mengo. The graduation is scheduled to take place on the 25th January 2018 at Kakeeka Mengo. Students will be awarded with Certificates and Diplomas in different academic courses. According to information from the office of […]
Government through the Ministry of Education and Sports is planning to take over Busoga University & Mountains of the Moon University as Public Universities. This follows a letter dated 8th January 2018 by the President of Uganda, Yoweri K Museveni to the Ministry of Education and Sports directing that government takes over Mountains of the […]
By Professor Venansius Baryamureeba Early this month, I published an article entitled ‘’Creation of Regional Public Universities is a Fundamental Change in the History of Uganda’’. In this article, I categorically stated that ‘’The recommendation by the Makerere University Visitation Committee 2017 that all public universities be converted into one public university (Makerere University) and […]
Dr. Euzobia Mugisha Baine has been appointed the Acting Director, Gender and Mainstreaming Directorate at Makerere University. The outgoing Acting Director, Gender and Mainstreaming Directorate Ms. Frances Nyachwo handed over office to Dr. Euzobia on 8th January 2018. The function was presided over by the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Ernest Okello Ogwang. The handover […]
Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe held a thanksgiving ceremony on Saturday, 6th January 2018 at Busiwondo Village in Busia District. The thanksgiving ceremony was aimed at commemorating Prof. Nawangwe’s election as Makerere University Vice Chancellor. The function was presided over by the Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Ezra Suruma who was the day’s Guest […]
Old students of Nkumba University voted new leaders of the Executive Committee of Nkumba University Alumni Association. These were nominated and voted by members present at a Special Annual General Meeting held on the 16th of December 2017. The elected leaders include: President : Mr. Ssonko Jackson Vice President: Mr. Kamusiime Samuel Gen.Secretary: Mrs. Anita Muhairwe […]
Mabarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State University, Boston Children’s Hospital, Delft University of Technology, Leiden University medical center, and the CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda, has won grants from the US National Institutes of Health and the Netherlands NWO Open Mind programme totaling over $400,000 to develop sustainable […]