Jennifer Kalule-Musamba-the UNEB Principal Public Relations Officer The Minister for Education and Sports Mama Janet K. Museveni will officially release the results of the 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 at State House Nakasero, Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has confirmed. In a statement dated January
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Investing in human capital development is one of the key priotities that are well referenced under the Government of Uganda's long-term development planning. And, besides health services, human capital development relates to the education and skilling of Uganda's young people, something the recently-released final census report equally makes reference to.
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Dr. Shamim Nabuuma, Founder of Chil Group Chil Group, a leader in health and hygiene innovation, has announced a new partnership with Reckitt, the company behind trusted brands; Dettol, Harpic, JIK and many others. Chil Group’s collaboration with Reckitt began in 2023 when Reckitt through its WINFUND program which it co- founded with
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Peter Ogwang, Minister of State for Sports Government through the Ministry of Education and Sports has admitted that the recruitment of teachers under the World Bank funded Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (UglFT) Program has been ruined by corruption, bribery and nepotism practices. The revelation was made by Peter Ogwang, Minister
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Kiwanuka Kiryowa, Uganda’s Attorney General Government has again defended the requirement for all teachers in Uganda to have degrees, saying that those who fail to obtain these qualifications in 10 years will be dropped and replaced with teachers who would have obtained the requisite qualifications. The remarks were made by the Attorney
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A teacher in class/courtesy photo The Ministry of Education and Sports, has dropped the proposal to impose both internship and teachers practice on students training to become teachers. The status quo (school/teachers practice) will instead be maintained. Government’s latest position was revealed by Brighton Barugahare, the Assistant Commissioner Policy Analysis at the Ministry
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Young Engineers Uganda Team A team of 15 children from Young Engineers Uganda, have won a STEM competition Trophy in Tanzania in the second Young Engineers Pan African Competition. The completion which was held at on Saturday November 16 at Aga Khan Primary School, brought together children under the Young Engineers STEM Education Programme focused on innovation
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First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni, is set to grace the first-ever Ugandan National STEM Education and Vex Robotics Championship as chief guest. The event scheduled for November 29 at the National ICT Hub Nakawa, is being organized by the African School of Innovations Science
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The government’s project aimed at constructing secondary schools across the country, particularly in sub-counties lacking these facilities and in refugee-hosting areas, is now at risk of termination. A report on Externally Funded Projects from the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development revealed that as the project enters its fourth
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The 2024 Census report has a chapter on characteristics of Uganda's youth and adolescent population; clearly distinguishing them from other age groups of the population. Having opted to rely on Uganda's National Youth Policy (2015) and National Youth Council Act (2015) respectively, for purposes of 2024 census, UBOS defined a
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