Professor Barnabas Nawangwe Makerere University vice chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has assured students of a stable network throughout the online examination period via the eLearning platform MUELE-Makerere University eLearning Environment. Students will access their examinations and upload their work to the same platform upon completion. Ever since the University
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Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja The government has embarked on establishing public Universities across the country to accommodate the growing number of students in the country. The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja says two Universities Bunyoro University and Busoga University will be operating in the financial year 2022/2023. Nabbanja made the statements
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President Yoweri Museveni (pictured) has directed the prime minister to lead the team from the ministry of education, health and the national task force to come up with dates and revised safe proposals for the reopening of learning institutions. The directive follows a meeting that happened on Tuesday this week between
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Government has been urged to reopen schools School proprietors in Mukono district under their umbrella body, Mukono District School Proprietors’ Association have challenged the government to devise means of enabling schools to reopen during the the Coronavirus pandemic. Lawrence Lugoloobi, the association chairperson says Uganda may take more years with
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The minister in-charge of higher education, John Chrysestom Muyingo (pictured) has said that they do not know or have a plan for school re-opening at the moment. The minister made the remarks while officiating at the release of the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board - UBTEB last Friday in Kampala. According
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Students taking computer lessons. These and many more will find The Lesson materials more interesting FILE PHOTO Long before the second wave of the pandemic, questions about the future of education dominated public discourse in Uganda. Shamim Nirere of Izere Education not only had the question lingering on her mind,
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The ministry of education has tabled seven strategies as proposals for the safe reopening of schools during a virtual meeting that attracted several stakeholders. The stakeholders that included school proprietors, education umbrella organizations, and international school representative all agreed on the strategies that were presented. Among the proposals is the
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Former Tender care Nursery /URN Photo Tender care nursery school in Kyaliwajala along Namugongo-Kireka road has turned into a health centre. Established in 1998, the formerly high-end nursery school is now St. Thomas hospital. Simon Ogwale, who operates close to the former school, says that they were also surprised
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Education Ministry wants to ban boarding section for Primary Schools The Ministry of Education and Sports is considering banning boarding sections in all primary schools as authorities contemplate options for the reopening of schools in the face of COVID-19.A source privy to the matter told URN that authorities have discussed
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Daniel Elaju and his Teacher, Musilem Bagalaliwa in Soroti. Daniel Elaju, the best visually impaired student in last year’s Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examination- UACE, says that he wanted to do a medical course but his sight failed him.Elaju scored 20 points in History, Literature in English and Divinity
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