Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga (pictured), has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree of law by Nkumba University. This was during the University's 22nd graduation ceremony held under the theme: 25 years of academic excellence and professionalism’ at Nkumba University campus on Saturday 26 October, 2019. In her acceptance speech,
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Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Barnabas Nawangwe is responsible for the ongoing protest against tuition increment at the institution, Joseph Ssewungu (pictured), the Kalungu East MP has said. The lawmaker blames the VC for politicizing matters at the University. The Makerere University strike where students are involved in running battles with
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Government has come under fire after The State Minister of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education and Sports, John Muyingo (in featured photo) issued a directive to have all teachers obtain degrees if they are to retain jobs. Reacting to government’s move, Kalungu East MP, Joseph Ssewungu, a teacher
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Wilmat Development Foundation in partnership with different companies and governments agencies have embarked on providing students in Universities across the country with investment and business skills so that they can create own jobs during and after studies. During a public dialogue held at Makerere University Business School on Monday, The
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Kadaga is disappointed with the Ministry of Education and Sports over failure to secure funds for all students that applied and met requirements for University loan scheme, noting that the decision by Government shows its failure to prioritise the education sector. “It is interesting
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Acts of pornography are increasing in schools across Uganda, the Permanent Secretary, Directorate of Ethics and Integrity, Alex Okello has revealed. He however says the increasing pornography hasn’t been matched with funding requirement that has left the Anti-Pornography Committee incapacitated (to fight the immoral acts). Okello made the remarks while
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Education in Uganda, like in many other sectors, is undergoing through a transformation that needs tailor-made teaching packages and solutions to keep up with the times. And in a country like Uganda where government liberalized almost all sectors, much of this transformation in the education sector is being spearheaded by
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Willmat Development Foundation and partners under the University Outreach Programme have embarked on sensitizing University students through public lectures with knowledge and skills aimed at shaping their minds on the employment environment after university education. With the theme “shaping the mind set of learners towards employment”, students have been linked
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With over $90 million worth of scholarships, more than 25,000 students and graduates in 156 countries, state-of-the-art campuses opening in Rwanda, Zimbabwe and Uganda and a new partnership with the University of Suffolk in the UK, Unicaf had a lot to celebrate at its annual conference, held on the 30th
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The Ministry of Education and Sports has been asked to consider increasing the number of students benefiting from University loan scheme after it emerged that over 5,000 applicants missed out. It should be noted that that last week, the Ministry of Education in conjunction with the Higher Education Students' Financing
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