Makerere University through the Academic Registrar has invited applications from Ugandan, East African, S. Sudan and International applicants for the Bachelor of Chinese and Asian Studies under the private sponsorship scheme for the 2019/2020 academic year. Alfred Masikye Namoah, the Academic Registrar says the duration of the programme is 3
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At least 50 students from the faculties of Health Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management as well as Science & Technology on Friday graduated from Victoria University during a ceremony held at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The 4th graduation ceremony was held under the theme ‘Developing Agents of Change.’
Read MoreTeachers across the country are lined up for a salary increment starting October 2019 after Government through the Ministry of Public Service secured Shs150 billion to honour an earlier government undertaking. Public Service minister, Wilson Muruli Mukasa, said that his ministry was scheduled to meet with the members of the
Read MoreThe Indian High Commission in Uganda today commissioned the ‘Indian Corner’ at Victoria University library with the aim of uplifting the standards of education in the country. Ravi Shankar, the Indian High Commissioner to Uganda, who was the Chief Guest, said both countries have good bi-lateral relations. He noted that
Read MoreSpeaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has said that until government ensures every sub-county has a secondary school, there will be continued inequality in the education sector. Kadaga says it’s unfortunate that there some districts that up to now don’t have any secondary school and this has seen many girls who
Read MoreThe Ministry of Education is set to increase on students benefiting from the loan scheme fund. This is after Parliament directed the ministry to seek for a supplementary budget to increase on number of beneficiaries. Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga issued the directive after James Kaberuka, the Kinkizi West MP complained that
Read MoreUgandan teachers have been challenged to adopt a new curriculum and system of teaching employable learners. Speaking at the launch of DHL partnership with Teach For Uganda, a local Non-Governmental Organisation championing a new innovative education on Thursday at Naguru Skyz Hotel, Fagil Mandy, an education consultant advised teachers to
Read MoreThe closure of the Gatuna border post between Uganda and Rwanda has affected a number of schools in border districts, URN reports. Rwanda closed its borders with Uganda early this year, to purportedly expedite the construction of the single customs post at Gatuna. During the time, the Rwandan government advised
Read MoreThe Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Elioda Tumwesigye has cautioned graduates from higher institutions of learning that if they are to solve the current and future problems of community, they should embark on using the knowledge they have received to generate technology based solutions. During the 20th graduation ceremony
Read MoreJustice Musa Sekana, of the Civil Division of the High Court, has quashing the appointment of Professor William Bazeyo as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration of Makerere University. The ruling on Friday follows an application filed by Professor Anthony Mugisha in November 2018 in which he
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