Parliament has approved the scrapping of the pre-entry examinations for the students joining the Law Development Centre. The decision was taken following a report from the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs based on ministerial policy statements that were submitted by different sectors to the committee including Law Development Center. The committee report noted that […]
African youths have asked governments to take serious action on the increasing teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDs infection rates among young people. This was during the ongoing 4th Commonwealth Youth Parliament taking place in Kampala, Uganda where the young leaders blamed the increasing teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDs infection rates among young people on poverty, lack of government […]
The Higher Education Students Financing Board is seeking for eight billion shillings to finance over 1,900 students in both university and tertiary institutions. The Executive Director of the board, Michael Wanyama, while appearing before the education committee to defend their budget noted that in the next financial year they planned on admitting 3,000 students to […]
The Chairperson of the Education Committee, Connie Galiwango, has advised parents to speak to teachers if they have mishandled their children instead of resorting to beating them. This comes after reports that the administration of Bilal Islamic school stopped Sheikh Noor Muzaata from teaching at the school after he beat up a teacher who had […]
Former students of Kibuli senior secondary school under their umbrella body, Kibuli SS Old Students Association (KOSA), have recommended the sacking of the school’s long-serving headteacher over sex scandals. According to the Observer, Hajj Ali K. Mugagga was this year on January 24 sent on forced leave following reports of incompetence and allegations of sexual […]
The member of parliament for Labwor county in Abim district, Micheal Ayepa, has tasked the Uganda national examinations board executive secretary Dan Odongo to release the primary leaving results of her daughter. Ayepa made the demand as the executive secretary was appearing before the parliamentary education committee of parliament chaired by Mbale woman MP, Connie […]
Ugandan Students have performed best in Physics chemistry and biology in the just released Cambridge examination following the November exam series A total of 80 Ugandan Cambridge candidates performed excellently at the overal rate of 96% . Following the results the Government has been advised to adopt an all-inclusive Cambridge education curriculum so as to catch […]
Makerere university will hold the 68th Graduation ceremony from 16th-19th January 2018 at the university main campus. The ceremony will be held at the Freedom Square presided over by Prof. Ezra Suruma the Chancellor of Uganda’s oldest university insititution Below are the scheduled dates for different colleges on which graduands will be conferred degrees in different academic […]
The first lady and minister for education and sports Janet Kataaha Museveni has urged governments in the Great lakes region to strengthen their efforts towards the eradication of all forms of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the Region. Speaking during the commissioning of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region- Regional Training Facility […]
St. Lawrence University has today conferred degrees and awarded diplomas and certificates to over 800 graduands at their 8th congregation held at their main campus in Lubaga, Kampala that was presided over by Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi who doubles as Chancellor of the university. The Vice President said that the key priority of education […]