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List of 2019 school fires in Uganda

It is every parent’s dream to know that their children are safe and sound wherever they are, and news of a school fire can be very devastating.  In 2019, Uganda registered a total of 12 school fires across the country with 10 occurring in the Central region alone. Let’s break down these scenarios in order […]

URA to Collect Tuition for all Public Universities

URA to Collect Tuition for all Public Universities

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is to start collecting all the tuition and other fees paid by students in public Universities in abid to curb misuse of funds by management. The directive was given by the Ministry of Finance and a single account which will be run by URA is yet to be opened on […]

King Caesar offers 150 university scholarships to low income students

King Caesar offers 150  university scholarships to low income students

Honorary consul of Vietnam to Uganda, Augustus Caesar Mulenga aka King Caesar of Development Kingdom has offered University scholarships to over 150 students from low income status families and orphans. The students came from districts of western Uganda including Kanungu, Kabale, Kisoro, Mitooma,Bushenyi, Buliisa, Kiruhura, Mbarara, Sheema, Kibaale, Rukiga and Rukungiri. Eligibility was based on […]

The biggest percentage fail Makerere University pre-entry law exams

The biggest percentage fail Makerere University pre-entry law exams

Among those who sat for Makerere University University pre-entry law exams in 2019, about 22% have passed, according to PML Daily. Among the 22% that passed, 378 sat on direct entry, 42 were on degree entry while 27 were on diploma entry. The list pinned at Makerere University shows that from 2,080 candidates who sat […]

Diploma Entry Scheme Government Admissions List 2019-2020

Diploma Entry Scheme Government Admissions List 2019-2020

The Office of the Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released admission lists for Government sponsored students under the Diploma Entry Scheme for the Academic Year 2019/2020. The scheme was advertised in January 2019. You can access the admission for Makerere University and Makerere University Business School by clicking on the categories below. DOWNLOADS & ESSENTIAL ATTACHMENTS Attachment Size PDF iconCollege […]

Ruparelia Foundation offers 1,000 scholarships to Victoria University

Ruparelia Foundation offers 1,000 scholarships to Victoria University

Students wishing to join University in the academic year 2019/2020 could be among the luckiest in Uganda. The Ruparelia Foundation has offered to give scholarships to over 1,100 fresh student entrants to Victoria University Kampala. The sponsorship will cover 70% of the tuition and other functional fees for  students who want to pursue; Health Sciences […]

Internship Opportunity 2019 Program Available at Umeme (50 Placements)

Job Title: Umeme Internship Program 2019 (50 Placements) Organization: UmemeDuty Station: Kampala, Uganda About US:Umeme is a public company cross listed on both the Uganda Securities Exchange and the Nairobi Securities Exchange with over 6,483 shareholders, including high value international institutional investors. Umeme operates under a concession with a structural monopoly in the distribution of electricity across Uganda, […]

Over 30,000 beneficiaries, big stride for skilling Uganda fund

Over 30,000 beneficiaries, big stride for skilling Uganda fund

The 120 billion shilling skilling Uganda fund has already registered 30,000 beneficiaries seven years of existence after its launch in 2012. The projects targets 60,000 beneficiaries by 2020 and is aimed at facilitating competitiveness, productivity and employment for self reliance among the Ugandan youth. The Assistant Commissioner for Vocational Education, Mr. James Mugerwa during the […]

UCE 2018 RESULTS : Best and Worst Districts, Subjects

Over 2548 results cancelled Uganda National examination Board on Thursday, January 31, 2019 released the 2018 Uganda certificate examination results. An inforgraphic Comparison of performance for the years 2017 and 2018: ByPatience Mugadu https://infogram.com/comparison-of-2018-and-2017-uce-results-1hxj48q3mp754vg A total of 336,740 candidates registered for the 2018 UCE in 3,658 centres. The number of candidates in 2018 was higher than […]

Uganda Christian University (UCU) partners with private sector in rice, coffee value addition

Uganda Christian University (UCU) partners with private sector in rice, coffee value addition

Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mukono has launched an initiative to add value to Ugandan processed rice. This is aimed at encouraging students to practice agriculture after school. Through a partnership with the Uganda private sector dealing in quality rice and coffee processing, UCU is set to train agribusiness students unique ways of adding value to […]

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