By Gerald Businge on May 25, 2011
Commonwealth education institutions, Makerere University Business School, Uganda employment policy, Wasswa balunya
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Heads of tertiary and technical institutions from the common wealth member countries are meeting in Kampala to find ways how they can improve the institutions in Africa. The international conference on enhancing skills development in the tertiary and vocational institutions is being hosted by Makerere University business school. The MUBS principle Waswa Balunywa has asked government […]
By Gerald Businge on May 23, 2011
back to school, Kabarole, Students
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Students accompanied by their parent today jammed the streets of fort portal municipality in Kabarole district as they headed to school to kick start the second term of the 2011 academic year. Business was in high gear at Mpanga markets among other supper markets as students made their final shopping expected to last them for […]
By Gerald Businge on May 20, 2011
Balinda Christopher, Kabarole, Kabarole District Education officer, Uganda education, Uganda schools
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As schools begin their second term on Monday 23rd May 2011 primary schools in Kabarole district have recruited over 100 teachers to solve the problem of inadequate teachers especially in government aided schools. According to the Kabarole District Education officer, Balinda Christopher, numerous vacancies for teachers were advertised so as to solve a long-existing problem […]
By Gerald Businge on May 20, 2011
College of Technology and Information, Innovations at Makerere, Makerere University, Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011
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Students from the School of Computing and IT (CIT), College of Computing and Information Sciences, have for the 4th Year running scooped the first position of the Microsoft Imagine Cup. The East and Central Africa Regional challenge was held in Nairobi on 9th May 2011 and CIT, which emerged top, will now represent the region at […]
By Gerald Businge on May 19, 2011
Private Schools, teachers’ complaints
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The private schools association in Uganda has formed a tribunal which will be responsible for handling teachers’ complaints. Speaking to journalists in Kampala the chairperson private schools association Johnbosco Mujumba reviled that the tribunal will comprise 10 appointed people including lawyers, consultants and renown teachers. He says the tribunal will sit like court and hear […]
By Gerald Businge on May 18, 2011
Uganda government, Universal Primary Education, Universal Secondary Education
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The Uganda Muslim Supreme council, Ibanda district Acting Khadi, Sheik Yusuf Kalule has hailed the ruling National Resistance Movement government for initiating universal education. Addressing over 100 Muslim women from ten districts that had turned up to participate in the reading and reciting the Koran verses, Sheik Yusuf observed that the universal education has greatly eradicated […]
By Gerald Businge on May 6, 2011
Makerere University, MUASA
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Makerere University Academic Staff have again threatened to go on a sit down strike if the administration does not address their current financial woes in 2 weeks time. During a staff meeting held last evening, the lecturers unanimously agreed on the position. Among the resolutions from the meeting is an immediate payment of their pension […]
By Gerald Businge on May 5, 2011
government sponsorship scheme, Uganda parliament
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Students from different institutions of higher learning have petitioned the speaker of parliament Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi over un fairness in the government scholarship scheme. According to Jorum Kisembo who represented other students said that the government scholarship scheme has failed to play its role and therefore it should be dropped. He said that the scheme in its […]
By Gerald Businge on April 25, 2011
effect of inflation prices on schools students, Kabakumba Masiko, school fees increase, Uganda government
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The government has rejected attempts by schools to take advantage to raise school fees for next term as a result of rising cost of food and other commodities. This comes after the Daily Monitor newspaper carried affront page story in its Saturday Edition indicating at the close of the first term many schools were proposing […]
By Gerald Businge on April 23, 2011
Dr. Vincent A. Ssembatya, Makerere ranking rnak, Makerere University, Quality Assurance Makerere University, top universities world Africa, Universities ranking
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According to results released by the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Research Laboratory, Turkey, Makerere University is indeed one of the top-ten Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Africa. URAP, established at the Informatics Institute of the Middle East Technical University in 2009, aims at developing a ranking system of world universities by academic performance […]