The Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Mondo Kagonyera has called upon the government to change the system under which students are awarded government scholarships to study at university. He says the government funding should ensure that bright but less financially able graduates are able to attend university education. Prof. Kagonyera says the current government sponsorship […]
The Ministry of Education has asked government to increase the bursaries of nursing students to reduce the problem of few nurses in hospitals. The commissioner of higher education in the Ministry of Education Robert Odek Ocheng says that his ministry is seeking for more money from the Ministry of Finance to sponsor more nursing students. […]
Officials from the Ministry of Education have today closed Seeta Parents Primary School in Seeta town council Mukono district until further notice after finding the school teaching pupils a month ahead of the official opening of first term. An officer from the education ministry Joseph Lubwama directed an immediate send off of pupils back to […]
Kampala university students have given the university one week to provide evidence pinning the two senior administrative officials who were dismissed today. The university academic registrar Hussen Kyeyne Lukyamuzi was sacked following accusation of embezzlement while the deputy director of studies Nsozi Francis was accused of raping a female student. The dismissal was effected by […]
Makerere University Young Democrats have petitioned to Kampala central Member of Parliament Erias Lukwago to intervene and help stop the impending strike by lecturers. The students led by their chairperson Anthony Wandeba are asking the legislator who is also a legal expert to take action against the university over the strike. The lecturers of Makerere […]
Uganda has been selected among the countries to benefit from a new research collaboration programme between Cambridge University and African education institutions to promote health research on the African continent. The new programme, which involves researchers from both Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is aimed at building the skills […]
St Lawrence University has held its first graduation at a function where over 600 students got Degree and Diploma certificates in different disciplines. The Chancellor of the University, Uganda Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya thanked government of Uganda for liberalizing university education in Uganda. He said by letting individuals, groups and organizations set up and […]
Makerere University has announced that it has finalized plans for the next graduands to walk away with their transcripts on the day of graduation. The Public Relations Officer of the University, Rita Namisango says all people who will graduation will now be able to get their academic papers. This will remove one of the major […]
By Mugisa Isaac Mathias The Kabaka of Buganda, his highness Ronald Muwenda Mutebii II has called upon government to include vocational training in the national curriculum. He was speaking in Mengo while officiating at the 5th graduation ceremony of Buganda royal institute of business and technical education where 1260 students received diplomas in business and […]
It is not usual that people celebrate 100 years, and when that happens, there is a lot of joy and jubilation. That is exactly what will be happening at Duhaga Boys School in Hoima on Saturday October 16th when the school will mark its Centenary Anniversary. Duhaga Boys’ School, which is named after King Duhaga […]