To be blind and to be a girl especially in rural Uganda has been noted as a double jeopardy for many young school goers in the country The Uganda National Association of the blind has appealed to government to empower the blind girl child arguing that blind girls form the biggest number of school dropouts […]
Students from different Universities offering Law degree programs have petitioned the Parliament of Uganda to remove the monopoly of the Law Development Center in awarding the Diploma in Legal Practice. The students want the government to permit more institutions private and government to conduct postgraduate bar course in legal practice that allows graduates of law […]
An outdoor party is a pleasant desire shared by many. With the gently blowing breeze and ample natural light, the setting cannot be any more perfect! This is what Makerere University held for her former Members of Management on Friday 9th July 2010 at the University Guest house gardens. The ceremony, the first of its […]
In Uganda, student enrollment in primary schools is on the rise An IDA-financed project is helping by supporting the hiring of additional teachers The country is on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal of Universal Education by 2015 KAMPALA, August 31, 2010 – From 2007 to 2009, post primary education in Uganda increased by […]
The Forum for African Women Educationalists has launched a public fundraising campaign aimed at raising one billion Uganda shillings that it hopes to use to help disadvantaged girls get university education. The Campaign dubbed “Nsidika Njake or “Send a bright girl to university” hopes to use send over 400 girls to university if people vigilantly […]
The Executive Secretary of Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB), Mathew Bukenya has warned schools, PLE, O and A-level candidates against engaging in examination malpractice. Bukenya said this today while addressing a press conference at the headquarters of Uganda National Examination Board in Ntinda Kampala. He has said that the Uganda National Examination Board has released […]
The Member of Parliament for Bullisa Stephen Birahwa has called on the government to expeditiously carry out the plans of having a fully fledged university in the Bunyoro sub- region. In the past a number of legislators from the region plus the Kingdom have called upon the government to establish a university in the sub- region […]
The Private Education Development Network is set to equip the youth with global entrepreneurship skills and financial education in their 2010 Youth Entrepreneurship Conference. The conference will take place at the UMA conference hall, in Lugogo between 25th and 27th August 2010. Individuals interested in attending and participating in the workshop are required to pay […]
Government has been urged to integrate school drop outs into Uganda government education programmes. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has made the call in Kampala today while speaking to over 20 trainees attending a leadership building camp organized by Forum for Women in Development. Kadaga noted that several schools under the Universal Primary […]
St Julian High School, Gayaza has beaten other beaten 12 other schools to scoop the 2010 National Secondary Schools Music, Dance and Drama Competitions that took place at Kitante Primary School and the National Theatre for two days. The Schools that participated in the competition include St Julian High School plus Buddo Secondary School, Bweranyangi Girls […]