The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga wants government to put in place a special fund for sponsoring persons with disabilities at the university. Kadaga says there are many persons with disabilities who pass with good grades but cannot make it to the university due to lack of funds. Kadaga says once such a fund is […]
A delegation from Buganda kingdom has petitioned MPs from Buganda over the alleged scrapping off the local languages in the proposed ordinary secondary level curriculum. The delegation led by Matthias Bwanika Mulumba say that the ministry of education proposed English, Kiswahili, French and Arabic as the languages to be taught in schools leaving the local […]
From the first time a child joins school, everyone’s hope and dream is that they make it to each final level class and graduate to the next. Many resources go into this endeavour; fees, tutorials, books, pencils, advice – everything needed to have a success story. This is not a one man job – there are relatives, […]
Children with neurological defects have petitioned the Deputy Speaker of parliament Jacob Olanya asking the government to urgently act on inclusive Education, accessibility, treatment and prevention of Spina bifida and hydrocephalus in the country. In their petition the children also want Government to ensure that all schools have facilities that promote learning for children with special needs, reduce prices for assisting devices like wheel chairs, […]
The ministry of education has been advised to carry out a complete restructuring of Kyambogo University if its current problems are to be solved. The advise was given by the Gulu University deputy vice chancellor in charge of academic affairs Prof Callistus Balidawa during an interaction with the education committee of parliament. Prof Balidawa says […]
Professor Gordon Wavamunno Babala Kasibante chancellor of Nkumba University with grate honor conferred PhD to 2 students during the 15th graduation which took place on the 20th October 2012 at the university grounds.1,716 students were awarded with masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates Edaku Charles from the school of social sciences was conferred with PhD in […]
The minister of education and sports Jessica Alupo has said that, the ministry has put plans to invest on skills to improve on the quality components of education. Addressing press at parliament, Alupo said that, the ministry is going to engage more of teaching training intuitions to produce highly skilled teachers to get quality education […]
The Catholic Church has asked government to change the education curriculum, which will help to produce students who are job creators. The chairman of the Episcopal Conference John Baptist Odama says the entire education system must be revised to suit the current situation of many people lacking jobs. He says during the 50th independence celebrations […]
University leaders in Uganda have expressed concern over the poor education curriculum that the country follows saying it has contributed to poor education standards and caused graduates to be seekers on job market. The University vice chancellors made the remarks at their 3rd annually conference under the theme “universities and the changing employment” held at […]
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union is asking government for a special jubilee gift as Uganda prepares to mark 50 years of Independence on October 9th. The teachers want government to allocate 20% of the national budget to the education sector as a special package for the celebrations to mark 50 years of independence. According to […]