On 9th February 2011, the College of Computing and Information Sciences started a 3months Java Programming for Mobile Applications Development after being contracted by Nokia East and Southern Africa. This initiative will make it possible for the general public to use Ugandan mobile products world over, improving the visibility of the local software developers in […]
A Memorandum of Understanding between Makerere University and the Uganda Police Force to provide assistance in the implementation of the different ICT initiatives in the force has saved over USD500,000 of the Uganda Police Force’s budget. Under this Memorandum of Understanding, Makerere University has been able to develop for the Uganda Police Force a Human […]
As globalization drives rapid change in all aspects of research & development, international competition and collaboration have become high priority items on the agenda of most universities around the world. In this climate of competition and collaboration, ranking universities in terms of their performance has become a widely popular and debated research area. All universities […]
The Dean of Students will provide a detailed report on the just concluded Guild Elections. Needless to mention Makerere University through the amended Guild constitution 2011 has been able to ensure that 54 out of the 92 (58.7%) GRC members come from the 27 schools to specifically represent academic matters of those schools in the […]
The National Council for Higher Education is currently working on guidelines for e-degrees (online degrees). We plan to triple the research output by 2015. Thus the quality of human resources and research as a result of quality education and research culture will spur economic growth and human development.
As riots over the increase in prices of food and other commodities in Uganda intensify, a student at Makerere University has committed suicide allegedly over failure to afford basic necessities of life. Francis Xavier Kigeni, a 3rd year student of Social Sciences reportedly jumped to his death on Monday as the police and army battled […]
The government has assured Makerere University students and parents that there are no immediate plans to increase tuition fees at the university and or other public universities. The Minister of Education and Sports, Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire says students should be reassured that they will continue to pay the same amount of fees that they have […]
The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Venancius Baryamureba has blamed Friday’s riot by students over the proposed increase of tuition fees to the recent opposition walk to work demonstrations. Baryamureba said they have got reports that the students’ demonstration was inspired bu opposition politicians who have been engaged in battles over two days of […]
About five students have been left injured after Friday’s protests by students of Makerere University against the proposed increase in university tuition fees. Makerere University today woke up to rioting students at the main campus, which prompted the administration to call in the police who fired tear gas to disperse the rowdy students. One David […]
With effect from July 2011, Makerere University will run as a collegiate institution with eight colleges being established to replace the Faculties under which students used to be admitted. The College of Natural Sciences (CONAS), College of Business and Management Sciences (COBAMS), College of Computing and Information Sciences (COCIS), College of Engineering, Design, Art and […]