Hundreds of students at Makerere University have been seen today moving office to office seeking for important clarification on whether the institution had truly increased tuition fees. The KCCA councilor representing Makerere University, Bernard Luyiga says he is currently receiving numerous inquiries from Makerere University staff and students concerning many seemingly unfair and draconian policies […]
Makerere University candidates vying for the post of Vice Chancellor are on strike. They have shunned the last interviewing session protesting the way it was conducted. Among the candidates, it was only Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba who accepted to be interviewed. Other candidates in the race are Professors Tonny Oyana, Barnabas Nawangwe, Edward Kirumura, Eli […]
Makerere University has allocated billion of shillings to be used for the supply and installation of universal water metering and sectional replacement of dilapidated pipe mains at Makerere University. The university management has now invited sealed bids from bidders. According to the press statement issued today, interested bidders may obtain information from Makerere University […]
The academic registrar of Makerere University has invited applications for admission to Master of Science in petroleum geosciences for academic year 2012/13. The academic registrar Alfred Masikye Namoah says that applicants should have obtained at least 1st degree or its equivalent from a recognised university. He says that the training is conducted at […]
Peoples’ money in Uganda is spent extravagantly. We have been told that the swearing in ceremony of the new Makerere University Guild President, Ivan Kata has cost the university 200 millions. The money has been used to buy eats, buffets, sodas and beers just to please the students. The swearing in ceremony took place […]
The cut off points for Makerere University programme for academic year 2012/13 (government sponsorship) is out. Bachelor of Pharmacy 47.8 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of surgery 44.7 Bachelor of dental surgery 44.2 Bachelor of Science in nursing males 42.7 Bachelor of Science in nursing female 40.7 Bachelor of Science in medical radiography 38.7 Bachelor […]
The college of engineering, design, art and technology, Makerere University has received funding from NORAD Master Studies programme (NOMA) to run a graduate programme in Technology innovation and industrial Development to bridge the gap between the industry and the university. The college also received funding for gender incentive activities for the recruitment of female […]
Shock and grief befell on patients as most of Uganda hospitals faces a shortage of tuberculosis drugs, an insider in Uganda’s ministry of health told our news informers today. The monitoring and evaluation officer with Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS Uganda) also says that the shortage of tuberculosis drugs has lasted for […]
Scenes of jubilation and joy played out as hundreds of Makerere University students poured onto the Democratic Party headquarters to celebrate Democratic Party (DP) candidate Ivan Kata’s victory in the Guild Presidential elections. The students paralysed business and blocked business at city house as they descended from the university through william street. Kata won […]
Violet groups of Makerere University students on Monday staged a fight with the police and in the process four police men were injured and dozens of students arrested. The police had gone to Makerere University to curb the students strike at the university’s main campus. The students were protesting against a new internship policy. The […]