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From the University’s annual budget allocation FY 2021/22, the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT) established the PhD Thesis Completion Grants Program to support outstanding doctoral candidates on the verge of finalizing their thesis/dissertation, who have no other source of funding for the requested period. The scheme is intended to help candidates make significant progress...

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Call for Applications: PhD Thesis Completion Grants
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The University Council and Management have commended the Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme (MURBS) Board of Trustees (BoT), Service Providers and Secretariat on the Scheme’s fund value growth from UGX 209 Billion to UGX 255 Billion during the Financial Year 2020/21. The commendations were delivered on Tuesday 19th October 2021 in the Telepresence Centre, Senate Building at the...

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Mak Leadership Commends MURBS Fund Value Growth ahead of 11th AGM
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Published by Hlengiwe Mnguni Professor Norman Duncan, Vice-Principal: Academic at the University of Pretoria (UP), and his counterpart at Uganda’s Makerere University Professor Umar Kakumba, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 14 October 2021 to formalise an institutional partnership. The agreement builds on existing long-standing collaboration between...

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UP and Makerere University formalise institutional partnership
2 days 6 hours ago

The President of the Republic of Uganda and Visitor of Makerere University H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday 9th October, 2021 unveiled the Mak@100 Logo and officially launched the year-long Centenary commemoration as part of the 59th Independence Day celebrations held at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. Prior to the launch, the President who was in the company of the First Lady and Minister...

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President Museveni Appreciates Mak Research, Launches Mak@100 Celebrations
5 days 5 hours ago

By Hasifa Kabejja A total of 73 cadets recently admitted for the Bachelor of Defense Studies of Makerere have today, 15 th October 2021 undergone orientation at the University Main Library. According to the Head of Team and UPDF Head Academics Col. Santurino Tumuranzye, Uganda Military Academy (UMA), Kabamba, an affiliate institution of Makerere University under the School of Social Sciences has...

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First Year Bachelor of Defence Studies students undergo orientation at Mak library
5 days 10 hours ago

By Jane Anyango Over 40 Makerere University researchers from the School of Economics were on 14th October, 2021 trained on new methodologies of information treatment into improving Water bills payments in Uganda and other countries. The training held virtually and physically was organized and hosted by the Environment for Development Imitative (EfD-Mak) Centre. The seminar was facilitated by Dr.

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Researchers Trained on New Methodologies of Improving Customer Water bill Payment Behaviour
5 days 18 hours ago

The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications from suitable candidates for admission to a One Year Postgraduate Diploma in Peace Building and Conflict Transformation program offered at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences for the 2021/2022 Academic Year. Sponsorship Each year, The Rotary Foundation awards up to 40 fellowships for a Postgraduate Diploma in Peacebuilding...

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Advert: Postgraduate Diploma in Peace Building and Conflict Transformation
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By Jane Anyango 244 students from five universities – Makerere, Kyambogo, Gulu, Busitema and Bishop Stuart University have been flagged off to Israel for a one year paid internship. 10 out of the 244 flagged off are female. The students were flagged of by the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration (DVCFA) Assoc. Prof.

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Mak Flags off 244 Ugandan University Students for Agrostudies Internship in Israel
6 days 7 hours ago

Mrs. Jackie K. Ayorekire the Manager, Finance and Administration, Makerere University Finance Department was on 12th August 2021 admitted to fellowship status of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). According to ACCA Global, the global body for professional accountants, FCCA status is the highest achievement awarded to ACCA members after five years of continuous membership...

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Mrs. Jackie Ayorekire Receives FCCA Status
6 days 12 hours ago

12th October 2021: Scientists have developed a reliable new method to monitor the risk of contamination in drinking water which gives immediate results, enabling global communities to respond rapidly and help reduce their exposure to waterborne diseases. Drinking water contaminated with human and animal faeces is consumed by at least two billion people worldwide. This pollution is responsible for...

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Press Release: New method offers rapid monitoring of contamination in drinking water
1 week 1 day ago

By Jane Anyango Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a global pandemic that is currently affecting 3.7 million people worldwide of which 70% are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda continues to suffer from the scourge of HIV with the current prevalence of 7%. Healthcare of people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda is constrained by poor nutrition with estimates of 25% suffering from malnutrition.

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Mak Unveils Recipes & Products for People Living with HIV/AIDS
1 week 2 days ago

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