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Makerere University’s College of Education and External Studies (CEES), through its Department of Science, Technology, and Vocational Education (DSTVE), on Friday 18th July 2025, hosted a high-level workshop for secondary school administrators focused on the implementation and assessment of the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) in science subjects. The day-long workshop, held under the theme “The Role […]
By Julius Tukacungura The 14th Pan-African Society for Music Arts Education (PASMAE) in partnership with the International Society for Music Education (ISME) Regional Conference brings on board educators, researchers, performers, students, cultural practitioners, and policymakers from across the globe to revolutionalize African musical arts education. The four-days conference (1st to 4th July 2025), themed, Re-imagining Musical […]
Makerere University has secured a valuable donation of scientific laboratory equipment worth USD 400,000 (Shs. 1.4 billion) through the Seeding Labs’ Instrumental Access Program. This equipment will significantly enhance teaching, research, and diagnostic services at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB). Following the announcement of a successful application in May 2024, […]
Makerere University has taken a significant step toward transforming its digital education landscape with the unveiling and stakeholder review of its Draft Master Plan for Open, Distance, and e-Learning (ODeL). The consultative workshop, held on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Hotel Africana, brought together university leadership, academic staff, student representatives, and development partners to review […]
By CoBAMS Communications Office The Principal, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Prof. Edward Bbaale participated in the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) Academy in Rabat, Morocco, from 21 to 23 May 2025. The Academy, themed “Financing a Just Transition to Green and Circular Economies,” convened representatives from PAGE countries across the […]
On 29th April 2025, a delegation from the University of Zululand, South Africa led by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Engagement and Transformation), Prof. Byron A. Brown visited the College of Education and External Studies (CEES) at Makerere University to discuss collaboration opportunities specific to decolonization of the curriculum in African universities, teaching pedagogies and re-positioning […]
Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine (Department of Paediatrics & Child Health) and Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences are the recipient of Training Research Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The objective of the 5 year training grant is to enhance national capacity for high quality research and health […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27th March 2025 LAUNCH OF THE 5TH EDITION OF THE MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MARATHON (#MakRun2025) Makerere University is pleased to announce the launch of the 5th edition of the MakerereUniversity Marathon, also known as #MakRun2025, under the theme “Run the Hills for the Future” which is scheduled to take place on 17th August […]
The Norwegian Ambassador to Tanzania, the Comoros, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda, H.E. Tone Tinnes visited Makerere University on 25th March 2025 and met with University Management as well as researchers under the NORHED II projects. Amb. Tinnes visit begun with a courtesy call, where he was received upon arrival by Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Buyinza […]
School Managers have been urged to incorporate entrepreneurship as an innovative solution aimed at addressing the existing problems in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools. Studies indicate that in most UPE Schools in Uganda, learners still lack parental support, mid-day meals, scholastic materials, clean water, and are often unattended to by teachers, which undermines children’s desire […]