Dr. Monica Musenero says the last thing being considered is the full operationalization of educational institutions 📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 NEW BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE ▶ P1, P2 & P3 – June 7 ▶ P6, S3 & S5 – June 7 📌 3-year plan to harmonize school calendar ✳ Terms 12 weeks ✳ Holidays …
Read More »Gulu city allocates UGX 13.7 billion for education sector
Gulu city allocated a lion’s share to Education Department Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City Council has allocated 13.7 Billion Shillings to the education sector for the financial year 2021/2022. The money is part of the 36.9 Billion Shillings budget proposal for the city. Alfred Okwonga, the Gulu City Mayor …
Read More »Parents complain about schools taking advantage of disorganized calendar to cheat them
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several parents are crying foul as school operators take advantage of the current disorganized education calendar to over-charge them in school fees and scholastic requirements. While reopening schools after a long unprecedented holiday of nine months as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) …
Read More »UIA to help private tertiary institutes embrace science and technology
Tertiary institutes should venture in innovative technology and skilling of human capital in existing investment opportunities for a sustainable future Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Investment Authority is urging private education institutes to embrace science, technology and innovations for an upgraded investment in the education sector. This comes barely a …
Read More »EDUCATION: P6, S3 and 5 to have Special Term June 7-July 24
Ministry of Education tells semi-candidates that ‘you are not yet candidates’ 📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 NEW BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE ▶ P1, P2 & P3 – June 7 ▶ P6, S3 & S5 – June 7 📌 3-year plan to harmonize school calendar ✳ Terms 12 weeks ✳ Holidays 15-17 days ✳ No exams …
Read More »Only PHDs, Masters to attend 71st Makerere grad ceremony
📌 To attend MAK GRADUATION 👩🎓 – May 17-May 21 ✅ PhD Graduands (108) ✅ Masters’ Degree Graduands (1,160) ✅ First Class Honours Degree Graduands ☑ TOTAL 12,550 graduands (51% female & 49% male) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT, MAK & URN | It is a new normal at Makerere University this year with Coronavirus SOPs …
Read More »MAY 13: Senior 2s to return to school earlier
📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE ▶ S2 – May 13 ▶ P1, P2 & P3 – June 7 📌 3-year plan to harmonize school calendar ✳ Terms 12 weeks ✳ Holidays 15-17 days ✳ No exams this year ✳ 2021 starts August 9 ✳ 2022 starts May 16 ✳ 2023 …
Read More »Teacher arrested on allegations of sexually abusing six girls
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are holding a former teacher at Step by Step School in Nansana municipality accused of sexually abusing six girls. Luke Owoyesigire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, identified the suspect as Moses Mpanga Aldo, a resident of Nansana municipality in Wakiso district. According to …
Read More »Ugandan Universities urged to cut down on strikes, create jobs
Chancellor Prof Charles Olweny hails record number of graduands at Mbarara University Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students and staff of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) have been challenged to resolve conflicts intellectually, and avoid strikes. “There has been a lot of unrest at public universities. There have …
Read More »Schools in Gulu struggling to get back Senior One students
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several secondary schools in Gulu City have recorded a drop in the number of learners in Senior One who resumed classes two weeks ago. Like all other schools, they reopened their doors for the return of non-candidates, who had stayed home since March 18, …
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