Tag Archives: Education

  BRIDGE ACADEMIES: Legal/regulatory pitfalls and lessons for impact investors in Uganda By Stephen Tumwesigye In November 2016, the High Court in Uganda made an order closing the Bridge International Academies schools following an order by the Ministry of Education. The Bridge International Academies are set up under a relatively …

  Paris, France | AFP | Russia’s former world chess champion Garry Kasparov wants to bring the game to a million children in Africa as an educational tool to sharpen their learning skills and build confidence. “We have plenty of data collected from around the world… that proves beyond any doubt …

Uganda Government has seized copies of the book “Controlling Consent” by Centre for Basic Research (CBR) for what it called false declaration. The authors are accused of having falsely declared that the book is an education book when it is a political book. The book, edited by Makerere Law Professor J …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | Hundreds of uprooted South Sudanese students missed taking school-leaving exams this week after refusing a government order to leave the safety of a UN base to sit the tests. Officials said nearly 900 students declined to leave the so-called “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) site inside …

  Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has appealed to parents to provide lunch to children in order for them to concentrate and excel in school. “If a child is hungry, he or she will be thinking about other things like mangoes and will not concentrate in class. Parents, please give …

Over 55% of the students being awarded first class honors at Makerere Univeristy’s 67th graduation ceremony starting today are female. A total 261 students obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of above 4.40 to graduate with first class honors. Of these, 144 (55.17%) are female  while 117 ( 44.8%) …

VIDEO: Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) has heaped blame for over 500 students missing out on next week’s graduation on the university administration that manages the examination process and stores student examination data. The lecturers told NBS that the university has an outdated ICT system that could have led to …

A Ugandan non-government organization (NGO) has petitioned Parliament over the increased tuition in government schools. The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) is seeking intervention in the regulation of fees being asked for by government aided schools across the country. “These schools are supported by government through payment of salaries of their …

There will be 75 doctorates awarded at Makerere University’s 67th graduation ceremony. They are 10 more than last year, and will be part of 14,895 graduands (14,318 in 2016) to be awarded degrees and diplomas at the four-day ceremony at Freedom Square. The ceremony will be held from Tuesday February 21 to …

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP |  Data guru Hans Rosling, a Swedish public health expert famous for combating scientific ignorance with catchy YouTube videos in his mission to promote a “fact-based world”, has died at the age of 68, his foundation announced. Rosling, who described himself as an “edutainer”, was diagnosed …