By Andrew M. Mwenda How Uganda’s politics cannot create a government that delivers public goods and services efficiently Last week, I proposed the need to rethink the role of the state to fix our education system. I argued that we should separate the financing of education from its provision. The …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda Why government should separate financing of education in order to allow poor families access quality education On Sunday, I attended a global education forum in Dubai. Sheik Mohammed Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda were there as well as former presidents, …
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By The Independent Team The existing curriculum in Uganda is highly theoretical, exam oriented, limited in scope and relevance Acursory look at the existing public education curriculum in Uganda at all levels provides glaring inadequacies and loopholes that need to be addressed if we are to rely on it to …
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BY Joan Akello The executive secretary, education ministry, Dr.Charles Akor said that government is coming up with policies to support private universities. Speaking at the 2nd graduation of Cavendish University, Dr.Charles said the policies are intended to boost research in universities to produce quality products for the job market. He …
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By Ronald Musoke A recent study done at Makerere University’s College of Health Sciences among undergraduate students pursuing medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and nursing shows that students feel professional skills should be inculcated in them during their training and not on the job. Up to 92% of the students who participated …
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By The Independent Team While presiding over the 9th graduation ceremony of Uganda Technical College (UTC) Kichwamba at the college grounds in Fort Portal, Kabarole district, the Minister of Education and Sports Hon Major Jessica Alupo advised the five member task force to work with her office and the National …
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By Julius Odeke The Minister for Education and Sports Maj Jessica Alupo has expressed her disappointment over the complaints her office has received from the 50, 000 Primary Schools Teachers and Secondary Schools teachers, who have not received their salaries for October, 2012. Alupo stated that her ministry is not …
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By Joan Akello About 560,000 pupils will sit this year for their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). They started with Mathematics this morning and social studies and religious education in the afternoon. Tomorrow, they will have science and end with English in the afternoon. The National Examinations Board (UNEB) released tight …
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By Tracy Gwambe But new policy on compulsory computer classes for HSC students tests school resources Up a dusty road in Kawempe Division of Kampala district lies Kawempe Royal College; a mixed day and boarding school behind a small blue gate. One of the teachers here, Shamira Naluyingi, is feeling …
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By Mike Mahigigi Uganda lags while Kenya and Tanzania show simple ways to unlocking their potential There is worldwide consensus that youth aged 14 to 30 years are the most potentially economically dynamic segment of any population. Unfortunately in Uganda, 50 percent of youth, especially females, are not engaged in …
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