Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for Higher Education has called on the Ministry of Education and Sports to review the various acts related to education in order to clarify and streamline the council’s mandate. During the event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the National Council for Higher …
Read More »Gov’t mooting to scrap tuition fees in TVET institutions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is considering scrapping tuition fees and entry qualifications for students offering lower or certificate courses in Technical and Vocational Education and Training-TVET institutions. Although there are other factors like learners’ and parents’ attitudes undermining blue-collar jobs, compounded by restrictive admission entry requirements, high …
Read More »MINISTRY: No COVID tests, no school fees hike
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plans by several schools to make a COVID-19 test compulsory for returning students, and to also increase school fees, could be frustrated if orders by the Ministry of Education are enforced. Several educationists URN talked to are however not happy with the directive, saying …
Read More »UNEB records improved performance in UCE
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education, Science and Sports has released Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examination results for the year 2020 indicating an improvement in the general performance of candidates. According to the results released on Friday at State House Nakasero by the Minister of Education, …
Read More »Minister vows to fight contractor if he gives ‘kick back’ to anyone
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders of Lira have warned against corruption tendencies as the Ministry of Education and Sports implements a 14b shillings construction project at Uganda Technical College (UTC) Lira. Work on the construction project which is supposed to last for a period of nine months will …
Read More »Parliament demands statement on re-opening of schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has asked the Government to come up with a comprehensive statement on plans for the reopening of schools. This is after Joseph Ssewungu, the Kalungu West MP raised a matter of national importance during plenary. He said that parents have been left …
Read More »Higher institutions of learning to open after three months -Circular
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council of Higher Education -NCHE has communicated that Higher Institutions of learning will open after the next three months. According to the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) Executive Director Professor Mary Okwakol, the communication is based on prior advice from the Minister …
Read More »Janet thanks Museveni for building roads in Ntungamo
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni has thanked her husband Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for ‘not forgetting the people of Ntungamo’ by constructing all major roads leading to and out of the district. Speaking during a campaign meeting attended by NRM leaders from …
Read More »Gov’ to set up sanitary pads plant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is planning to set up a factory to manufacture sanitary pads that will be distributed at no cost to all girls in school across the country. This will be in implementation of a presidential pledge to provide sanitary pads to …
Read More »President Museveni stops universities from issuing exams online during lockdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged universities insisting on having end of semester examinations during the national lockdown to reconsider. This comes after universities like Uganda Christian University (UCU) informed students that they would be sitting for end of semester examinations online even during the …
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