Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Colleges at Makerere University have clarified the selected modes of online assessment of students ahead of the examinations scheduled to start on September 13 and run to September 30, 2021. On Tuesday this week, the Makerere University Academic Registrar, Alfred Masikye Namoah informed students that …
Read More »Makerere allows students to sit exams with pending tuition fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has allowed students with tuition balances to sit examinations because of the shutdown of the payment system. The university is transitioning from Academic Information Management System-AIMS to for Academic Management Information System-ACMIS, a new records management system, which has affected payments. The university …
Read More »Makerere online exam registration puzzles students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several students at Makerere University are still struggling to register on the university e-learning platform ahead of the online assessment scheduled to start next week. The university management extended the date from September 6, 2021 to September 13, 2021 to address the concerns of students …
Read More »Makerere diverts donations meant for restoration of iconic ‘Ivory Tower’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management will divert the would-be donations for the restoration of the iconic Ivory tower to renovations ahead of centennial celebrations. Established in 1922, Makerere University will celebrate 100 years of existence in 2022 as the oldest institution of higher learning in Uganda. In …
Read More »Court convicts Makerere University deputy academic registrar for abuse of office
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti Corruption Court in Kampala has found Margaret Etuusa Loy Lubega, the Makerere University deputy academic registrar in charge of Certificates, Ceremonies and Publications guilty of four counts of abuse of office. Justice Margaret Tibulya delivered the verdict after finding Etuusa guilty of fraudulently …
Read More »Makerere law students panic as LDC enrolment deadline approaches
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Final year law students at Makerere University want the Law Development Center (LDC) to create a special intake for them. The deadline for enrolling for the bar course at LDC is September 10, 2021. However, the final law students at Makerere University have an entire …
Read More »Makerere University extends examination dates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Council has extended examination dates to enable students understand the different modes of assessment. The exams that were supposed to start on September 6 have been pushed to September 13. Two weeks ago, Makerere University Senate left individual college academic committee boards …
Read More »Makerere University guild president out on police bond
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Guild President Ivan Ssempijja together with three guild ministers are out on police bond. The guild ministers are Noella Awal, Ismail Katongole and Francine Ayebazibwe. The four regained their freedom on Tuesday afternoon from the Central Police Station Kampala following their arrest on …
Read More »Mak staff exempted from mandatory contributions to NSSF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University staff have been exempted from the mandatory contribution to the National Social Security Fund-NSSF. The exemption has been given by the finance minister Matia Kasaija, who approved the Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme as a supranational scheme to offer retirement benefits to employees …
Read More »Police, Makerere University partner to offer Masters degrees to commanders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force and Makerere University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to offer Masters Degrees to police commanders in peace and conflict studies. The MoU is aimed at affiliating the police senior command and staff college at Bwebajja to Makerere University to train …
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