The exchange program between the two varsities is intended to foster collaborative approaches to existing communities challenges Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Uganda and Norway may exist in different hemispheres, but they share a common voice on issues of climate change. The exchange program between the School of Industrial and …
Read More »Makerere University grapples with delayed staff salaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is facing an atmosphere of apprehension following the delayed disbursement of the May staff salaries, a week into the new month. At the end of April, the University Secretary expressed regret for the delay, attributing it to unforeseen challenges in transitioning the …
Read More »EXPIRED PROGRAMS: Vice Chancellors explain mess
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Universities and other tertiary institutions have been caught off guard regarding expired programs, according to Prof. John Robert Ikoja-Odongo, the vice chancellor of Soroti University. The recent controversy arose when the University of Bristol in England rejected an application for a graduate program on …
Read More »MUASA protests ‘Illegal’ suspension of staff tribunal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Academic Staff Association-MUASA is protesting the suspension of the University Staff Tribunal by the University Council. The Tribunal’s work was suspended last month by the University Council on the advice of the Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka. A letter written by the University …
Read More »Makerere student goes missing for eight days
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kampala are searching for Augustine Sekajugo, a dental surgery student at Makerere University who has been missing for eight days now. According to his neighbor, Sekajugo left his rented room on May 2 at 1 pm, informing his friend that he was …
Read More »Mak Vice Chancellor Nawangwe suspends student over ‘illegal activities’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is tension at Makerere University following the suspension of a student, Kizza Adonia, by Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe for allegedly organizing an illegal demonstration on campus. On Monday, a group of Makerere University students had planned to hold a peaceful demonstration to draw …
Read More »Fresh calls for student-admin unity as Makerere Guild leaders take oath
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Vice-Chancellor in Charge of Finance and Administration at Makerere University, Professor Henry Alinaitwe, has called on the new Guild leaders to work together with the university administration to find solutions to issues affecting students. He made these remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of …
Read More »Makerere University tables Shs52 billion plea for medical schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has asked the Committee on Education and Sports to avail Shs52.9 billion in its new budget to renovate facilities at the colleges of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. According to Nawangwe, the university’s graduate students in veterinary …
Read More »Makerere University guild elections set for Friday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University will on Friday hold virtual guild presidential elections. There were doubts among students if the elections will take place following the disqualification of two candidates; National Unity platform- NUP flag bearer Margaret Nattabi and independent candidate Suleiman Namwoza for allegedly holding a …
Read More »Heavy security deployment at Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy military and Police deployment at Makerere University because of an anticipated students’ strike. Heavily armed military and Police personnel were deployed at the University this morning following the disqualification of the NUP flag bearer Margaret Nattabi and Suleiman Namwoza from the …
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