By Rukiya Makuma In July this year, Makerere University will be officially operating as a collegiate university. A collegiate university is a university in which governing authority and functions are divided between a central administration and a number of constituent colleges. Previously run around 110 departments, 21 academic units, Makerere will now operate under eight …
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By Patrick Kagenda Samson Akinwale is the General Manager of the National Insurance Corporation (NIC). He talked to The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda about the performance of the insurance industry. What are the challenges the insurance industry is facing? As you are aware that insurance’s contribution to GDP continues to be …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Two weeks ago Makerere University held its 60th graduation ceremony in which some 13,766 students graduated in various disciplines with different degrees. One thing that got many people talking is the high number of first class degrees doled out at this graduation ceremony – 220 in …
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By Patrick Kagenda But problems have just begun for the university staff as NSSF sues them for Shs 50 billion breach When National Insurance Corporation (NIC) issued its Initial Public Offer (IPO) On Dec 31 the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) leader, Tanga Odoi, interrupted the event with a …
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By Joe Powell The term of Prof. Livingstone Luboobi, Makerere Universitys Vice-Chancellor, has come to an end. The Independents Joe Powell spoke to the leading reformist candidate to take over the top job, the Dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (CIT), Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba. Excerpts below. How …
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By Onghwens Kisangala Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning has been in the news over fees hikes and student strikes, declining standards and dilapidated infrastructure. Inadequate staffing, poor remuneration, accommodation and congestion, high or low fees (depending on whom you talk to; student/parent or administrator) …
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