Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Mary Okwakol, the Executive Director of the National Council for Higher Education- NCHE has asked the Public Universities Joint Admissions Board (PUJAB) to include slots for Higher Education Access Certificate- (HEAC) graduates when granting sponsorships to university students. Okwakol was speaking on Friday at …
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 »Institutions allowed to reopen for final year medical students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The government has allowed Universities and other educational institutions with final-year students undertaking health-related training to reopen and enable students to complete their studies. It is hoped that this will fill the human resource gap that the health sector is likely to face as COVID-19 …
Read More »Use of random numbers at PLE a success- UNEB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examination Board- UNEB has said that the use of the random number system has been a success. Last year, UNEB introduced use of random numbers to identify examination centres instead of school names. Candidates were also given codes instead of district names. …
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