Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has officially taken over Mountains of the Moon University in Fort Portal. In September, Parliament approved the takeover of the institution by the government. The State Minister for Higher Education told MPs that taking over the institution as a Public University would …
Read More »Mountains of the Moon University students stage protest over lack of lectures
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students of Mountains of the Moon University in Fort Portal tourism city took to the streets on Monday to protest the failure of their lecturers to show up. Led by their Guild President Osbert Alinda, the more than 1,000 students tried to lead a …
Read More »Parliament approves gov’t takeover of Mountains of the Moon University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has okayed government to takeover the Mountains of the Moon University. The motion was tabled by John Chrysostom Muyingo, the Minister of State for Higher Education during the plenary on Tuesday chaired by Speaker Jacob Oulanyah. Muyingo told MPs that taking over the institution …
Read More »Mountains of the Moon lecturers demand answers on delayed gov’t takeover
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lecturers at Mountains of the Moon University are demanding answers about the delayed takeover of the university by the government. Last year in December, the Cabinet approved the takeover of Mountains of the Moon University as a public university to enable it to provide …
Read More »Cabinet approves takeover of Mountains of the Moon University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved the takeover of Mountains of the Moon University as a public university in order to enable it provide quality teaching and learning that is relevant and competitive. According to a statement issued by the Uganda Media Center and signed by Obed Katureeba …
Read More »Mountains of the Moon University transition on course – Task force
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mountains of the Moon University Transition Task Force-TTF will be ready to hand over its report by January 2021. The task force is mandated with overseeing the transition of the university from a private to a public institution. The task force that was …
Read More »Gov’t to take over mountains of the Moon University next year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government will next year take over Mountains of the Moon University – MMU. In 2017, management of the University applied to government to take it over and turn it into a public university. Last year in January, President Yoweri Museveni directed the Education and Sports …
Read More »Mountains of the Moon University faulted for offering unaccredited course
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mountains of the Moon University in Fort Portal is on the spot for advertising and enrolling students for a course, that is not accredited by the National Council for Higher Education. This came to the limelight when up to 12-students who were enrolled for the …
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