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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Chinese technology giant Huawei rewarded 18 Kenyan students on Friday after they emerged winners of the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024. The Huawei ICT Competition, initiated in 2015, comprises contests in the fields of cloud computing, networking, and innovation as part of a cooperative effort to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyambogo University students remain absent from lectures despite the start of the new semester. This has prompted concerns among administrators about the loss of valuable time and the disruption of teaching. Even though the semester has started, the campus, typically bustling with activity, is quiet. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Ugandans seeking to work or study in the United Kingdom will lose the privilege of travelling with their families according to new immigration rules issued by the Home Office. According to the new rules, only students pursuing a postgraduate research programme will be allowed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued new guidelines for students on various scholarships who are studying abroad. According to the Ministry, failure to submit progress reports will lead to the suspension of stipends. Dr. Jane Egau, the undersecretary at the ministry, announced …

  Mbale City, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale city police have arrested thirteen students from three major secondary schools for staging a protest and obstructing traffic. The suspects are from Nkoma Secondary School, Mbale Secondary School, and Progressive High School. The students took to the streets after being ejected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda Limited held a prestigious send-off ceremony to celebrate the achievements of its International Scholarship Program beneficiaries. The event marked a significant milestone in the journey of three outstanding Ugandan students who are set to pursue a Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering at the China …

Award, now in its third year, recognizes extraordinary achievements of young change-makers from around the world California, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Sarah Ongom Apio, a 26-year-old postgraduate diploma student in monitoring and evaluation at the Uganda Management Institute, Kampala, has been included in the top 50 shortlist for the …

A survey shows 72% of students in higher education institutions are sexually active Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |In Uganda, adolescent pregnancy is one of the main factors causing girls and young women to drop out of school, often putting an abrupt end to their education. The country currently has …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |The Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) on June 26 released the results of the May 2023 examinations. The examinations were conducted from May 29 – June 2 at seven examination centres namely – Arua, Fort …

Kasese, Uganda | THEE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Force(UPDF) has denied claims that three students of Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Secondary School that were abducted by the Allied Democratic Forces(ADF) rebels had escaped from captivity. Last week, suspected members of the ADF rebel group attacked the school resulting in the loss of …