Following routine transfers of officers within the university, the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) bid farewell to its procurement officer Mr. Stephen Byarugaba and welcomed Mr. David Ikomo. Stephen has served the college for the last two years. While bidding him farewell on July 7, 2023, the Principal, Prof. Eria Hisali appreciated him […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) to conduct consultations whose findings will inform this year’s human development report. Speaking during the consultations on June 26th 2023, at Makerere University, Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administration at Makerere University, hailed UNDP […]
Staff of the School of Business converged for a staff retreat to discuss the strategic direction of the School. The Staff led by the Dean Prof. Godfrey Akileng discussed the need to develop new Masters programs in subject areas such as procurement and human resources among others. The school also agreed to improve research output […]
Lake Victoria is a trans-boundary natural resource, underpinning the economies and livelihoods of the population within the wider catchment area of Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. The most significant part of the Lake, 51%, is in Tanzania, occupying 35,088 Km. Uganda has 43% of the Lake, while Kenya has 6%. The lake acts as […]
The School of Business, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Makerere University, wishes to inform the following candidates who sat for the Graduate Admission Test (GAT) that they have been recommended for admission to the Master of Business Administration programme 2023/2024. Please see Downloads below for full list. For all inquiries contact: The Dean’s […]
Research has established that there are huge variations in women-owned enterprise representation in the Sub-Saharan Africa. According to Prof Morgan Hardy and Gisella Kagy, Business researchers of women-owned enterprise representation estimate that there are gender gaps in enterprise performance. Their research was conducted from 43 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using empirical data from available data […]
The Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has called on government to utilize the experts that Makerere University has got instead of hiring those from outside the country, something he said is expensive for the country. The VC was speaking during a Steering committee meeting of the Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence housed at […]
In a bid to roll out Electronic Government Procurement (EGP) in all government agencies by 2025, students pursuing Bachelor Business Administration at the School of Business were introduced to the new technology during a one-day training. On April 14, a team from the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) met 2nd year […]
The Vice Chancellor has today April 6, 2023 launched a mentorship program for female students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The mentorship is being carried out under the Innovations Hub. Speaking at the launch, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe congratulated the research team led by Prof. Boksun Kim from University of Plymouth […]
The Advisory Board for the Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak) Centre Uganda held is second annual meeting on 14th March 2023 to receive and review the centre progress and strategize how the center can assert its position to contribute to the university vision and Uganda’s National Development Plan. Top on the agenda was the need […]