Mirembe Joy Ssenfuma My name is Mirembe Joy Ssenfuma, I have pursed a Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics from Makerere University and today I graduate with a First-class Honors degree. This journey has not been as easy as it may seem; strong winds blew, thunders and lightening came along the way, but the Almighty […]
The overall objective of our operations and strategy is to position the College as a relevant and sustainable institution of international standing with high calibre public policy research andformulation, and contribute to the community. This report points out main activities that have taken place over the year 2021 in mission while working towards attaining the […]
The CoBAMS Newsletter highlights the events and activities that took place in the College during the months of January to March 2022.
By Wasswa Joel Since January 2022, there has been an abnormal increase in commodity across the world. For instance, in the United Kingdom, inflation was reported at 5.5% in February, a record rate since May 1992. In Uganda, most of the commodity prices increased, but most notably the prices of laundry bar soap, sugar, cooking […]
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) students of Makerere University have been advised on sustainability of entrepreneurial projects, starting small and understanding the market before engaging in a business idea. The call was made by Ms. Juliet Namuddu of Kampala City Council Authority, Ms. Barbara Kasekende of Uganda Development Bank and Dr. Peter Turyakira of Makerere […]
About 265 refugees were on April 9th 2022, awarded certificates after training in Entrepreneurship and Business management from Makerere University’s College of Business and Management sciences’ (CoBAMS). This training was conducted under the special refugee empowerment project sponsored by Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF), the project aims at integrating refugees into the economic development […]
The Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence, housed at the College of Business and Management Sciences was on March 10, 2022, launched during the Public Investment Management Open Day held at Makerere University. The launch and Open Day were presided over by Mr. Ashaba Hannington, the Commissioner Projects Analysis and Public Investment Department, who […]
The Japanese Ambassador to Uganda His Excellency Fukuzawa Hidemoto has called on students of the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) to diversify their knowledge of trading if they are to contribute to the development of the country. H.E. Hidemoto gave a public lecture to the students on 2nd March 2022 at the college where […]
The Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence at the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) has started a two-week training in Investment Appraisal and Risk Analysis. The trainees are drawn from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Works, Makerere University, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of […]
The EfD-Mak Centre has gone into a three day strategic plan retreat (February 15th -18th 2022) to write the strategic plan for the next five years to ensure that there is proper environmental management in Uganda. Officials from the Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, environmental economists from Makerere University colleges of Business and Management Sciences […]