By Dr. Alice Nabatanzi As we train Scientists we ought to equip them with skills that will help them survive beyond the Laboratories, beyond University, and beyond Academia. Thus, the need to Bioprospect and acquire product development skills. I am therefore proud of what my 2024 Biotechnology Product Development Class has been able to achieve. […]
By Bernard Buteera On Friday 15th March 2024, Makerere University held its Annual Career Fair, an event that brings together students from universities and other tertiary institutions to meet and interact with industry experts to share information about existing career opportunities and the new skills needed by the job market. The 2024 Annual Career Fair […]
By Ritah Namisango Mufti Ismail ibn Musa Menk has urged youth to be productive and hardworking even under great hardships. “Whatever the country will be, depends on the youth. When you are young, ensure that you are productive. I advise you to encourage each other with love, respect and support in order to develop your […]
Members of the Makerere University Students Disciplinary Committee were on Thursday 29th February 2024 sworn in at a ceremony presided over by the Chairperson of Council represented by Mr. Timothy Ssejjoba, the Chairperson Student Affairs Committee of Council. The oaths, administered by Counsel Balondemu Kenneth, were witnessed by the Vice Chancellor represented by Prof. Henry […]
The Makerere University International Office has this morning, 19th February 2024 hosted a team of 12 students from Tottori University, Japan, who are on a 3-week exchange programme at Makerere University and specifically, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) and the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB). While receiving the […]
The European University Institute (EUI) and Makerere University Erasmus+ Mobility is a great opportunity for graduate students. The Erasmus+ Mobility Opportunity Grants offer a chance for Makerere University graduate students to participate in academic exchanges, researchcollaborations, and other activities with the EUI in the following disciplines: Economics, History, Law (with a strong focus on International […]
Makerere University in partnership with Promote Uganda Company Limited (PROUL) is set to establish an agro-processing skilling hub next year to expose students to agricultural machinery. The hub that will be based at Makerere University main campus in Kampala will house agricultural machines that add value to agricultural products. While unveiling the initiative on Thursday, […]
On 16th November 2023, national and international stakeholders participated in the kick off workshop hosted at Makerere University to further consolidate various schools of thought aimed at producing a holistic and relevant graduate student equipped with practical skills, research and problem solving abilities aligned to Sustainable Development Goals. The blended kick off workshop, which brought […]
Alexander Kagaha (cohort 7 graduate, Makerere University) facilitated a workshop on ‘Reading, Thinking and Writing’ for PhD students during the Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED) Week and PhD Day at Makerere University, Kampala on October 4, 2023. Source: CARTA Newsletter Issue 70
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has partnered with Makerere University to nurture future voluntary compliant tax payers in a four-day training targeting 600 final year students from the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS). Dr. Ismail Kintu, a lecturer from the Department of Accounting and Finance said the tax training is premised to the […]