Compiled by Joseph Buwule & Jane Anyango On 17th September, 2024 a team of EfD-Mak, and Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) fellows led by Uganda’s Policy Engagement Specialist Dr. Peter Babyenda visited Uganda’s Pioneer Motor Vehicle Company engaged in the production of Electric and solar powered vehicles –the Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC). The Kiira Motors Corporation […]
Makerere University on 14th August 2024 received portable lighting test equipment from the East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Efficiency (EACREEE), the execution partner of the Energy Efficient Lighting and Appliances (EELA) project in East and Southern Africa. The equipment was received on behalf of Makerere by the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. […]
Makerere University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd to create a platform for finalist and recently graduated students to undertake internships and industrial training with EACOP. The pact provides a framework that will guide the collaboration between the two entities. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe signed on […]
The Biomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Physiology at Makerere University (Uganda) in conjunction with Case Western Reserve University (USA) received a grant from the U.S. NIH – Fogarty International Center to train Ugandans in Biomedical Engineering (BME). This program’s main aim is to build capacity for medical technology innovation and develop human capacity interested in […]
On Thursday, November 9, 2023, students of the College of Education and External Studies (CEES), mobilized by the college chairperson, Mr Ssebina Solomon, united in a display of environmental conservation as they gathered to pick litter around the Makerere University premises under the theme “The teacher’s walk against littering in Makerere University.” The main goal […]
TUM SEED Center @ Makerere University invites applications from suitable candidates from Uganda for fully funded PhD scholarship in Engineering for the 2023/2024 Academic Year tenable in the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT). The scholarship is part of a partnership between Makerere University and the TUM SEED Center, Munich, Germany. Specifically, the […]
Prof. Henry Alinatwe handed over the office of the Principal College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) to Assoc. Prof. Moses Musinguzi after a ten-year tenure. Similarly, Dr. Venny Nakazibwe, who has served in the position of Deputy Principal for two terms also handed over office to Assoc. Prof. Kizito Maria Kasule. The handover […]
The Department of Geomatics and Land Management at Makerere University in Kampala Uganda is proud to announce the 7th Advances in Geomatics Research Conference happening on 17th and 18th August 2023. THEME: GEOMATICS EXCELLENCE FOR A MODERN SOCIETY – SUSTAINABLE FIT FOR PURPOSE SOLUTIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY The 7th Advances in Geomatics Research Conference […]
Makerere University seeks to fill the positions of Principal and Deputy Principal of the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) and the Deputy Principal of the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS). The Colleges of Makerere University are semi-autonomous academic units comprising Schools, Institutes, and Departments that conduct general and professional training […]
The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications from suitable candidates FROM UGANDA for fully funded PhD scholarships in Engineering for the 2022/2023 Academic Year tenable in the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT). The scholarships are part of a partnership between Makerere University and King’s College London under the Association of Research Universities […]