On Tuesday 31st October 2023, Mr. Walter Yorac Nono officially handed over the Office of Director Internal Audit to Mr. Patrick Akonyet at a ceremony presided over by the Acting Director of Human Resources, Mr. Deus Tayari Mujuni. Present at the ceremony were the University Bursar, Mr. Evarist Bainomugisha and Senior Auditor, Mrs. Joan Mutekanga. […]
Makerere University in partnership with LIFE Ministry Uganda and the Global Leadership Summit is implementing the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), the brainchild of the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni aimed at raising a dignified generation of youth in Uganda. Addressing over 120 student leaders on the third day […]
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 […]
By Ritah Namisango “We are at war-an economic war; we are also at war with our own mind. Wake up Africa, have a conversation with the image in the mirror and what you believe. We have to continuously and constantly remind ourselves that we have this ailment and we were programmed to feel inferior. That […]
The HERS-EA Sixth Academy officially kicked off on 3rd July 2023 at the Grand Global Hotel, Makerere Kikoni, based on the Maya Angelou-inspired theme ‘And Still I Rise’. This year’s theme is aimed at challenging participants to rise above and beyond institutional and personal barriers to women leadership. Launched in 2014, the Higher Education Resource […]
Professor Eddy Walakira on 11th May, 2023 handed over office to Dr. Denis Muhangi as new head, Department of Social Work and Social Administration. Prof. Walakira started working at Makerere University in 1996 and was ushered into leadership when he was first appointed in Acting Head on 1st November 2012 and subsequently, became substantive on 1st […]
The Top Management of Makerere University were from 27th to 29th April, 2023 engaged in a Strategic Leadership Training aimed at equipping them with skills required to bridge current operational gaps and link their day-to-day delivery to the University’s strategic plan as well as the Third National Development Plan (NDP III) priorities. The training attended […]
By Ritah Namisango Commissioning the Makerere University 89th Guild Government under the leadership of H.E. Robert Maseruka, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe urged the newly elected student leaders to uphold dialogue and work with the University Management to deliver services to students. Prof. Nawangwe, who was represented by Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, Acting Deputy Vice […]
Makerere University on 29th March 2023 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stichting BRAC; an international development organization based in Bangladesh with regional presence in Africa and seventeen years of operation in Uganda, to implement the Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Fellowship Programme for Women. The MoU was signed on behalf of Makerere by the […]
Higher Education Resource Services, East Africa (HERS-EA) ACADEMY provides anintensive leadership and management development curriculum which equips women withskills needed to advance their personal career development and successfully navigate theinstitutional environment where they operate. The goal of the HERS-EA training is toraise the proportion of women in leadership and management positions in HigherEducation Institutions (HEIs) […]