Makerere University hosted the launch of the “Safer Campuses Campaign,” aimed at shattering the silence surrounding Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across universities in Uganda. The initiative is being piloted at Makerere University and its branch campus in Jinja, Ndejje University, and Kampala International University, in partnership with UNESCO. On 4th October 2024, more than three universities […]
By Maureen Agena and Agaba Issa Mugabo RUFORUM, a vibrant organisation of 170 universities in 40 countries across Africa hosted by the Government of Uganda at Makerere University since 2004 is celebrating its 20th anniversary on the margins of its second Triennial conference currently underway in Windhoek, Namibia. The Regional Universities for Capacity building in […]
Now accepting Project Requests and Scholar Applications for theCarnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP)DEADLINE: September 18, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET We are pleased to announce that the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is accepting Project Requests from African host universities and Scholar Applications from qualified African academics in the diaspora in the United States […]
Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all our Mothers, Sisters and Daughters. Makerere University is proud of her contribution to Inspiring Inclusion for Girls in Higher Education since 1945.
By Agaba Issa Mugabo As the impacts of climate change are increasingly being felt across Africa, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) has reminded African Governments that their climate commitments are key to preserving the continent’s unique natural resources. The appeal was made on 1st November 2023 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, where […]
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a consortium of 163 universities in 40 African countries held its 19th Annual General Meeting at the Palais De Congres in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 28th October to 2nd November 2023. The first of its kind in West and Central Africa, the RUFORUM AGM 2023 provided […]
All EmployersAll Managers of Higher Education Institutions Our attention has been drawn to a news bulletin aired on 08th November, 2023, on NTVU andcaptioned “Uganda being Led by Mediocre”, in which the Inspectorate of Government, Hon.Betty Olive Namisango Kamya, was concerned with the increasing levels of forgeries/ falsification of the Academic documents by persons employed […]
The United States Ambassador to Uganda His Excellence William W. Popp and Makerere University professors have praised the two-time Vice Chancellor the late Prof. William Senteza Kajubi for his enormous contribution towards the education sector. This was during the 4th Fulbright memorial lecture held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Makerere University in memory of […]
On Thursday 12th October 2023, H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officiated at the celebrations to mark twenty years of the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. The celebrations that started in March 2023 were held under the theme “20 Years of NCHE Transforming Higher Education in Uganda” and climaxed at […]
In this second edition of our newsletter, the focus is on transformation of Agricultural Higher and Tertiary Education in Africa. The interest in this topic arises from the fact that our continent is currently able to create new jobs for one third of its annual 10 million workforce entrants. While the continent is endowed with […]