The Public Investment Management Centre of Excellence (PIMCoE), hosted by the College of Business and Management Sciences at Makerere University, successfully concluded the training of its 4th cohort of public officers on November 15, 2024. This capacity-building program focused on the User Acceptance Training on Guidelines for Clearance of Financial Implications, a critical process mandated […]
In a pivotal workshop held at Makerere University on November 12, stakeholders, researchers, and policymakers gathered to discuss the progress and emerging issues in the implementation of Uganda’s Parish Development Model (PDM). This transformative model, conceptualized by Prof. Ezra Suruma, aims to tackle some of Uganda’s most pressing socio-economic challenges: poverty, unemployment, and limited access […]
On November 11, 2024 the School of Business held a research dissemination workshop led by Dr. Jude Thaddeo Mugarura, a lecturer and researcher whose study focused on “Managing the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Operating Environment for Sustainable Service Delivery in Uganda’s Tourism Sector.” The event also featured research by his student, Simon Peter Kyomuhendo, who […]
In a momentous handover ceremony on Friday, November 8, 2024, Dr. James Wokadala, the outgoing Dean of the School of Statistics at Makerere University, officially transferred the mantle of leadership to his successor, Dr. Margaret Banga. This transition marks not only the end of a progressive five-year tenure by Dr. Wokadala but also the dawn […]
The Public Investment Management Centre of Excellence (PIM CoE) at Makerere University, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development (MoFPED), recently launched an intensive training program aimed at enhancing public officers’ skills in assessing the financial implications of proposed policies and legislation. This training, sanctioned by MoFPED, is being led by […]
The College of Business and Management Sciences on 30th October 2024 hosted a diverse gathering of government officials, policymakers, researchers, and other key stakeholders for the inception workshop of the “Land Market, Use Patterns, and Relations in Uganda” study. The event, held at Mestil Hotel in Kampala, was inaugurated by Honorable Minister of Lands, Housing, […]
At the recent Makerere University Entrepreneurship Congress 2024, held under the theme “Entrepreneurship as a Catalyst for Inclusive Growth”, Uganda’s State Minister for Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Hon. Balaam Barugahara, highlighted the transformative power of entrepreneurship. “Entrepreneurship promotes social mobility, fosters innovation, and empowers young people,” he said, emphasizing its role in addressing unemployment, […]
October 29, 2024 – Makerere University, Kampala The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has inaugurated a research lab, aimed at boosting collaboration between URA and the academic community. The lab, which opened in 2022 with support from the United Nations University World Institute for Development EconomicsResearch (UN-WIDER), was officially launched at a recent event attended by […]
Hoima and Kikuube Districts, Uganda – October 20, 2024 A group of third-year students from College of Business and Management Sciences’s Energy and Natural Resources Economics program visited the Kingfisher oil operations and Kabalega Airport in Hoima and Kikuube districts on October 20, 2024. Led by Dr. Peter Babyenda and Dr. John Sseruyange, and with […]
The Environment for Development (EfD) Uganda team, led by Prof. Edward Bbaale, has beenrecognized as Runners-Up for the prestigious EfD Policy Impact Award 2024. Their impactfulpaper, titled “Policy Options for Clean Cooking and Reduced Biomass Dependency,” earnedthem a Certificate of Excellence during the 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the EfDnetwork, held from October 3 […]