The first cohort obtained the level one certificate of Uganda Vocational Qualifications under the Directorate of Industrial Training, Ministry of Education and Sports after attending the five-month training.
President Yoweri Museveni presided over the event that was attended by Makerere Alumni from within Uganda and outside Uganda, cabinet ministers, members of parliament, UPDF officers, and Makerere staff among other dignitaries.
The institute, established in 2009, is Uganda's centre for training, research and consultancy in the field of petroleum exploration, recovery, refinement and responsible utilization of Oil and Gas Resources. It is one of the developments towards building skills for Ugandans to benefit from the Oil and Gas sector.
In Kampala, the rain started as early as 5: 00 am and went on for several hours. It was a nightmare for candidates in the day section with many arriving awfully wet and shivering from coldness. Even after arriving at school, the candidates remained in the cold as they were seen on verandahs as they could not be allowed to access the classes before being checked.
Dr Monica B Chibita, one of Uganda's media scholars is now a full professor. On Friday, she delivered her professorial inaugural lecture at a fully packed Nkoyoyo hall at Uganda Christian University where she is the head of the Journalism and Communication Department.
When the signal is working fine, the phone enters an enclosed room where it is dusted using pressurized cylinder to ensure that no dust is trapped inside especially onto the screen.
Hundreds of teachers especially from primary schools are spending nights on the verandas and some open buildings at the university as they wait for the verification of their academic documents.
This year's camp was organised under the theme; “Living by the scout promise and law”. St Geralds Secondary School Nyakibaale became the overall winners for this year in the secondary school category followed by Rukungiri Primary Teachers College boys.
The 78-year-old died on Tuesday at his home in Mengo, Kampala after a battle with cancer. His remains lay in repose at Makerere University Main Hall on Friday in honour of his service to Makerere in several capacities from the early independence era in the 1960s until 2007.
International Day of the Girl Child is commemorated on October 11, 2018 annually. This years celebrations were commemorated under the theme, with her, a skilled girl force.
Dr Poplack, a Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine was awarded the institutions prestigious award in recognition of his distinguished and ground-breaking contributions to humanity in the most precarious situations specifically children with cancer and blood diseases.Sasakawa received a Post Humous Honorary Doctor of Laws for his exceptional and significant contributions globally for the development of humanity.
The fire started from a canteen at the hall and was noticed by female students who had come from a nightclub who say it started at 4 a.m. At least five female students were admitted at Makerere University Hospital following the Saturday morning fire.
The First Lady and Education and Sports Minister Janet Kataaha Museveni visited Makerere University on Monday April 23,2018 to officiate at the Makerere University Bilateral Research Programme Annual Review Meeting.
Todays graduands were drawn from the colleges of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-Security, College Of Business And Management Science College of Computing and Information Sciences and the Mulago based College of Health Sciences.
A total of 2,425 students have today graduated from Makerere University on the first of the four day 68th graduation held at the university freedom square.
