Makerere University School of Law has decided to increase admissions from the usual 300 to 500 upon completion of the construction of the new building. Yesterday, during the launch of the construction of the School’s building, an announcement was made about the intention to increase the intake upon completion of the construction process. After the University Council allocated UGX 7.3…
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Makerere University students stranded as its closed in the middle of exams
Makerere University students are stranded following the sudden closure of the university in the middle of the examination period. Following the President’s directive to close all schools with effect from June 7th at 8:00am, many students have been left stranded as they do not know how to go about the predicament in which they are. Mary Adding, a final year…
Read MoreNUP’s Ssempijja Ivan voted Next Guild President of Makerere University
BREAKING NEWS – National Unity Platform’s (NUP) flag bearer Ssempijja Ivan is the new Guild President of Makerere University. It has been a tight race full of action, brawls, propaganda, threats, crushes and above all backstabbing! There was a lot of confusion as NUP’s camp first supported Ms. Nalukwago ,who has put down due to unclear circumstances. All that’s history!…
Read MoreScientists Unveil Ugandan Made Affordable Covid-19 Rapid Test Kits
Ugandan scientists under the Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences (CHS) of Makerere University on Wednesday launched homemade Covid-19 Rapid antibody test kits. Under the leadership of Dr. Misaki Wayengera, Director Biomedical Research at Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences (CHS) at Makerere University, the team of scientists developed Covid-19 test kits…
Read MoreMakerere University announces New reopening dates
According to the latest opening dates released by Makerere University, freshers (new students) will report at campus premises on 1st March 2021. This is was in a letter from the University Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe to the Makerere fraternity. However, continuing students and finalists are to start online learning on Monday next week. “Enrolment, registration and teaching of freshers will…
Read MoreMakerere Ditches Freshers Reporting Dates in Last-Minute Move
Uganda’s oldest Higher Education institution, Makerere University has moved the reopening dates of new students commonly referred to as freshers “till further notice”. Freshers were expected to report for the New Academic year on Monday. “In order to ensure a wholesome experience of our great university, we are postponing the orientation of our freshmen and women which was due to…
Read MoreMakerere embraces e-learning for continuing Students & Freshers
Makerere University continuing Students and new students commonly referred to as Freshers will next month begin online learning as a new Academic year starts. This move follows president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni‘s advise to the National Council for Higher Education where he urged higher learning institutions to embrace online learning for the next three months as they await solutions before fully…
Read MoreMakerere University issues New Guidelines for Freshers
The Makerere University Academic Registrar Alfred Masikye-Namoah has urged the first-year students, commonly referred to as freshers to register within the first two weeks from the beginning of the first semester. “For a candidate to qualify to be a bonafide student of the University, he/she must be registered. Registration is a mandatory requirement of the University which must be done…
Read MoreMakerere University Announces Reopening Dates
The Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has announced the university reopening dates following President Yoweri Museveni’s guidelines on the resumption of teaching and learning of education institutions on Sunday. CLICK TO WIN SOME MONEY WITH US TODAY “Arrangements are underway to receive the final year students as directed by Government,” Nawangwe said. “Makerere University Final year medical students will…
Read MoreStudent Loans begin to bite painfully on the Scheme Beneficiaries
STUDENT LOANS BEGIN TO BITE PAINFULLY ON THE SCHEME BENEFICIARIES A few days ago, on Friday the 22 of May 2020, the Bachelors of clinical medicine and community health graduates. (BCMch) petitioned the speaker of Uganda Hon. Rebecca Kadaga on their frustration of lack of employment and yet the Uganda Higher Education students Financing Board is demanding according to the…
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