Tag Archives: Education

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Millions of Ugandan children spend hours at school on empty stomachs each day, hindering their ability to learn and grow. In a bid to address this longstanding crisis, the government has launched a new initiative to establish a nationwide school feeding program. Eric Kakoole, the …

ARUSHA, TANZANIA | THE INDEPENDENT | Governments across the East African region need to stop giving lip service to the Education Sector and breathe life into the recent reforms with adequate funding. Tanzanian Vice President Dr Philip Isdor Mpango says that the educational reforms that EAC member states have embarked on …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has admitted that the existing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curriculum doesn’t cater for students with special educational needs (SNE). This revelation comes in response to increasing concerns from educators, parents, and advocacy groups about the lack …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) have criticized the government for its inadequate funding of crucial educational research, which is essential for assessing student progress and improving educational outcomes. Led by Dr Tonny Muzaale, Director of Research & Development, the officers at the examinations body highlighted that, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new National Assessment of Proficiency in Education (NAPE) report from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has highlighted severe and persistent disparities in the country’s primary school system. The report reveals a significant divide between learners in urban and rural areas, as well as …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Academics from Uganda’s Makerere University and several Chinese institutions, including Xiangtan University, have gathered in the Ugandan capital of Kampala for a two-day conference focused on enhancing cultural exchange and mutual understanding between China and Africa. Buyinza Mukadasi, speaking on behalf of Makerere University’s vice …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he regrets the constitutional provision that set minimum education requirements for Members of Parliament. Article 80 clause 1(c) of the Constitution states that a person is qualified to become a member of parliament if they “have completed a minimum …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been tasked to address the absence of teaching courses in public universities which legislators say is affecting the training of teachers. According to Joseph Ssewungu (NUP, Kalungu West County), teacher training colleges were closed, requiring primary school teachers to acquire a Bachelor’s Degree …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Eli Katunguka, the vice chairperson of Kyambogo University, has responded to the National Council for Higher Education, clarifying that the university’s study centres are not illegal, contrary to the council’s recent assertion. In a letter dated July 2, the National Council for Higher Education …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) has accredited more universities and degree-awarding institutions in a bid to standardize Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs through a uniform national assessment. Dr. Wilfred Nahamya Karukuza, the Deputy Executive Director of UBTEB, acknowledged that there was …