Tag Archives: Education

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | School proprietors in Mukono district under their umbrella body, Mukono District School Proprietors Association have challenged the government to devise means of enabling schools to reopen during the the coronavirus pandemic. Lawrence Lugoloobi, the association chairperson says Uganda may take more years with COVID-19 as …

Dhaka, Bangladesh | Xinhua | The Bangladeshi government has announced the reopening of schools and colleges in the country from Sept. 12 after a closure of around 18 months. Education Minister Dipu Moni made the announcement on Friday, saying only candidates of public examinations would attend classes every day after …

Innovation needs to speed up FEATURE | EDUCATION | Long before the second wave of the pandemic, questions about the future of education dominated public discourse in Uganda. Shamim Nirere of Izere Education not only had the question lingering on her mind, she found some answers too. “The future of …

📌 The suggested 3-year plan to harmonize school calendar ✳ Terms 12 weeks ✳ Holidays 15-17 days ✳ No exams ✳ 2021 was to start August 9 ✳ 2022 starts May 16 ✳ 2023 starts April 10 ✳ 2024 starts February Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB is asking for funds from the government for an assessment that would help the body determine the impact of Covid-19 on learning outcomes in Uganda. UNEB is obliged to carry out a needs assessment for the education sector. Their findings …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A child’s first day of school, a landmark moment for the youngest pupils and their parents around the world, has been delayed due to COVID-19 for an estimated 140 million young minds, the UN Children’s agency has said. For an estimated eight million of these …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth rights advocates have blamed the government for impeding young people’s access to information. They note that while young people would access most of their reproductive health information at school, education institutions are now closed, yet alternatives like the internet are unaffordable to many. Jacob …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management has suspended a planned tuition increment for two years. Earlier this month, Guild President Ivan Ssempijja asked the university management to halt the 15% tuition increment policy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic constraints. The student leaders also demanded …

Why keeping them closed is dangerous Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Reagan Okello, 18, had just started his Form 3 when President Yoweri Museveni suddenly closed schools when the COVID-19 disease entered the country in March, last year. It has been a tough 17 months since for Okello who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents have been asked to consider nearby schools for their children following the disruptions caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has interrupted the education of over 1.5 million learners in Uganda after Government took drastic measures to close all educational …