Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is seeking to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the Health Ministry with clear guidelines for the placement of medical students for internship in Mulago National Referral Hospital and other government facilities across the country. Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has suspended early morning exercises citing mistreatment of fresh students. The suspension was communicated in an August 27th, 2019 to all hall warden and senior common room-SCR chairpersons by the Dean of students, Cyriaco Kabagambe. In the letter, suspends the early morning exercises …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Henry Rwaganika has expressed disappointment at Makerere University for continued disrespect of decisions made by Courts of Law. Rwaganika, a senior advocate with Rwaganika & Baku advocates described the conduct of the university authorities as “impunity per excellence at its best.” He argues …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three police officers attached to Makerere University are in trouble over unlawful attempted eviction of Eng. Frank Kitumba, the former Director Directorate for ICT Support (DICTS). They are assistant commissioner of police Phillip Acaye, Makerere University chief security officer, Nickson Okello, the officer in charge …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Senior law don has tasked Ugandans to prepare for low quality advocates because of the suspension of Pre-entry examinations at Law Development Center-LDC. They argue that the number of students joining LDC for the bar course will be too huge for them to train …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two leaders of Makerere University staff associations have been ejected from the staff mailing lists under unclear circumstance, URN has learnt. The affected are associate Professor Edward Nector Mwavu, the deputy chairperson of the Makerere University Academic Staff Association –MUASA and Benet Magara, the chairperson …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University managers are not contented with the decision of the university appointments board, suspending Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi for six months on half pay. Through the university legal directorate, the university management has cross appealed the Board decision at the Makerere University Staff Appeals …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has suspended another staff for leaking documents to social media. Isaac Anyaku, a Custodian at the University College of Business and Management Sciences –COBAMS was suspended last month, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. Sources privy to the vice …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff at Makerere University have expressed concern over the manner in which the Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has handled issues relating to the staff appeals tribunal. The staff accuses Nawangwe of delaying tactics in frustrating efforts to have the staff appeals tribunal fully constituted. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is now ranked 16th on the African continent and 1,225th Globally, according to the July 2019 Ranking Web-Webometrics, the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions in the world. The July edition is the second edition of the year 2019 to show that …
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