KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEEPENDENT | Makerere University has appointed Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi as the acting Deputy Vice Chancellor in Charge of Academic Affairs (DVCAA). According to an internal memo obtained by URN, Prof. Buyinza, who has been serving as the University’s Academic Registrar, will take on this role for a period of six months, …
Read More »Makerere orders students to vacate hall of residence
KAMPALA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than one hundred students pursuing masters and PhDs at Makerere University have been ordered to vacate their hall of residence; Dag Hammarskjold to ostensibly create room for renovations. In a letter dated July 15, 2024, written by Winifred Kabumbuli the dean of Students, and addressed to the students, the university announced that …
Read More »EACOP to skill, absorb Makerere students in oil project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Company (EACOP) and Makerere University have entered a memorandum to build learners’ skills. The memorandum signed on Tuesday will mainly benefit learners from the College of Engineering, Design, Art, and Technology- (CEDET). Under the memorandum, Makerere University is …
Read More »Makerere Deans’ forum task Nawangwe to justify suspension
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Deans’ have asked Vice Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe to avail complaints that he allegedly received regarding the illegality of the Dean’s forum The Makerere University Deans’ Forum (MUDF) was an umbrella for Deans of schools and directors of teaching institutions, established to promote academic …
Read More »Makerere staff challenge Nawangwe on suspension of Deans Forum
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Staff members have asked the Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, to reinstate the Deans’ Forum which he suspended last month citing the illegality of its existence. The staff through their joint associations—Makerere University Academic Staff Association- MUASA, Makerere Administrative Staff Association- MASA, …
Read More »Makerere ordered to pay shs100m for denying Prof Barya a post-retirement contract
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Staff Appeals Tribunal has overturned a decision by the university’s Appointments Board to deny law Professor, John Jean Barya, a post-retirement contract. The Tribunal, chaired by the newly appointed chairperson, Dr Henry Onoria, also awarded Prof. Barya 100 million Shillings in general …
Read More »Makerere awaits University Council decision on appointment of Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Finance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a sense of relief among Makerere University staff in the past week as they prepared to welcome a new Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration after seven-year wait. The University Senate has recommended three candidates to the University Council for approval. …
Read More »Dons defend law lecturer over ‘Anita Among’ exam paper
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The call for an inquiry by Professor Barnabas Nawangwe into the setting of a constitutional law examination at Makerere continues to raise debate. Speaker Anita Among has come out herself, to say there was nothing wrong with her being the subject of the exam. …
Read More »Experts: Accessible treatments not helping severe patients of asthma
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists at the Makerere University Lung Institute have urged the government to revise its essential lists of medicines and incorporate medicines that work well for patients who suffer from severe asthma. This recommendation is being made after a study found that 25.6 percent of the …
Read More »Makerere: New biometric systems to monitor staff and student attendance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has commissioned two biometric management systems to monitor staff and student attendance at the institution. The Digital Staff Access System and Student Attendance System unveiled at a concise event hosted at the College of Computing and Information Science, have already been deployed at …
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