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Uganda secures a UGX 56Bn education recovery grant

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has secured a grant of USD 15 million (55.8 billion Shillings) to facilitate the COVID-19 emergency education response project by the Ministry of Education and Sports. The funding is part of the Global Partnership in Education-GPE programme channeled through the World Bank. The …

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Buvuma residents seek special learning arrangement for pupils

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents from Lufu island in Buvuma district are seeking for a special arrangement to cater for the learning needs of children from the island communities during the ongoing closure of schools. They say that their children have not benefited from any of the interventions …

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Education Minister clears e-learning programs for Universities

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Universities and other institutions of higher learning have been allowed to implement e-learning programs having established standard guidelines for the teaching approach to ensure continued learning during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. The Ministry of Education and Sports recently advised universities which had embraced the …

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Gov’t moves to take over struggling Kanara Secondary School

Kitagwenda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has started the process of taking over Kanara Secondary School in Kitagwenda district. The school was constructed in 2005 by the community. It has 400 students, 13 teachers and the only secondary school in the sub-county. However, it has been …

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Kasese LCs accused of selling governments self study materials

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents in Kasese district are accusing the LC1 offices of charging them money to access learning materials that were provided by the government. The Ministry of Education distributed self-study materials to facilitate continuity of learning as schools remain closed across the country. Although the …

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Ministry of Education suspends LDC’s online classes

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has temporarily halted the Law Development Centre‘s bar online classes after receiving several complaints from students. The Law Development Centre-LDC had opened up an online portal two weeks ago to ensure continuity of learning during the lockdown. But …

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Education Ministry moves to digitize vocational institutes

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports plans to digitize all centres of vocational excellence under the Uganda Skills Development Project-USDP as one of the means to ensure continued online learning during and post COVID-19 era. The centres include Bukalasa Agricultural College, Uganda Technical College …

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UBTEB to release examination results on Wednesday

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board – UBTEB will tomorrow release results of 21,190 students that sat for examinations last year. However, unlike last year when the examination body invited some of the candidates and principles of colleges, this year because of avoiding …

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