Gulu, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Minister of State for Higher Education Dr John Muyingo has said innovation is no longer optional but a necessity for Uganda’s transformation into a modern industrial and knowledge-based economy. He said nations that invest in knowledge, research, technology, and human capital development transform their economies …
Read More »Mak University: Museveni alerted of Prof. Bazeyo’s nomination for chancellor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Makerere University alumnus has asked President Museveni not to assent to the University Council’s recommendation to appoint Professor William Bazeyo Chancellor. The Chancellor is the titular head of the University. He presides at all ceremonial assemblies of the University and in this name, confers …
Read More »NCHE recommends charter for Muteesa Royal University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for Higher Education-NHCE has endorsed Muteesa I Royal University to be granted a charter. A statement issued by Professor Mary Okwokol, the NHCE Executive Director, indicates that the council has considered the University’s application and established that it had finally fulfilled the …
Read More »UGANDA: Medical training institutions to reopen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has allowed medical and health training institutions to resume normal studies. This comes a week after the government instructed the Ministries of Education and Health and the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) officials to meet and discuss the safe reopening of …
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