Kampala, Uganda | URN | Makerere University has launched electronic academic transcripts and certificates, allowing graduates to access their credentials online and enabling employers and other authorized parties to verify them digitally, in what the institution says is a major step toward modernizing academic service delivery. The new system is …
Read More »Online learning, television exposing children to pornography
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen-year-old Ritah (not real names) is currently a resident at Wakisa Ministries, an abuse and pregnancy crisis centre in Wakiso district. A herdsman lured the teenager into sex last year after introducing her to pornography. She explains that she would watch pornography with the herdsman whenever …
Read More »Kyambogo University students protest suspension of physical learning
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight student leaders at Kyambogo University were arrested during a protest against the institution’s decision to suspend physical learning and opt for online learning following a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases. The arrested include; John Mbaziira, guild president and his vice, Claire Namara. Others …
Read More »Makerere, UCU defend online learning program
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University and Uganda Christian University have defended the online learning program. In a recent petition to Parliament, student leaders from Makerere University, Uganda Christian University (UCU), Kyambogo University and Uganda Martyrs’ University demanded that online learning should be suspended. They argued that the …
Read More »Broadcasting lessons :- A teachers’ experience in a ‘Strange Environment’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Continuing education through alternative learning pathways has been prioritized since the closure of schools nearly two months ago as a measure to control the spread of coronavirus disease. But the adoption of the new remote learning systems has been a challenge in an environment where …
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