Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are mixed reactions among Makerere University students following a decision by the administration to restructure a number of undergraduate courses. The university has already halted the advertisement of 18 undergraduate courses for the next academic year 2021/2022. The move is in line with the …
Read More »NSSF, Monitor career expo targets 4000 university students
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The 10th NSSF-Monitor Career Expo is set to begin tomorrow and will go on for three days virtually, the NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba and Nation Media Group Uganda Managing Director Tony Glencross told reporters earlier today (March 23). The two executives said COVID-19 pandemic preventive …
Read More »Heavy rains destroy houses, schools in Mukono
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About ten houses and two schools have been destroyed following a heavy downpour and thunderstorms that devastated the Mukono district last evening. The incident happened in Kimenyedde sub-county where rains removed rooftops, washed away houses, household properties and plantations. Also affected were two schools; Springfield …
Read More »Two students shot dead, another critically injured in botched robbery
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two students of St Joseph`s College Layibi School in Gulu City have been killed and another critically injured in a suspected robbery at a neighboring school. The deceased students have been identified as Brian Rubangakene and Emmanuel Okeny while the injured is Kenneth Rubangakene. According …
Read More »Busitema university students strike for missing lectures
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students of Busitima University Mbale branch have staged a demonstration accusing their lecturers of failing to conduct lessons for three weeks. The students locked their lecturers inside the campus before storming the streets with placards condemning their lecturers for failure to teach them. Some of …
Read More »Ugandan students in Algeria demand unpaid stipend
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 74 Ugandan students in Algeria are stuck with no money to meet their basic needs after the government failed to pay their stipend for the last seven months. The Algerian government offers at least 100 scholarships to Ugandan nationals, through an annual scholarship programme administered …
Read More »Mbarara university students protest against lectures’ strike, clash with police
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara police have for the better half of the morning engaged in running battles with students of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) who staged a protest in the university. Police led by the Mbarara city Police commander John Rutagira moved around the University …
Read More »Schools in Gulu struggle to operate as parents fail to pay fees
Schools are struggling to operate effectively with pending fees arrears from students and parents Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools in Gulu city have decried financial difficulties due to uncollected fees from students sitting the Uganda Certificate of Education – UCE exams. In 2019, the First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni …
Read More »10 students benefit from ICPAU’s 2021 scholarship programme
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | A total of 10 students have been confirmed as beneficiaries for the second students scholarship programme for the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda for the year 2021. Picked from both public and private chartered universities, the beneficiaries will be awarded scholarships to undertake …
Read More »Engineering students decry difficulties during internship training
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students studying engineering are decrying the challenges they face while on internship training. According to the students, some of the challenges include trainers asking for money, lack of appropriate equipment for training, inadequate technical staff to supervise the students at their places of internship …
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