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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu College of Health Sciences has quashed the new fees structures following a protest by the students. On Wednesday, the students went on strike over tuition increment. While breaking off last month, second-year students and finalists received circulars indicating an increment in tuition fees. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The examination season at Makerere University has ushered in anxiety among students especially finalists who are finding it hard to clear tuition. According to the university policy, each student is required to clear their fees balance before they receive permits granting them permission to access the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kilembe Senior Secondary School in Kasese municipality has been temporarily closed over a students protest.  Last week the students locked their classes and marched to the office of the Resident District Commissioner protesting teacher absenteeism.  They were advised to go back to school as leaders …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Stanbic Bank Uganda has announced the regional finalists of the National Schools Championship 2021, the bank’s executives said in a notice sent to The Independent on May 07. This competition was started in 2015 as a corporate social investment programme aimed at equipping students with …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Students of Kilembe Senior Secondary School in Kasese municipality on Thursday staged a demonstration accusing the teachers of absenteeism.  The students locked their classes and marched to the office of the Resident District Commissioner protesting teacher absenteeism.   Some of the students who spoke on condition …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Self-Study Materials that were distributed to schools as part of the interventions to supplement teaching-learning activities in covid-19 disrupted learning period are gathering dust in stores. The Ministry of Education contracted three different publishers including; Baroque Publishers, MK Publisher, and Fountain Publisher to print and …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Police in Busia district have arrested two college administrators for blocking their own students, numbering 29, from sitting for final exams. The suspects have been identified as Affan Lubanga, the director Destiny River Primary Teacher’s collage-PTC which is in Iganga district and Benson Kabusira the …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Student tour guides on Kazinga Channel in Kasese District are decrying the limited business activities following a ban on study tours due to the covid-19 pandemic.     Kazinga Channel and Katwe Landing site are key geographical study destinations for students both in primary, secondary and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Several schools and teachers are still skeptical about the implementation of the new lower secondary curriculum as senior one students return to school after an unprecedented full-year holiday.    The competency-based curriculum was rolled out last year amidst protests from several stakeholders and policymakers. At …

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 …