Accra, Ghana | AFP | A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been removed from Ghana’s most prestigious university after complaints that he was racist against black Africans. India’s former president Pranab Mukherjee unveiled the statue to the global peace icon at the University of Ghana in Accra …
Read More »Cuban applicants fail to meet minimum requirements at Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposal by Kyambogo University to recruit Cuban lecturers has hit a snag following the failure by ten applicants to meet the minimum requirements. The University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ely Katunguka – Rwakishaya, says while their plan was to recruit between 10 to 15 Cuban …
Read More »The university is not a factory
Thousands of students are pumped out of universities with degrees so that bureaucrats can tick off their performance targets Kampala, Uganda | SEAN MFUNDZA MULLER | If you believe the glossy adverts, puff pieces and award ceremonies, you might think that many South African universities are becoming increasingly impressive by …
Read More »A university could be a ‘factory’
Good universities receive brains wired in specific ways and facilitate their transformation to output different wiring networks demanded by industry/society Kampala, Uganda | KANT ATEENYI KANYARUSOKE | I write in response to Dr. Seán Mfundza Muller’s comments on the situation at many South African Universities in regard to financial incentives …
Read More »USE unveils 2nd Annual University Challenge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Securities Exchange has unveiled the 2nd Annual USE University Challenge to impart students with knowledge on how to invest in the stock exchange. The competition is a simulation of activities that happen around trading in securities – bonds and stocks – listed on …
Read More »Prof. Ssentamu on his time as VC Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Prof John Ddumba Ssentamu is one of Uganda’s long practicing economists. He is best known, however, for serving as the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the country’s oldest university, Makerere University Kampala from 2012-2017. He chose to bow out upon completion of one term. He …
Read More »No ‘half-naked’ female students in library: Zambia university
Lusaka, Zambia | AFP | Zambia’s leading university on Monday asked female students to stop visiting the library “half-naked”, suggesting that their skimpy outfits were distracting their male counterparts. A notice stuck in front of the main library at the University of Zambia, the country’s biggest institution of learning with …
Read More »Makerere releases list of Govt sponsored students, cut-off points
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has released the cut off points and official admission lists for government sponsored students for A ‘ Level applicants for the academic year 2018/2019. The lists released are for both Makerere University and Makerere University Business School. The highest cut off points are …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Makerere to stop providing food for resident students
THIS WEEK: Makerere to stop providing food for resident students Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Starting June students residing in halls at Makerere University will have to buy food after management resolved to give government sponsored students money to cover for their food expenses. This came up after a …
Read More »Kyambogo University Lecturer charged for defacing lover with acid
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Kyambogo University Lecturer James Kazungu Alupo was Monday charged before Nakawa Magistrates court with the attempted murder of an alleged lover using acid. Kazungu who teaches at the faculty of Civil Engineering also faces charges of domestic violence. He appeared before Chief Magistrate Jamson Karemani and denied …
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