MasterCard Foundation has decided to give another chance to the less advantaged students of Uganda. The program will resume its operations in February 2019 with over 400 beneficiaries of free education at Makerere University. Mastercard had suspended its work with the ivory tower a year ago following a series of sexual harassment scandals that were […]
Staff members in various public institutions of higher learning have threatened to put down their working gears if government does not work upon their payments. In a December 3, confidential letter to the Education Minister, Hon Janet Museveni, staff members promised to Withdraw their labour in public universities if their salary query is not resolved […]
Media Challenge Uganda (MCU) organised an exhibition at Mackinon suites with a Theme of ‘Re-framing Refugee Stories in Uganda’. To make this event successful, MCU was in partnership with Ultimate Multi Media Consults, DW Akademics, US embassy, DW, Kampala Serena Hotel, World Bank Group, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Advantage Pearl Media, Uganda Media Women’s Association, The […]
Makerere University Professor Christopher Bakuneta allegedly sexually harassed Vanesha Ntegesa, a student on March 27, 2016. A case against the College of Natural Science lecturer and was arrested on on March 28, 2016 and remanded to Luzira prison. However, in October the same year, Prof. Bakuneta was granted a Shs1 million bail by Justice Yasin Nyanzi. The jury had […]
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has advised Makerere University authorities to annul the recent deputy Vice Chancellor appointments over gender imbalance. “I have realized that they are all men, so the entire leadership of Makerere University is skewed,” Kadaga said. The speaker therefore tasked the Committee on Education and Sports to analyse the University […]
As Makerere University is still debating on issuing of transcripts on graduation, Kampala International University has made the first move when it offered transcripts to over 37000 graduates during her 19th graduation ceremony. “We are delighted to announce that because of improved information communication technology, for the first time in the history of this university, […]
University students have been urged to be aware of and fight sexual violence at their numerous campuses. This was during the Inter-University freshers camp organised by Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) that hosted a total of 150 students from Universities across Uganda at Makerere University main campus. Angella Asiimwe, a legal officer at FIDA Uganda who also works […]
Former head of the national spy agency's Beijing branch, is named to lead one of China's top universities, underscoring a drive to tighten Communist Party power over academia and other sectors not under its direct control.
Former head of the national spy agency’s Beijing branch, is named to lead one of China’s top universities, underscoring a drive to tighten Communist Party power over academia and other sectors not under its direct control. Peking University said in a statement that new party secretary Qiu Shuiping hopes the school can “seize the opportunities in […]