Makerere University is stuck with a challenge of lack of lecturers and intellectual staff supervision due to poor succession planning, Authorities have revealed. According to Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi, the director of research and graduate training, the challenge arises from the university’s tradition of supervising students instead of grooming young scholars to succeed them upon retirement […]
Prof. Venansious Baryamureeba has been ousted from the Makerere University Business School Council for allegedly trying to interfere with the renewal of Prof. Waswa Balunywa contract as Principal. Mr. Isaac Ngobya, who was the deputy Council Chairman has been promoted as the new Chairman. The decision to kick out the council chairman was made in […]
Makerere lecturers under the umbrella of the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) have written to the minister of Education and sports, Hon. Janet Museveni to phase-out the Makerere university council. MUASA accused the University council of failure to perform its duties as the supreme gorverning body of the university per the terms and mission […]
Makerere University‘s former Vice Guild President, Ms. Mercy Lakisa has won an award for at the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU). The award was accorded for the Best project. In a post on Tweeter, Makerere Vice chancellor, Prof.Barnabus Nawangwe has applauded Lakisa and apptreciated her efforts of raising the University’s flag even after leaving campus. […]
One of the Makerere University students who were suspended, Derrick Obed has sued the District Police Commander at Wandegeya (DPC) for illegally holding him under custody beyond the legal limits of 48 hours. It is alleged that, while on his way to pick the suspension letter,Obed was brutalised by Police under the orders of the Makerere […]
The Chief Justice (CJ) Bart Magunda Katureebe has accepted a request from the School of Law community to become the leader of the new Makerere University (MAK) School of Law Alumni Association. Katureebe announced the commitment yesterday, the August 8,2018 at the CJ’s chambers at the High Court in Kampala. Chief Justice had hosted the […]
Activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi has removed all her ‘F’ words to disapprove Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabus Nawangwe‘s action of suspending three students over a suspected strike. According to Nyanzi, the action manifests a “new found form of intimidation of students that seek to oppose his way of management.” In a facebook post, She […]
The Academic Registrar, Makerere University, announces that the Mature Age Entry Scheme examinations for the academic year 2019/2020 entry will be held on Saturday 15th December, 2018. To be eligible for the mature age entry examinations, the candidate must be at least 25 years old before 1st August, 2019. Application forms for those intending to sit […]