Jobs – Midwife Mentors at Infectious Diseases Institute

Job Title: Midwife Mentors (2 Vacancies)   IDI is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of […]

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Who is Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile

Who is Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile

Professor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile was officially installed as the first ever Chancellor of the International University of East Africa (IUEA). He was appointed Chancellor on 5th July 2010 by the Board of Trustees of the University. The Chancellor confers degrees, awards diplomas, certificates and other academic awards, titles and distinctions of the University. The installation of […]

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Youths move to Parliament with pigs

Youths move to Parliament with pigs

There was drama at the Ugandan Parliament last week when some youths pulled out two piglets that were painted in yellow and dropped them at the Parliamentary House while demonstrating against alleged massive corruption by some Members of Parliament. The two youths were arrested by Parliamentary security and detained. The were dressed in T-Shirts with […]

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When you can't locate the lecture room

When you can't locate the lecture room

She thought the lecture room had migrated, indeed she was lost. I always thought it was only toddlers who could get lost. The other groups I had exempted from not getting lost were those who take the M-Pigs to parliament because of unemployment, the members who belong to the Drunkards Association who mistake enguuli for bushera, the villagers who […]

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Medical exercise for students who applied under disability scheme set

Public Universities Joint Admission Board (PUJAB): Students With Disability who applied for admission to PUJAB under the disability scheme are required to appear for a medical review exercise at Makerere University, Senate Building, Level 2, Conference Hall. “Only those who have the minimum entry requirements of at least two principal passes at A’Level and at […]

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My encounter with a campus fresher

My encounter with a campus fresher

Imagining she is talking about sheet…as in sheets… But somehow it couldn’t connect with the course. Only to realise later that she meant a paper with the cut off points.You see today I was coming from the law school at Makerere university when I met a kid of these days-the dot com fellow. I came across […]

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Lecturers urged to balance core curriculum and reality

Lecturers urged to balance core curriculum and reality

Speaking to staff of Makerere University, Prof. Dick Ng’ambi ticked off four indicators needed for innovative pedagogies: international benchmarks, contextual educational challenges, wide availability of technological tools and changes in the workplace for future graduates. He argued why educators prefer alternative approaches and provided examples of innovative tools. The public talk was opened by the […]

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My mission after campus is to locate the Malaysian plane

My mission after campus is to locate the Malaysian plane

My dream after campus: Today I got done with my final examination papers at Makerere university. Thanks be to God that I’m soon becoming an Alumni of of the prestigious institution, Makerere. My first mission after campus will be to locate the Malaysian Airline that disappeared, rescue all its passengers and bring them home. I will then […]

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