Makerere University has launched the “Safer Campuses Campaign,” a multi-university initiative aimed at tackling Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in higher education institutions across Uganda. Partnering with UNESCO, the campaign seeks to break the silence around GBV, while promoting health, education, and gender equality on campuses. The campaign, unveiled at Makerere’s Freedom Square on 4 October 2024, […]
The department of Journalism and communication at Makerere university is celebrating 30 years. As part of the activities, the department is holding a fundraising dinner at Hotel Africana on Friday 27th September 2019 starting at 6:00pm. According to information from the department, proceeds from the dinner will go towards refurbishing and equipping a Multimedia Production […]
Kyambogo University is to offer a course on cultural heritage that will help in preserving Uganda’s culture and norms by 2020 academic year. According to Dr. Elizabeth Kyazike, the dean for the faculty of arts and social sciences, the course will be covered in a three years’ bachelors program to be studied by students. “There […]
Makerere University is hosting the Management of Social Transformation School(MOST) that is aimed at bringing together youth leaders from Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Somalia, Djibouti, Gambia, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Tanzania. The four-days event will take place from 2nd -5th April 2019 under the theme: “Youth, Peace and security in the Horn of Africa” and discussions will […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has adopted a decision to provide US Dollars 292,120 (about 1,022,420,000 Uganda shillings) to co-fund a two-years’ project of Safeguarding Empaako naming system among five cultural communities in western Uganda. The decision was adopted during the 12th Session of UNESCO’s Inter-Governmental Committee for Safeguarding of the […]
UNESCO is launching a photo competition for 18-30 year olds, with a USD$500 prize for the winner. The winner will also have the chance of seeing their photo printed in the next Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report (GMR) and promoted globally to media and at our numerous launch events. The next edition of […]