International Students Tipped on Life at Mak
“Uganda is very peaceful. There is no need to move around with your passport as is the case with other countries… There is no discrimination from Ugandan Lecturers and the ground is level in as far as...
View ArticleMakerere University Response to Recent Media Allegations-MCFSP
Makerere University wishes to respond to recent allegations made in two stories published in the Red Pepper on 31st August and 7th September 2016 as follows.Makerere University takes its commitment to...
View Article90 take part in Mak-SU ADA 2nd Joint Doctoral School
The Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT), Makerere University and the African Doctoral Academy (ADA) at Stellenbosch University (SU) have this week 12th to 16th September 2016 held the...
View ArticleMakSPH RAN CRID4FAL Grants Call
Research NewsResilientAfrica Network (RAN) - West Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (WA RILab) is pleased to announce and invite applications for the Collaborative Resilience Innovation Design for Food...
View ArticleState Building and Political Order key to lasting peace in South Sudan
GeneralFor the world’s youngest nation, the fact that reports of violence regularly dominate international news headlines speaks volumes of the work that remains undone in as far as achieving lasting...
View ArticleEU Climate Diplomacy Week Lecture calls For Burden Sharing
GeneralBy 11:00am on 16th September 2016, the usually silent Senior Common Room in the Main Administration Building was abuzz with activity as Staff and Students of Makerere took up every available...
View ArticleStudent Loan Beneficiaries for Academic Year 2016/17
GeneralThe Higher Education Students’ Financing Board (HESFB) has released a list of approved loan beneficiaries for the Academic year 2016/17. The list below is for students admitted to Makerere...
View ArticleEight Innovator Teams Awarded RAN RIC4CONF Grants worth US$280,000
Research NewsThe Resilience Innovation Challenge for Conflict (RIC4CONF) Grants Call was announced by the ResilientAfrica Network (RAN), School of Public Health (MakSPH), Makerere University in March...
View ArticleUniversity Management Meeting with Parliamentary Committee on Education and...
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu together with the University Management held a meeting with the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee of Education and Sports in the Council Room, Main...
View ArticleProf. Maria Musoke a solid bridge between Health and Information Sciences
GeneralOn 27th September 2016, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda Rt. Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda hailed Prof. Maria Musoke for her tremendous work in bridging the gap between health and...
View ArticleMakSPH RAN-HOA Somali RIHub CRID4CID Grants Call
Research NewsThe ResilientAfrica Network (RAN)– Horn of Africa Somalia Resilience Innovation Hub (HoA Somalia RIHub) is pleased to announce and invite applications for the Collaborative Resilience...
View ArticleMak Hosts Association of African Universities Advancement Workshop
GeneralThe advancement workshop was held at Africa Suites Hotel, Mutungo from 27th -29th September 2016. The workshop brought together Academic Registrars, Human Resource Managers and directors and...
View ArticleSkills Audit for the Northern Corridor Integration Projects kicks off
GeneralA consortium of universities drawn from the Northern Corridor States of Eastern Africa has been awarded a consultancy to conduct a skills audit for the Northern Corridor Integration Projects...
View ArticleBig Ideas Competition 2016/2017 Has Launched!
The 2016-17 Big Ideas Contest has launched!Big Ideas is an innovation contest that provides funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students who...
View ArticleMak Sida Annual Review Meeting Reveals Good Progress
Research NewsOver the last 15 years of collaboration, the Swedish Government has invested US$ 73.3 million in Graduate Training and the scientific environments of five public Universities in Uganda,...
View Article2nd intake - THRiVE PhD and post-doctoral fellowships
HealthApplications are invited for year 2 intake for PhD and post-doctoral fellowships run by THRiVE, a DELTAS Africa consortium of East African Universities (Makerere University, Gulu University and...
View ArticleRAN conducts an invigorating Innovation Bootcamp in DR Congo
Research NewsThe Eastern Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (EA RILab), one of RAN’s regional labs recently concluded an exciting and energizing Innovation Bootcamp at University of Goma in Democratic...
View ArticleCall for CAPREx Fellowships 2017-18
GeneralCAPREx(Cambridge-Africa Partnership for Research Excellence) is a three-way partnership between the University of Ghana, Legon, Makerere University, Ugandaandthe University of Cambridge, UK,and...
View ArticleCentralised Teaching Facilities Transform Mak Skyline
GeneralCognizant of the changing skyline of Makerere University, the Public Relations team interacted with the Planning and Development Department (PDD); the Unit coordinating the US$29.2million...
View ArticleMak’s MPIM Nurtures Uganda Vision 2040 Change Agents
The Master in Public Infrastructure Management (MPIM) is a Pan-African Capacity Building Programme (PACBP), supported by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), the International Development...
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