Art and Design

Invitations are invited for the 4th BN Poetry Award 2012. This year's theme is MUSIC.

UN-HABITAT, in partnership with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, announces an international competition for the logo design of the Habitat Partner University Initiative (HPUI).

“Together in the art of dance”
12th March - 10th April 2011
18th April 2011 Rehearsals
Students from the Makerere University Department of Performing Arts and the Norwegian College of Dance jointly going through motifs of the Kizino dance from South Western Uganda. The Story by mwamai@admin.mak.ac.ug, Public Relations Office

Together in the Arts of Dance is a collaborative project between the Norwegian College of Dance (Norway) and the Makerere University Department of Performing Arts and Film, which was established in November 2010.

An annual Art and Design exhibition tagged "Different but One 15" is currently running at the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art (Institute of Heritage. Conservation and Restoration -Former University Gallery).

As the evening breeze gently swayed the ribbons and other decorations, he walked in with a sense of purpose, and paused briefly to take in the surrounding. His sweeping gaze observed the walls draped in the traditional Makerere red, black and green; the audience murmuring softly;

In Uganda, it is clear that the government, through its Education Sector Strategic Plan 2005-2015, wants Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to play a major role in generating and disseminating relevant knowledge required for national development.

The MAK-NUFU Folklore Project has since 2008 held an annual seminar/symposium on on-going research. These seminars have been instrumental in motivating researchers to publish their works. The outcome of the first workshop has already been published in a book, Performing Community that was launched early last year.

The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) was created by UNESCO in 1963 in Paris, France, with a Mission-To strengthen the capacity of countries to plan and manage their education systems. It is supported by grants from UNESCO and by voluntary contributions from Member States and others.

In 2006, Makerere University established the East African Institute for Higher Education Studies and Development (EAIHESD) with a mandate of enhancing human resource, research and institutional.  Please visit our website.