Colleges

Published

18 years ago

November 19, 2008

Denis Wamala

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1) The School of Agricultural Sciences

1. Agricultural Production (AP)

2. Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics (Ag & NRE)

3. Extension & Innovations (EI)

2) The School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

1. The Department of Forestry, Bio-Diversity and Tourism (F, B &T)

2. The Department of Environmental Management (EM)

3. The Department of Geography, Geo Informatics and Climatic Sciences (GGCS)

3) The School of School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-engineering

1. Department of Agricultural & Bio systems Engineering (ABE)

2. The Department of Food Technology and Human Nutrition (FT&HN)

College of Business and Management Sciences

1) The School of Economics

1. The Department of Economic Theory and Analysis

2. The Department of Policy and Development Economics

2) School of Business

1. The Department of Marketing & Management

2. The Department of Accounting and Finance.

3) School of Statistics and Applied Economics

1. Department of Planning and Applied Statistics;

2. Department of Population Studies;

3. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

College of Computing and Information Sciences

1) School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT)

1. The Department of Computer Science

2. The Department of Information Technology

3. The Department of Information Systems, and

4. The Department of Networks.

2) East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS)

1. The Department of Library and Information Sciences and

2. The Department of Records and Archives Management.

College of Education and External Studies

1) The School of Education (SoE)

1. Department of Social Sciences & Arts Education

2. Department of Science, Technology & Vocational Education (DSTVE)

3. Department of Foundations & Curriculum Studies (DFCS)

2) The School of Distance and Lifelong Learning (SoDLL)

1. The Department of Open & Distance Learning (DODL) and

2. The Department of Adult & Community Education (DACE)

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

1) School of Engineering

1. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering;

2. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and

3. The Department of Mechanical Engineering.

2) School of the Built Environment

1. The Department of Architecture and Physical Planning;

2. The Department of Construction Economics and Management;

3. The Department of Geomatics and Land Management.

3) The Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art

1. The Department of Fine Art;

2. The Department of Visual Communication Design and Multi-media;

3. The Department of Industrial Art and Applied Design.

The College of Health Sciences was established on 1st December 2007 under the “Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act (Establishment of College of Health Sciences, Makerere University) Order, 2008. T

The college initialy started as a Faculty of Medicine in 1924, until 5th January 2008 when it was reconsittuted as a semi autonomous unit within the universty.

Vision: "To be a center for academic and health service excellence."

Mission: "We are dedicated to improving the health of the people of uganda and beyond and promoting health equity by providing quality education, research and health services. We achieve this by enhancing capacity and participation of stakeholders; strengthening systems and partnerships; and harnessing the power of new sciences and technology so as to build and sustain excellence and relevance"

The College comprises of four schools including

1) The School of Medicine

1. Department of Internal Medicine

2. Department of Surgery

3. Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology

4. Department of Psychiatry

5. Department of Family Medicine

6. Department of Anaesthesia

7. Department of Ear Nose Throat

8. Department of Ophthalmology

9. Department of Orthopaedics

10. Department of Radiology & Radio Therapy

11. Medical Research Centre

12. Reproductive Health Unit

13. Department of Paediatrics & Child Health

2) The School of Public Health

1. Department of Health Policy & Management

2. Department of Epidemic& Biostatistics

3. Department of Community Health & Behavioral Sciences

4. Department of Disease Control & Environmental Health

3) The School of Biomedical Sciences

1. Department of Human Anatomy

2. Department of Biochemistry

3. Department of Microbiology

4. Department of Pathology

5. Department of Physiology

6. Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

7. Department of Anatomy

8. Department of Medical Illustration

4) The School of Health Sciences

1. Department of Pharmacy

2. Department of Dentistry

3. Department of Nursing Department of Allied Health Sciences

For more information visit the College website

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

1) The School of Liberal and Performing Arts

1. The Department of Philosophy & Development Studies.

2. The Department of Religion and Peace Studies.

3. The Department of Performing Arts

4. The Department of History, Archaeology & Organizational Studies

2) The School of Women and Gender Studies

3) The School of Languages, Literature and Communication

1. The Department of Literature

2. The Department of Linguistics, English Language Studies & Communication Skills

3. The Department of European and Oriental Languages

4. The Department of African Languages

5. Journalism and Communication

4) School of Psychology

1. The Department of Mental Health and Community Psychology

2. The Department of Educational, Organizational and Social Psychology

5) The School of Social Sciences

1. The Department of Sociology & Anthropology.

2. The Department of Social Work and Social Administration

3. The Department of Political Science and Public Administration

6) Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR)

College of Natural Sciences

1) The School of Physical Sciences

1. Department of Physics.

2. Department of Chemistry.

3. Department of Geology and Petroleum Studies.

4. Department of Mathematics.

2) The School of Biological Sciences

1. Department of Biology.

2. Department of Biochemistry and Sports Science.

College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Bio-security

1) The School of Bio-security, Biotechnical and Laboratory Sciences

2) The School of Veterinary and Animal Resources

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1) The School of Agricultural Sciences

1. Agricultural Production (AP)

2. Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics (Ag & NRE)

3. Extension & Innovations (EI)

2) The School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

1. The Department of Forestry, Bio-Diversity and Tourism (F, B &T)

2. The Department of Environmental Management (EM)

3. The Department of Geography, Geo Informatics and Climatic Sciences (GGCS)

3) The School of School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-engineering

1. Department of Agricultural & Bio systems Engineering (ABE)

2. The Department of Food Technology and Human Nutrition (FT&HN)

College of Business and Management Sciences

1) The School of Economics

1. The Department of Economic Theory and Analysis

2. The Department of Policy and Development Economics

2) School of Business

1. The Department of Marketing & Management

2. The Department of Accounting and Finance.

3) School of Statistics and Applied Economics

1. Department of Planning and Applied Statistics;

2. Department of Population Studies;

3. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

College of Computing and Information Sciences

1) School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT)

1. The Department of Computer Science

2. The Department of Information Technology

3. The Department of Information Systems, and

4. The Department of Networks.

2) East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS)

1. The Department of Library and Information Sciences and

2. The Department of Records and Archives Management.

College of Education and External Studies

1) The School of Education (SoE)

1. Department of Social Sciences & Arts Education

2. Department of Science, Technology & Vocational Education (DSTVE)

3. Department of Foundations & Curriculum Studies (DFCS)

2) The School of Distance and Lifelong Learning (SoDLL)

1. The Department of Open & Distance Learning (DODL) and

2. The Department of Adult & Community Education (DACE)

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

1) School of Engineering

1. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering;

2. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and

3. The Department of Mechanical Engineering.

2) School of the Built Environment

1. The Department of Architecture and Physical Planning;

2. The Department of Construction Economics and Management;

3. The Department of Geomatics and Land Management.

3) The Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art

1. The Department of Fine Art;

2. The Department of Visual Communication Design and Multi-media;

3. The Department of Industrial Art and Applied Design.

College of Health Sciences

The college initialy started as a Faculty of Medicine in 1924, until 5th January 2008 when it was reconsittuted as a semi autonomous unit within the universty.

Vision: "To be a center for academic and health service excellence."

The College comprises of four schools including

1) The School of Medicine

1. Department of Internal Medicine

2. Department of Surgery

3. Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology

4. Department of Psychiatry

5. Department of Family Medicine

6. Department of Anaesthesia

7. Department of Ear Nose Throat

8. Department of Ophthalmology

9. Department of Orthopaedics

10. Department of Radiology & Radio Therapy

11. Medical Research Centre

12. Reproductive Health Unit

13. Department of Paediatrics & Child Health

2) The School of Public Health

1. Department of Health Policy & Management

2. Department of Epidemic& Biostatistics

3. Department of Community Health & Behavioral Sciences

4. Department of Disease Control & Environmental Health

3) The School of Biomedical Sciences

1. Department of Human Anatomy

2. Department of Biochemistry

3. Department of Microbiology

4. Department of Pathology

5. Department of Physiology

6. Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

7. Department of Anatomy

8. Department of Medical Illustration

4) The School of Health Sciences

1. Department of Pharmacy

2. Department of Dentistry

3. Department of Nursing Department of Allied Health Sciences

For more information visit the College website

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

1) The School of Liberal and Performing Arts

1. The Department of Philosophy & Development Studies.

2. The Department of Religion and Peace Studies.

3. The Department of Performing Arts

4. The Department of History, Archaeology & Organizational Studies

2) The School of Women and Gender Studies

3) The School of Languages, Literature and Communication

1. The Department of Literature

2. The Department of Linguistics, English Language Studies & Communication Skills

3. The Department of European and Oriental Languages

4. The Department of African Languages

5. Journalism and Communication

4) School of Psychology

1. The Department of Mental Health and Community Psychology

2. The Department of Educational, Organizational and Social Psychology

5) The School of Social Sciences

1. The Department of Sociology & Anthropology.

2. The Department of Social Work and Social Administration

3. The Department of Political Science and Public Administration

6) Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR)

College of Natural Sciences

1) The School of Physical Sciences

1. Department of Physics.

2. Department of Chemistry.

3. Department of Geology and Petroleum Studies.

4. Department of Mathematics.

2) The School of Biological Sciences

1. Department of Biology.

2. Department of Biochemistry and Sports Science.

College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Bio-security

1) The School of Bio-security, Biotechnical and Laboratory Sciences

2) The School of Veterinary and Animal Resources

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Applications Open: Short Course in Decision Modelling for Economic Evaluation

Published

11 hours ago

October 14, 2026

John Okeya

Applications Open for a two-week online short course on Introduction to Decision Modelling for Economic Evaluation by the Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Makerere University School of Public Health, through the Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, is accepting applications for a two-week online short course on Introduction to Decision Modelling for Economic Evaluation.

The course will introduce participants to the principles and practical application of decision modelling in economic evaluation, covering Markov modelling, evidence synthesis, model development, validation, sensitivity analysis and interpretation of results to inform policy and resource allocation.

Convened by Dr. Elizabeth Ekirapa, Associate Professor of Health Economics at MakSPH, the course will feature Dr. Joseph Babigumira, Managing Consultant at GHE Consulting, as Guest Lecturer.

The training targets health professionals, researchers, policymakers, students and other individuals interested in applying decision modelling to economic evaluation.

Dates: 9–20 November 2026
Time: 3:00–6:00 PM EAT
Mode: Online via Zoom
Fees: UGX 800,000 (Ugandans) | USD 270 (non-Ugandans)
Application Deadline: 1 November 2026

Apply now: https://t.ly/sKdts

For inquiries:
Ms. Edith Namuleme, Short Course Coordinator
Email: carvell.andy@gmail.com
Tel: +256 759 761 161

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Makerere University and Xiangtan University Advance Strategic Partnership in Chemical Engineering

Published

2 days ago

October 12, 2026

Elvis Lubanga

Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (C) with Prof. Dingyu Ou (4th R) and R-L: Mr. Fei Tang, Prof. Gilbert Gumoshabe, Prof. Fang Hao, Prof. Zhuoqiong Xia, Ms. Hawa Ndagire Kajumba, Ms. Miao Yang and Ms. Betty Nabisubi after the meeting on 12th October 2026. Visit by a delegation from Xiangtan University headed by Professor Dingyu Ou, in company of Mr. Tang Fei and Professor Gilbert Gumshabe, the Chinese and Ugandan Directors of the Confucius Institute at Makerere University respectively, to update 20-year academic partnership, with new focus on joint Master's degree program in Chemical Engineering 12th October 2026, French Embassy, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Makerere University and Xiangtan University are set to update their close to 20-year academic partnership, with a new focus on launching a joint Master’s degree program in Chemical Engineering and expanding student and staff exchange initiatives.

The commitment was reaffirmed during a recent visit by a delegation from Xiangtan University to Makerere University headed by Professor Dingyu Ou, in the company of Mr. Tang Fei and Professor Gilbert Gumshabe, the Chinese and Ugandan Directors of the Confucius Institute at Makerere University respectively.

While addressing the delegation, Professor Nawangwe highlighted that this initiative is part of a broader strategy to diversify academic offerings and contribute to national development through training in Chemical Engineering. Through this new initiative, the University will better prepare graduates for the petrochemical industry and support the country’s industrial growth.

The meeting in session. Visit by a delegation from Xiangtan University headed by Professor Dingyu Ou, in company of Mr. Tang Fei and Professor Gilbert Gumshabe, the Chinese and Ugandan Directors of the Confucius Institute at Makerere University respectively, to update 20-year academic partnership, with new focus on joint Master's degree program in Chemical Engineering 12th October 2026, French Embassy, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. — ***The meeting in session.***

The Vice Chancellor appreciated that the proposed collaboration aims to address Uganda’s growing need for industrial expertise, particularly as the country develops its petroleum sector. The two universities here are working toward a 1+2 training model, which will enable Makerere students to gain practical experience and access advanced laboratory facilities at Xiangtan University.

Professor Nawangwe further reiterated that “our relationship with the people of China, not just for Makerere but also for a big part of Uganda, has been opened wider by the establishment of the Confucius Institute, considering that many other collaborations like one being discussed now have come through this collaboration.”

The head of the Xiangtan delegation, Professor Dingyu Ou, expressed appreciation for the meeting, and acknowledged the history between the institutions. “As mentioned, we have a very long relationship and a very stable friendship between our two universities.”

Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (L) presents an assortment of Makerere Souvenirs to Prof. Dingyu Ou (R). Visit by a delegation from Xiangtan University headed by Professor Dingyu Ou, in company of Mr. Tang Fei and Professor Gilbert Gumshabe, the Chinese and Ugandan Directors of the Confucius Institute at Makerere University respectively, to update 20-year academic partnership, with new focus on joint Master's degree program in Chemical Engineering 12th October 2026, French Embassy, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. — ***Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (L) presents an assortment of Makerere Souvenirs to Prof. Dingyu Ou (R).***

Professor Ou extended appreciation for the support provided to the Confucius Institute at Makerere, the care shown to his colleagues, and looked forward to the successful start of the Chemical Engineering collaboration.

Assuring the delegation of Makerere’s readiness for the collaboration, Ms. Hawa Ndagire Kajumba the Lead, Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement, Makerere University Advancement Office, aligned with the Vice Chancellor’s emphasis of University goal to have both theory and practice imparted to the students.

She said “the curriculum of the university and Uganda as a whole is moving towards competence-based education training to ensure students are equipped to demonstrate those skills in the actual field, particularly regarding petroleum exploration.”

Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (L) presents an assortment of Makerere Souvenirs to Prof. Zhuoqiong Xia (R). Visit by a delegation from Xiangtan University headed by Professor Dingyu Ou, in company of Mr. Tang Fei and Professor Gilbert Gumshabe, the Chinese and Ugandan Directors of the Confucius Institute at Makerere University respectively, to update 20-year academic partnership, with new focus on joint Master's degree program in Chemical Engineering 12th October 2026, French Embassy, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. — ***Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (L) presents an assortment of Makerere Souvenirs to Prof. Zhuoqiong Xia (R).***

Ms. Ndagire Kajumba also emphasised a shift in strategy for the partnership office, saying, “we are moving away from just signing MOUs that collect dust, and moving towards those that are more collaborative to benefit our faculty and students, just like this one.”

Professor Gilbert Kumushabe aligned his remarks with those of the Vice Chancellor and Ms. Ndagire Kajumba, and described the method used at Xiangtan University as “actually competence-based teaching.”

Based on his recent visit, Prof. Gumoshabe shared that students in China are divided into groups with dedicated teachers to perform practical, hands-on work beyond the theoretical lecturers. He expressed gladness that the same was being adopted for the Ugandan context.

Both institutions are now working to finalise the specific agreements for the joint degree and exchange programs. Beyond academic training, the collaboration will advance cultural and professional exchange.

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Job Opportunities: NETOMA Study

Published

2 days ago

October 12, 2026

Mak Editor

Kickoff training for teams tasked with collecting data for the Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2024-2025, held 19th May 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Auditorium, Main Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Makerere University School of Public Health invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for three positions under the Wellcome Trust-supported NETOMA study, which examines the coexistence of health worker shortages and unemployment among qualified health professionals in Africa.

Available Positions

Research Officer
To coordinate longitudinal research, data management, quality assurance, and statistical analysis across study sites.
Full details and application: https://sph.mak.ac.ug/careers/?view_job=21465
Policy Scientist
To undertake health workforce policy research, evidence synthesis, qualitative analysis and knowledge translation.
Full details and application: https://sph.mak.ac.ug/careers/?view_job=21468
Research Assistants
To support participant recruitment, field data collection, research documentation, and analysis.
Full details and application: https://sph.mak.ac.ug/careers/?view_job=21470

Application deadline: Friday, 16 October 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EAT .