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.

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.

This assignment has been positively received by HEIs in the country as demonstrated in the various mandates and missions of the Institutions. Most HEIs understand the fact that unless there is active collaboration and partnership between HEIs and communities living in poverty, the results will be modest at best and many have taken on outreach services as one of the major ways of educating and training their students.

This year, the National Council for Higher Education will run its 4th Exhibition but with Tertiary Institutions included unlike in the past. Universities and Tertiary Institutions, will exhibit their educational products and also to take part in the Seminar to be attended by members of the public. This Seminar provides institutions with an excellent opportunity to speak to the public on a subject of their choice related to the theme of the Exhibition.

This years theme is "Higher Education and Outreach Services for Communities"

On her part, Makerere University will exhibit projects such as; The Cellphone based Remote Vehicle Control System and Open Mobile Electronic Vaccine Trials (OMEVAC) from FCIT ; E-learning & Teacher Education (ELATE) Job-mark initiative and the Capacity Building Program for Teachers in Post Conflict Areas (C-TCA) from the School of Education; The Law, Gender & Sexuality Project from the Faculty of Law; Biogas brooder and household energy from the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture; Statistical Mapping by the Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (ISAE); and SMS application to the functions of the Academic Registrar's Department.

So take some time off and visit Makerere's over fifteen stalls at the exhibition and you will surely be awed by the wealth of information and innovations we have to offer.

National Council for Higher Education Higher Institutions Annual Exhibition

Venue and Date: Lugogo UMA Main Exhibition Hall Fri. 16th – Sun. 18th April 2010.