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Mak on the mark for the third time in a row!

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Between 16th and 18th April 2010, National Council for Higher Education held the Fourth Higher Institutions Annual Exhibition at the Lugogo Show Grounds, under the theme “Higher Education and Outreach Services for Communities” from which Makerere emerged winner in the University category with twenty six participating universities. This is the university’s third straight win.

Between 16th and 18th April 2010, National Council for Higher Education held the Fourth Higher Institutions Annual Exhibition at the Lugogo Show Grounds, under the theme “Higher Education and Outreach Services for Communities” from which Makerere emerged winner in the University category with twenty six participating universities. This is the university’s third straight win.

With the 112 stalls of institutions displaying a variety of innovations such as large technological machinery like the plastic granulator from Mbarara University of Science and Technology and a huge cake, almost the size of the Exhibition Hall, from YMCA, sent chills to most of the Makerere University team members.

L-R Prof Lejuene,  Hon. Mwesigwa Rukutana & Prof. Kasozi listen to a Mak exhibitor at  the CREEC stall

However, Makerere still stole the show taking more than twenty stalls with top of the range exhibitions that wowed the crowd. The turn up was big. Not just of the visitors but also of the exhibitors.

Uganda Christian University took the second runner up award and Uganda Martyrs University took the first runner up award. Other universities that participated were Kyambogo University, Makerere University Business School, Muteesa I University, St. Lawrence University, Kabale University, Gulu University, Kampala University and Kampala International University (KIU), among others. Tertiary Institutions and various companies also participated in the exhibition and had YMCA taking the winner’s award for the Tertiary institutions and Bank of Uganda taking the winner’s award for the companies. In all, fifty five institutions participated in the exhibition.

The fourth edition of the annual exhibition was officially opened by Minister of State for Higher Education, Hon Mwesigwa Rukutana, who was happy to note that higher education is now a marketable commodity going by the masses of the people who thronged the venue. He thus felt it befitting of universities and tertiary institutions as centers of innovation to sell related services to the public.

The National Council for Higher Education Organising team, headed by their Executive Director Prof. A.B.K. Kasozi, Ph. D. (Calif), was very impressed with the way the exhibition turned out. As organizers, they were Hon. Mwesigwa Rukutana 2nd R inspects the interlocking blockspleased that the number of exhibitors had increased; there was a wider variety in what was being exhibited than last year, especially in the fields of food science and ICT. They were also excited to note that the number of senior exhibitors was higher than that of last year and there was good cooperation especially between the team from Makerere University.

Makerere University was applauded for a number of outstanding innovations, especially in the field of security systems, where the Faculty of Computing and Informatics Technology showcased a cell phone based remote Vehicle control system intended to reduce the rate of car theft in Uganda by controlling the functionalities of the motor vehicle remotely using cellular phone technology. The assessors were also very impressed with the Faculty of Technology’s smart inter-locking blocks.

“Institutions create knowledge for development and this exhibition has achieved this, as it has shown enthusiasm and is relevant to the community. I am very impressed with the innovative quality that you have displayed”. Prof. Kasozi added.

 

The Triumphant Makerere Team poses with the Winner's plaque

 

The participants from Makere University were Public Relations Office, Academic Registrar’s Department, School of Graduate Studies, School of Education, Planning and Development unit, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Agriculture, The Department of Food Science and Technology, The Institute of Statistics and Applies Economics (ISAE), Makerere University Library’s Outreach Services, Makerere Institute of Research (MISR), Makerere Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Faculty of Technology, Music, Dance and Drama Department, School of Industrial and Fine Art and Faculty of Computing and Informatics Technology.

 

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Special Exam Results -Diploma in Performing Arts 2025/26

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The results for the 2025/2026 special entry examination for the Diploma in Performing Arts held on Saturday 17th May, 2025. Candidates who scored a final mark of 50% and above passed the Examination and have been recommended to the university’s Admissions Committee for consideration.

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Mature Age Scheme Exam Results for 2025/2026

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The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released full results for the Mature Age Entry Scheme Examinations for the Academic Year 2025/2026 held on Saturday 14th December, 2024.

The Candidates who scored a final mark of 50% and above passed the examination and have been recommended by the Pre-Entry & Mature Age Committee to the University’s Admissions Board for Consideration.

The Aptitude Exam  Results for 2025/2026 Academic Year released in February 2025 can be found here.

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Call for Application: 2025 SNRM session 4 Summer School

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Participants in focused group discussions. Leiden-Delft-Erasmus East Africa Research Network (LEARN) in collaboration with the Urban Action Lab at Makerere University a workshop to deliberate strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate change in urban centres in the East African Region, Theme: “Resilient Urban Futures: Adapting Livelihoods to Climate Change”, 4th-5th September 2024, School of Public Health Auditorium, Kampala Uganda.

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Natural resources in Africa are being depleted at an alarming rate due to several factors, including unsustainable human activities, climate change, and population growth. A primary condition of sustainable development is to ensure that the pressures do not exceed the environmental limits, and that demand for the resources does not exceed levels that can be sustainably provided by nature. Therefore, there is a pressing need for transformative, systems-thinking approaches and tools that can tackle the diverse challenges facing these systems. In Africa, this need is compounded by a lack of data and monitoring, which significantly hinders sustainable decision-making.

Investing in young scientists who are committed to take lead in sustainable management of Africa’s natural resources is very important. Capacity building of young scientists will enhance their knowledge and skill on sustainable natural resources and their involvement for implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDG’s) in Africa. To this effect, SNRM summer schools have been implemented in three sessions in 2019, 2020, and 2022 with support from Volkswagen Foundation; to build a critical mass of skilled and competent young natural resource scientists in Africa through training, capacity building and mentorship. Session 4 (2025) will target competent young scientists (MSc and PhD students) in Africa and Germany to further develop their knowledge and skills in systems thinking, advanced data collection and analysis, and application of emerging digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), internet of things (IoT), and embracing transdisciplinary approaches. In addition, we include an ideation workshop where students can work on real problems to come up with solutions for sustainable transformations in natural resource use.

Organizers: Leibniz Universität – Hannover (Germany), University of Antananarivo, University of Abomey Calavi (Benin), Makerere University (Uganda), University of Ghana (Ghana), University of Parakou (Benin), The Technical University of Kenya, with financial support from the Volkswagen Foundation (Germany).

Venue and dates: Nairobi, Kenya, 16-28 November 2025

Target: MSc and PhD students, early in the program of less than 35 years of age from any university/research institution in either sub-Saharan Africa or Germany with an interest in natural resources management.

Participants and Scholarships: The course is fully funded and open to 20 MSc and PhD students from Africa, and 5 from Germany. Funding will cover the costs of air ticket, accommodation, meals, visa, and transportation. However, participants will cover the cost of their travel health insurance.

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SNRM Summer School Session 4: Transformative pathways in biodiversity management and conservation.
This summer school is designed to deliver four modules over a two-week period. The modules are designed to enable the students to acquire new ways of designing data collection protocols and analysis for transformative sustainable natural resources management.

Module 4.1: Data collection I
Skills in data collection for a transformative and sustainable management of natural resources (water, wildlife, forest, land, livestock, crops) monitoring and data collection techniques; remote monitoring tools, earth observation system data, e.g. satellite data sources, LIDAR, and UAV aerial images. Collect and analyse In-situ data on biotic and abiotic parameters, map and analyse data using R or Google Earth Engine, field data collection and retrieving data from online databases.

Module 4.2 Data management and processing
Introduction to tools and methods of managing large and diverse data sets of natural resources such as time series, spatial, directional, and multivariate data. Practicals will include data storage, organization and conversion into various formats using databases such as PostgreSQL and statistical programming software such as R and Python; scripts.

Module 4.3 Ecological monitoring, modelling and management
This module aims to teach participants how to anticipate and validate trends that can be observed in various ecosystems. Lectures include ecological monitoring and its design; population monitoring studies; metrics in population monitoring; methods for monitoring and assessing marine ecosystems; human ecology to socio-ecological systems; climate change impact of ecosystems; suitability assessments; overview of the principles underlying wildlife monitoring and prediction systems for climate change adaptation. Practicals will include field data collection (individual and group); ecological data analysis using R or PAST; modelling and experiencing the behaviour of complex systems using Vensim.

Module 4.4 Natural habitat restoration ideation lab
This module is designed to spur students’ innovation and creativity, and to help students comprehensively identify interdependencies across the 17 SDG goals. Participants will be trained on ideation processes for solutions and intervention for transformative natural resource management. They will work collaboratively in small groups on case studies and develop pathways of transformative sustainable natural resource management. Examples of projects include forest (mangrove) ecosystem and habitat restoration, improved technologies for agricultural production, nature-based solutions for improving water quality, and reversing land degradation.

Language: The course will be delivered in English. Participants are expected to be fluent in writing and speaking the English language.

How to apply

Applicants are kindly requested to fill in the application form available from https://snrmafrica.com/ and submit the following documents in English through the system.

  • a curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages)
  • a letter of motivation (maximum 1 page)
  • a confirmation of university enrolment
  • a reference letter from the academic supervisor
  • project summary of MSc/ PhD project (1 page including objectives, methodology
    and key findings or expected outcomes).

Important dates
Application deadline: 30th June 2025.
Announcement of accepted applicants: 15th August 2025.
Confirmation of attendance by selected participants: 12th Sept 2025.
Summer school held: 16 – 28 Nov 2025.

Further information is available from

The secretariat info@snrmafrica.com
Dr Lydia Olaka lydiaolaka@tukenya.ac.ke
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Stuetzel stuetzel@gem.uni-hannover.de

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