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December 2010

20th December 2010: Prof. William Senteza Kajubi bust unveiling ceremony

Professor Senteza Kajubi unveiled a bust at the School of Education, erected in recognition of his longstanding and dedicated contributions to the development of the education sector in Uganda. The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Prof. Apolo Nsibambi officiated at the function, where Prof. Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza represented the Vice Chancellor. Former Vice Chancellors Xavier Wandira and Prof. Livingstone Luboobi as well as UNEB Chairman Prof. Lutalo Bbosa and other dignitaries attended the launch.

14th – 16th December 2010: 6th African Conference on Psychotherapy

The 6th African Conference on Psychotherapy, African Chapter, was organised by the Institute of Psychology’s Outreach Department. The event was last hosted by Makerere in 1998. The Conference which was held under the theme “Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Problems” attracted participants from allover the world.

12th December 2010: Honorary Doctor of Laws Conferment

His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and His Excellency Rashid Mfaume Kawawa (RIP) received Honorary Doctorates of Laws (Honoris Causa) of Makerere University. President Museveni received his Doctor of Laws in respect of his outstanding achievements and exceptional contribution to the advancement of humanity in Uganda and the region, while H.E Rashid Mfaume Kawawa was honoured for his selflessness, hard work and investing all his efforts in fighting for the freedoms of peoples in his country, region and Africa.

7th December 2010: EPRC half-day Youth Forum

The Economic Policy Research Centre [EPRC] in conjunction with the World Bank and the Government of Uganda organized a half day Youth Forum on the topic, “Transforming the youth into a productive labour force for National development.” at Makerere University Guest House. The aim of the Forum was to deliberate on the level of preparedness, ideological capture, vulnerability and deviant behaviors among Uganda’s youth; and on what needs to be done differently to effectively transform Uganda’s youth into a productive force for national development.

6th December 2010: 12th Vice Chancellors Media briefing

The 12th monthly media briefing featured the Institute of Psychology (MUIP), East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS) and the Faculty of Computing & IT (CIT). Mr. James G. Okello – Deputy Registrar (Senate) who presided over the briefing made presentations on the Honorary Doctorates of Laws to be awarded to H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and H.E. Rashid M. Kawawa, and the proposed transformation of Makerere University into a Collegiate University.

1st – 2nd December 2010: Career Guidance Workshop Iganga

The Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs held the first Career Guidance Workshop for Secondary Schools at Bukoyo Secondary Schools in Iganga. The programme is aimed at ensuring that career guidance teachers are best equipped to advise students on what subject combinations to take and the relevant courses to apply for. The workshop was attended by the Iganga RDC-Hajji Waggwa Lubega Swaibu, Chief Administrative Officer-Charles Kiberu, Districe Education Officer-Baker Kasadha, District Police Commander-Dennis Kamugisha, as well as over 200 head teachers and career guidance teachers from the sub-region.

 

December 2010

20th December 2010: Prof. William Senteza Kajubi bust unveiling ceremony

Professor Senteza Kajubi unveiled a bust at the School of Education, erected in recognition of his longstanding and dedicated contributions to the development of the education sector in Uganda. The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Prof. Apolo Nsibambi officiated at the function, where Prof. Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza represented the Vice Chancellor. Former Vice Chancellors Xavier Wandira and Prof. Livingstone Luboobi as well as UNEB Chairman Prof. Lutalo Bbosa and other dignitaries attended the launch.

14th – 16th December 2010: 6th African Conference on Psychotherapy

The 6th African Conference on Psychotherapy, African Chapter, was organised by the Institute of Psychology’s Outreach Department. The event was last hosted by Makerere in 1998. The Conference which was held under the theme “Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Problems” attracted participants from allover the world.

12th December 2010: Honorary Doctor of Laws Conferment

His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and His Excellency Rashid Mfaume Kawawa (RIP) received Honorary Doctorates of Laws (Honoris Causa) of Makerere University. President Museveni received his Doctor of Laws in respect of his outstanding achievements and exceptional contribution to the advancement of humanity in Uganda and the region, while H.E Rashid Mfaume Kawawa was honoured for his selflessness, hard work and investing all his efforts in fighting for the freedoms of peoples in his country, region and Africa.

7th December 2010: EPRC half-day Youth Forum

The Economic Policy Research Centre [EPRC] in conjunction with the World Bank and the Government of Uganda organized a half day Youth Forum on the topic, “Transforming the youth into a productive labour force for National development.” at Makerere University Guest House. The aim of the Forum was to deliberate on the level of preparedness, ideological capture, vulnerability and deviant behaviors among Uganda’s youth; and on what needs to be done differently to effectively transform Uganda’s youth into a productive force for national development.

6th December 2010: 12th Vice Chancellors Media briefing

The 12th monthly media briefing featured the Institute of Psychology (MUIP), East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS) and the Faculty of Computing & IT (CIT). Mr. James G. Okello – Deputy Registrar (Senate) who presided over the briefing made presentations on the Honorary Doctorates of Laws to be awarded to H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and H.E. Rashid M. Kawawa, and the proposed transformation of Makerere University into a Collegiate University.

1st – 2nd December 2010: Career Guidance Workshop Iganga

The Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs held the first Career Guidance Workshop for Secondary Schools at Bukoyo Secondary Schools in Iganga. The programme is aimed at ensuring that career guidance teachers are best equipped to advise students on what subject combinations to take and the relevant courses to apply for. The workshop was attended by the Iganga RDC-Hajji Waggwa Lubega Swaibu, Chief Administrative Officer-Charles Kiberu, Districe Education Officer-Baker Kasadha, District Police Commander-Dennis Kamugisha, as well as over 200 head teachers and career guidance teachers from the sub-region.

 

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72 Makerere University Students Admitted to 2026 Millennium Fellowship

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Female and male students along the Main Building Walkway on a bright sunny day, 6th May 2026. Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

72 undergraduate students of Makerere University have successfully been admitted to the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2026, an initiative of the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) and United Nations Academic Impact. Makerere’s Fellows were selected from a record-breaking 76,000 applicants from over 6,000 campuses across 174 countries to participate in the ambitious programme.

According to the Fellowship website, the programme aims to make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UN Academic Impact Principles a reality on campuses, in classrooms and throughout communities. Millennium Fellows are university undergraduates selected for their leadership on sustainable development projects in their communities. As Fellows, they complete a semester-long leadership development programme that strengthens their student organizing, partnership-building and community-impact skills.

In his congratulatory message to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Sam Vaghar the Executive Director, MCN shared that Over 330 campuses across 60 nations have been selected to host 2026 Millenium Fellows. “Congratulations to you and Makerere University for having a cohort of Millennium Fellows from your student body again this year!”

Makerere University’s 2026 Millennium Fellows are:

Aber OkeeAbigaba PraiseAinebyoona Innocent
Ainomugisha PreciousAjollo JavuruAkambona Anold
Akello MilthyAllen BabiryeAngel Nuwaha
Apio HellenArnold EsokuAsinde Proscovia
Atuma KisaalaAwate BrownBabirye Patricia
Baguma SolomonBaingana PatrickBarbara Akwiacwiny
Basemera GrantBenardete NakwirisaBilly Garvin Ssemyalo
Blessing AbaasaBulyaba HalimahCherotich Emmanuel
Claire OmodoDedeng LochulDenise Kainomugisha
Diphas KuchanaEmmanuel OporiEsther Kiire
Esther NantambiEvas AkelloGift Nagasha
Haulat NampijjaIyundhu KisameJanet Acaye
Joan NamugaluJoshua MugwanyaJovet Turyatunga
Julian AtimKibenge ShaficMable Apwot
Malinga AnthonyMariot KabarungiMercy Akampurira
Mukisa EzraMukisa MayendeMurungi Marion
Mutebi WillyNabirye KiiryaNahson Kahangwa
Nansubuga GloriaNasasira SeeziNyamuganya Kiconco
Precious NakiryowaPrisca AkelloRashidah Nampiima
Rogers AbongaRose Peter TabanSeida Jackline
Shadia NambasaShamirah KisuuleSharifah Kasa
Sheila MurungiSherina KiraboTumusiime Markline
Tusiime CarolineVicent SsebunyaVictor Musana
Victoria MulagoWaswa AndrewYuda Tadeo Katusiime

Millennium Fellows are engaged in projects that collectively advance all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and all 10 and UN Academic Impact Principles.

Below is a sample of the work of the Class of 2026.

At Harvard University, a UN Academic Impact member institution in the United States of America, Millennium Fellows are expanding OpenDoor, an AI-powered platform that helps people navigate retraining, job opportunities and pathways into high-demand careers. The project grew from their work with people experiencing homelessness and from seeing how difficult workforce programmes can be to navigate even when support exists. Advancing SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, it expects to reach about 7,500 people during the Fellowship.

At the University of Ilorin, a UN Academic Impact member institution in Nigeria, Millennium Fellows are building what they describe as Africa’s first green AI policy framework, helping policymakers and developers understand how artificial intelligence can advance while reducing energy use, pollution and material waste. Aligned with SDG 13: Climate Action, it expects to reach about 75 people during the Fellowship.

At BRAC University, a UN Academic Impact member institution in Bangladesh, a Millennium Fellow is advancing SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production through a start-up replacing single-use products with environmentally friendly alternatives. Its current focus is a paper pen that uses roughly 90 per cent less plastic than a conventional pen, with a seed built in so it can grow into a plant when properly disposed of. The project expects to reach about 450 people.

At Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, a UN Academic Impact member institution in Moldova, a Millennium Fellow is advancing SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being by studying how environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity may affect recovery after brain surgery. By bringing simple digital monitoring tools into postoperative care, the project aims to help doctors make timelier decisions.

We wish our Millennium Fellows an impactful fellowship.

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Undergraduate Admission Lists 2026/2027

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Students in discussion groups at Freedom Square.

The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released admission lists of candidates admitted under the Talented Sports Men & Women, Disability and District Quota Schemes with Government sponsorship 2026/27 Academic Year including appeals and remarked cases.

Other admission lists released include A-Level Applicants with Ugandan and those with Foreign Qualifications, Diploma in Performing Arts, Mature-Age Entry and Bachelor of Education (EXTERNAL Batch 2) for the Academic Year 2026/2027 under self sponsorship.

The cut-off points points can be accessed by following the link: https://mak.ac.ug/study-mak/cut-points

Kindly follow the links below to access the lists:-

Update 17th August 2026

Admission list for Re-advertised Programmes (Diploma/Degree and International Applicants). Re-advertised on 7th July 2026 here.

Update 10th August 2026

Update 3rd August 2026

Update 27th July 2026

Update 3rd July 2026

International & East African Applicants

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Makerere jumps 200 positions in latest global rankings

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Screenshot of the Makerere University Ranking July 2026 - Webometrics Global Position. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Makerere University‘s position in the July 2026 edition of the Webometrics Rankings has improved from 925th to 776th globally and from 13th to 11th on the Continent, compared to the January 2026 edition. Makerere remains the top-ranked University in Uganda and East Africa.

The new rankings are as a result of improved performance in the Impact Rank, which measures the number of external domains referring/linking to Makerere (from 1,593 to 1,185) and the Excellence Rank, which measures Research papers in the top 10% most cited between 2019 and 2023 (from 1,095 to 715).

Please see the attached screenshots for details or view Makerere‘s rankings online using the link below:

https://www.webometrics.org/makerere-university

The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities aims to recognize and promote the digital transformation of higher education institutions by evaluating how effectively they reflect their academic, research, and societal contributions online.

We remain committed to ensuring that all our good work in teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, and partnerships continues to be reflected online through various journals and other platforms.

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