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September 2010

30th September 2010: 360° Meet the CEO Forum

The 360o Network nominated Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba as one of Uganda’s most outstanding leaders. The Professor addressed the forum. The 360° Meet the CEO Forum brings Uganda’s top CEOs in touch with the people they inspire to share their knowledge and experience. The objective of this forum is to help young people appreciate what it takes to be a successful leader and provide an opportunity for them to share in wisdom.

29th September 2010: Launch of MSSEESA, Department of Physics

Materials Science and Solar Energy for Eastern and Southern Africa (MSSEESA) network is a society with Chapters in Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and Uganda. The aim of the network is to develop human and infrastructure capacity in advanced research in materials science and solar energy. This will be done through strengthening the research facilities and Graduate training programmes by complementing the activities of materials science and solar energy in the various institutions in Eastern and Southern Africa.
With the establishment of MSSEESA network, Graduate students in any institution in the region will be able to take a course at any institution and be able to carry the credit to the home institution

22nd September 2010: Annual Scientific Conference

Mak hosted the 6th Annual Scientific Conference under the theme “Global Health Challenges: Training, research, service delivery – maximizing benefits to the people”. The College of Health Sciences takes pride in forging excellent alliances and collaborations. It is therefore not surprising that the College held the Annual Scientific Conferences as an activity of National Science Week. This year’s conference was jointly organized by the Uganda National Association of Community and Occupational Health (UNACOH).

21st – 23rd September 2010: African Humanities Workshop

Mak hosted the African Humanities Conference in Senate Hall

20- 24th September 2010: RUFORUM Biennial Meeting

Under the theme Building Capacity for Improved Food and Livelihood Security in Africa, RUFORUM under Makerere University hosted this meeting. This meeting provided Universities and their critical shareholders the opportunity reflect on what the continent needs to do to transform its agricultural sector and cause it to stimulate development in our countries and region.

9th September 2010: University Council retreat

The University Council held a retreat at Lake Victoria Serena Hotel where they discussed issues on the Evaluation and Performance of the Council Body.

9th September 2010: VC meets team from University of California

6th September 2010: Visit to School of Education

The members of staff in the School of Education hosted the Vice Chancellor at the school and discussed issues on how to develop the school for its better and smooth running.

6th September 2010: 9th Vice Chancellors Media briefing

The 9th monthly media briefing featured the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Infectious Diseases Institute, College of Health Sciences. The Vice Chancellor made presentations on the availability of transcripts, for graduates from January 2010 and the previous, save for those from a few units which he mentioned. He also alerted the public on conmen claiming to work on behalf of Makerere so as to sell them University land. He then introduced Members of the University Management who had assumed office since January 2010.

1st September 2010: Carnegie Excellence Awards

Mak hosted the handover ceremony of the Carnegie Phase II research Awards at the Senate Building. Carnegie is a Corporation in New York that aims at developing research management in higher education’s institutions in Africa

1st – 2nd September 2010: Google Uganda Event

The Google Uganda event at Speke Resort Munyonyo was a platform from which IT moguls such as software developers, technology entrprenuers and marketing professionals exchanged views, wined and dined. Mak took part in this initiative under FCIT.


September 2010

30th September 2010: 360° Meet the CEO Forum

The 360o Network nominated Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba as one of Uganda’s most outstanding leaders. The Professor addressed the forum. The 360° Meet the CEO Forum brings Uganda’s top CEOs in touch with the people they inspire to share their knowledge and experience. The objective of this forum is to help young people appreciate what it takes to be a successful leader and provide an opportunity for them to share in wisdom.

29th September 2010: Launch of MSSEESA, Department of Physics

Materials Science and Solar Energy for Eastern and Southern Africa (MSSEESA) network is a society with Chapters in Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and Uganda. The aim of the network is to develop human and infrastructure capacity in advanced research in materials science and solar energy. This will be done through strengthening the research facilities and Graduate training programmes by complementing the activities of materials science and solar energy in the various institutions in Eastern and Southern Africa.
With the establishment of MSSEESA network, Graduate students in any institution in the region will be able to take a course at any institution and be able to carry the credit to the home institution

22nd September 2010: Annual Scientific Conference

Mak hosted the 6th Annual Scientific Conference under the theme “Global Health Challenges: Training, research, service delivery – maximizing benefits to the people”. The College of Health Sciences takes pride in forging excellent alliances and collaborations. It is therefore not surprising that the College held the Annual Scientific Conferences as an activity of National Science Week. This year’s conference was jointly organized by the Uganda National Association of Community and Occupational Health (UNACOH).

21st – 23rd September 2010: African Humanities Workshop

Mak hosted the African Humanities Conference in Senate Hall

20- 24th September 2010: RUFORUM Biennial Meeting

Under the theme Building Capacity for Improved Food and Livelihood Security in Africa, RUFORUM under Makerere University hosted this meeting. This meeting provided Universities and their critical shareholders the opportunity reflect on what the continent needs to do to transform its agricultural sector and cause it to stimulate development in our countries and region.

9th September 2010: University Council retreat

The University Council held a retreat at Lake Victoria Serena Hotel where they discussed issues on the Evaluation and Performance of the Council Body.

9th September 2010: VC meets team from University of California

6th September 2010: Visit to School of Education

The members of staff in the School of Education hosted the Vice Chancellor at the school and discussed issues on how to develop the school for its better and smooth running.

6th September 2010: 9th Vice Chancellors Media briefing

The 9th monthly media briefing featured the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Infectious Diseases Institute, College of Health Sciences. The Vice Chancellor made presentations on the availability of transcripts, for graduates from January 2010 and the previous, save for those from a few units which he mentioned. He also alerted the public on conmen claiming to work on behalf of Makerere so as to sell them University land. He then introduced Members of the University Management who had assumed office since January 2010.

1st September 2010: Carnegie Excellence Awards

Mak hosted the handover ceremony of the Carnegie Phase II research Awards at the Senate Building. Carnegie is a Corporation in New York that aims at developing research management in higher education’s institutions in Africa

1st – 2nd September 2010: Google Uganda Event

The Google Uganda event at Speke Resort Munyonyo was a platform from which IT moguls such as software developers, technology entrprenuers and marketing professionals exchanged views, wined and dined. Mak took part in this initiative under FCIT.

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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.

Context:
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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