General

Mak Launches First Centre of Excellence in Waste Management in Uganda

Published

9 years ago

February 20, 2017

Mark Wamai

L-R: Director DRGT-Prof. Mukadasi Buyinza, Centre Coordinator-Prof. Elly Sabiiti, Swedish Ambassador-H.E. Per Lindgärde, Vice-Chancellor-Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu, Principal CAES-Prof. Bernard Bashaasha and oher guests at the Launch of the Centre, 17th February 2017, MUARIK, CAES, Kabanyolo, Wakiso

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University has officially opened the first Centre of Excellence in Waste Management in Uganda at the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK). The Centre is to be used to train farmers on how to sort, compose, make biogas and set up demonstration plots on how to use agricultural waste.

The centre was established with support from Sida, the African Union (AU) European Union (EU),Government of Uganda through Bank of Uganda and Makerere University. State-of–the-art equipment worth $ USD 48,000 from the UK, Switzerland, Italy, Singapore, USA and China has been secured for the centre. This includes:

Incubators (will help in culturing samples under controlled temperature)
Oven ( for dying samples)
Biogas analyzer ( for analyzing components in biogas)
Microscope (observation of specimen)
Centrifuges ( aid separation of liquid samples)
Spectrophotometer ( analyzing of micronutrients in soil and water)
Laboratory balance (for weighing samples)
PH meter ( determining acidity and alkalinity of different samples of soil and water)
Cooled incubator (for culturing and can vary temperature-low system organisms)
Portable solar biogas digester

The centre was launched by the Swedish Ambassador to Uganda H.E. Per Lindgärde as Chief Guest on Friday 17th February 2017 under the theme, “Investing in Waste for a Green Future”. The function was also graced by the Vice Chancellor Prof. John Ddumba -Ssentamu and Vice Chancellor of Bishop Stuart University-Dr. Maud Kamatenesi Mugisha and the Secretary for Research at the Swedish Embassy Dr. Gity Behravan. Others were the Principal CAES-Prof. Bernard Bashaasha, the Director DGRT-Prof. Mukadasi Buyinza, Deputy Director DRGT-Dr. David Owinyi and other university staff.

Please Click Here to view full article

Education

Special University Entry Examinations for the Diploma in Performing Arts 2026/27

Published

1 day ago

April 28, 2026

Mak Editor

Students from the Department of Performing Arts on 4th April 2025.

The Academic Registrar Makerere University invites applications for the Special University Entry Examinations for admission to the Diploma in Performing Arts.

The examination will take place on Saturday 16^th May, 2026.

Application process is online for those intending to sit the examination. Kindly note that there is payment of a non-refundable application fee of Shs. 110,000/- excluding bank charges in any (Stanbic Bank, Dfcu Post Bank, UBA and Centenary Bank). After filling the online application, you will be provided with 2 Past Papers.

To be eligible to sit the examinations, the candidate must possess an O’ Level Certificate (UCE) with at least 5 Passes.

The deadline for receiving the online applications is Tuesday 12^th May 2026.

How to Apply

Application is online for ALL applicants.
Other relevant information can be obtained from Undergraduate Mature Age Office, Level 5, Room 505, Senate Building, Makerere University or can be accessed from https://see.mak.ac.ug
A non refundable application fee of Shs. 110,000= for Ugandans, East Africans Applicants (Including S. Sudan & DRC) OR US $ 75 or equivalent for international applicants plus bank charges should be paid in any of the banks used by Uganda Revenue Authority.
Apply through the application portal https://see.mak.ac.ug

Please see download below for the application portal user guide.

Diploma-Performing-Arts-2026-2027 Download

Further inquiries may be sent to email: see@mak.ac.ug

Prof. Mukadasi Buyinza
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR

General

Diploma Holders Admission Lists under Government Sponsorship for 2026/2027 AY

Published

1 day ago

April 28, 2026

Mak Editor

The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released lists of Diploma holders admitted under the Government Sponsorship Scheme for the Academic Year 2026/2027.

Under the Diploma Holders Government Sponsorship Scheme admission does not exceed 5% of the intake capacity to the respective Degree Programme.

The list can be accessed by following the link below:

Makerere-University-Diploma-Holders-Government-Sponsorship-2026-2027 Download

General

Mature Age Examination Results for 2026/2027 Academic Year

Published

2 days ago

April 27, 2026

Mak Editor

The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released results for the Mature Age Entry Scheme Examinations held on Saturday 13^thDecember 2025.

Candidates who scored a minimum of 50% passed and have been recommended by the Pre-Entry & Mature Age Committee to the University’s Admissions Committee for consideration.

The Aptitude Exam (Paper 1) results for the Mature Age Entry Scheme 2026/2027 can be accessed by following this link.

Please follow the link below for the list:

Makerere_University_Mature-Age-Entry-Composite Results-2026-2027 Download