At its 15th Board Meeting held on 21st March 2017, at Hotel Africana, Kampala, Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi was elected Chairperson of the Board of Management of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) for a period of four years (2017-2021).
Prof Buyinza was elected on the basis of his record of successful initiatives aimed at fostering vibrant and viable multidisciplinary research hub at Makerere University; creating networks of locally-trained internationally recognized scholars; and enhancing the capacity of Makerere to lead globally-competitive research and training programs.
Makerere University has enjoyed a long standing and productive relationship with the Consortium of Advanced Research Training (CARTA) since its inception in 2008 out of the realization that individual African universities lack the human and financial resources and infrastructural capacity to tackle the challenges of doctoral training on the continent. CARTA offers a well thought out approach to rebuild and to strengthen the capacity of African universities to produce world-class researchers, research leaders, and scholars.
As Board Chairperson, Prof Buyinza will superintended the governance and management of the CARTA partner universities in collaboration with the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya, and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa. The consortium consists of nine universities and four research institutes in Sub-Saharan Africa, and six academic institutions in Europe, Canada, Sweden, and the USA. The nine African Universities including: Makerere University, Uganda Moi University, Kenya; University of Rwanda; University of Dar es Salaam, TZ; University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; University of Malawi University of Nairobi, Kenya; University of the Witwatersrand, SA. The 3 African Research Centre including: Agincourt, SA; African Pop/ Research Institute, Kenya; Ifakara Health Institute, TZ; Kenya Medical Research Institute and the INDEPTH-Network. The northern Partners include: Swiss Tropical Population Health; University of Gothenburg, Sweden; University of Umea, Sweden; and Brown University, USA and University of Warwick, UK; Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research and ESEO:O, Chile.
We wish Prof Buyinza good health as he chairs this important research consortium aimed at building a vibrant African academy that is able to lead world-class multidisciplinary research that makes a positive impact on public and population health.
The Office of the Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released the admission lists for Bachelor of Laws for the Academic Year 2025/2026.
Please note that the list includes Government Sponsorship for Bachelor of Laws i.e A-Level (Direct Entry), Bachelor of Laws-Day – (LAW) and Bachelor of Laws-Afternoon – (LAA)
Makerere University has received 700 digital tablets from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), aimed at enhancing statistical research, teaching, and data-driven decision-making across the institution.
The donation was made on June 30, 2025, as part of UBOS’ broader initiative to distribute a total of 3,025 tablets to ten government-funded institutions of higher learning. The handover ceremony was attended by Makerere’s Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi and Mr. Simon Kizito, the Deputy University Secretary among other Vice Chancellors and accounting officers.
Vice Chancellors from government-funded institutions of higher learning that received the donation of tablets from UBOS.
Dr. Allen Kabagenyi, a UBOS Board Director, who coordinated the distribution of the tablets to the respective 10 Public universities, underscored the significance of inter-institutional collaboration in fostering a data-literate and innovative generation. “This initiative is a testament to the power of partnerships between public institutions. In a country like Uganda, with one of the youngest populations globally, equipping our future leaders with the right tools is critical to achieving both national and global development goals,” she remarked.
The tablets had initially been procured and deployed during the recently concluded National Population and Housing Census. UBOS Executive Director Dr. Chris Mukiza explained that their redistribution marks the beginning of the Bureau’s post-census utilization strategy.
Dr. Chris Mukiza (L) flanked by his Board Director Dr. Allen Kabagenyi (R) addressing the meeting.
“We acquired 120,000 tablets to conduct the census, and as we committed earlier, we are ensuring that these resources continue to serve the country even after the census,” said Dr. Mukiza. “Our expectation is that these tablets will strengthen data collection, teaching, and research in universities and higher institutions. We want to see a culture where statistics are not only produced but also actively used to influence development outcomes.”
Dr. Mukiza encouraged academic institutions to take full advantage of the extensive data available at UBOS, emphasizing that greater use of statistical resources will translate into more impactful research and policy interventions.
Some of the accounting officers who attended the handover ceremony.
During the same event – cultural institutions also received tablets.
With this donation, Makerere University is well-positioned to further empower students and researchers in statistical analysis, evidence-based planning, and innovation-driven teaching.