The Academic Registrar wishes to communicate as follows:

Teaching and Learning Through ODeL

Makerere University Senate at its Emergency meeting held on 9th August 2021 deliberated on resumption of teaching and learning through online for semester II 2020/2021 for Final Year students and Graduate programmes that had completed Semester 1 2020/2021 examinations. Senate also deliberated on the return of students on the Health Sciences programmes (starting with clinical years) for completion of Semester I 2020/2021 examinations and resumption of Semester II 2020/2021, following the authorization and guidelines from the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).
Senate agreed as follows:

1. To have a staggered/split commencement of Semester II 2020/2021.
2. That teaching and learning through ODEL for Semester II 2020/2021 will commence on 30th
   August 2021 for Final Year students and Graduate programmes that had completed Semester I 2020/2021 examinations.
3. That reporting for students on Medical and Health Science programmes will commence with the clinical years and graduate students (As detailed in the letter from the Principal CHS attached) of College of Health Sciences (CHS) and College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB) on 16th August 2021.
4. The rest of the students in non-clinical years will resume through virtual lectures, until further guidance from NHCE and Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES).
5. Academic Units and faculty members should make all preparations to update Teaching and
   Learning materials on the MUELE.
6. The purpose of this communication is to inform you about the decision of Senate. The detailed Semester calendar will be sent in due course

Further details are in the documents below:

Completion of Examinations for Semester I 2020/2021 for First Year and Other Continuing Students

Makerere University Senate deliberated on alternative modalities of assessment/examination to enable students who were affected by the second Iockdown against Covid-19 pandemic complete Semester 1 2020/2021.
Senate noted the following:

1. There are alternative assessment tools and methods to assess learning outcomes used and tested in educational institutions across the globe.
2. There was ongoing sensitization of staff and students on the alternative assessment methods.
3. Students were required to first complete Semester I before embarking on Semester II teaching and learning.
4. That Examinations for Semester I 2020/2021 for Year I and other continuing students be conducted from 6th – 24th September 2021.

Detailed information including timelines for the events leading to the closure of Semester I 2020/2021 can be accessed from the document below: