Engineering, Art & Tech

Collaboration between Mak & Strathmore in Renewable Energy

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3 years ago

December 15, 2021

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (3rd L), Prof. Izael Izael Pereira Da Silva (4th L), Principal CEDAT-Prof. Henry Alinaitwe (C), Deputy Principal CEDAT-Assoc. Prof. Venny Nakazibwe (2nd L) and other officials after the meeting on 13th December 2021, Makerere University.

Effort is on to enhance collaboration between Makerere University College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) and Strathmore University in the area of renewable energy.

During a meeting held between the College management and Prof Izael Pereira Da Silva from Strathmore University on Monday 13^th December in the College Boardroom, the two institutions agreed on a way forward to champion the establishment of a center for renewable in Makerere University drawing from the experience from Strathmore University.

The Vice Chancellor Makerere University Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe while welcoming Prof. Izael Pereira Da Silva, observed that a number of organizations had contacted the University but the process did not get started for lack of a champion to propel the drive.

He commended Prof. Izael Pereira Da Silva for coming back to Makerere where he served over ten years ago to share ideas that would not only see the University lead the process of greening the campus but also start on a journey that would lead to reduced energy costs in the running of the University.

Dr. Dorothy Okello and her team in the School of Engineering were charged to take lead in the process with support from Prof. Da Silva. It was noted that the School of engineering was in the process of strengthening the programming and therefore in position to take the process ahead by starting on a small project.

According to Prof. Izael Pereira Da Silva of Strathmore University, there was a lot that Makerere could do towards realizing the needed partnerships in the area of renewable energy borrowing a leaf from his University which had realized a number of milestones in the use of renewable energy.

He said Strathmore University had started a program of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and that there was a lot that they could learn from the College of Engineering, Design, Art and technology and hence the need for close collaboration.

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