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Highlights of AR & ICT Support at Makerere Jinja Campus

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The Makerere University Jinja Campus Registrar (3rd R) supports a student while AR staff activate accounts on the Academic Management Information System (ACMIS) on 12th March 2022.
The Makerere University Jinja Campus Registrar (3rd R) supports a student  while AR staff activate accounts on the Academic Management Information System (ACMIS) on 12th March 2022.

The Academic Registrar (AR) and Directorate for ICT Support (DICTS) team went to the Makerere University Jinja Campus on Friday the 11th of March 2022. The trip was aimed at supporting the Academic and administrative staff on their ICT usage on the new Academic Management Information System (ACMIS)

AR has been implementing the system with support from DICTS for the past 6-7 months. Training of both registrars and academic staff in all the colleges has been conducted and continuous support continues to take place.

College registrars have been trained on how to support students on the system by doing their cardinal roles of ensuring the curriculum for the various programs are set and right, academic staff have been and continue to be trained on how to use the system for various purposes including uploading results, etc. Students too have been trained on how to activate their portals, register, generate payment reference numbers, etc. on the system.

AR and DICTS team arrive at Jinja Campus

The building that houses Makerere University Jinja Campus and the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Jinja Office.
The building that houses Makerere University Jinja Campus and the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Jinja Office.
Left to Right: Ruth Iteu Eyoku, Samuel Wamukota, David Kiganda and Arthur Moses Opio.
Left to Right: Ruth Iteu Eyoku, Samuel Wamukota, David Kiganda and Arthur Moses Opio.

The Jinja campus is located in the heart of Jinja City. The Campus shares premises with the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Jinja Office.

Find out more about the Jinja campus from this link.

Training of academic staff

The academic staff were convened and trained on how to use the system to support their work.

Jinja Campus Academic staff accessing the ACMIS portal.
Jinja Campus Academic staff accessing the ACMIS portal.

Training and support to students

Students were trained on how to activate their portals and use the system to generate payment reference numbers.

They were also trained on how to create email addresses using the SSO system.

A female student creates her University email address.
A female student creates her University email address.

Student support is critical to the usage of the ICT system. Students were given access and this enables digital learning

Capturing of Photos

David Kiganda from the AR Department capturing a female student's photo.
David Kiganda from the AR Department capturing a female student’s photo.

The students who were on ground were able to get the services like capturing of photos for their student profiles.

They were also told about the online resources like the YouTube videos and knowledge base that is rich in information that can enable them get quick ICT support through knowledge that has already been documented.

Support highlights

  • Generating provisional admission letters for those who did not get their admission letters.
  • Capturing photos for their student profiles.
  • Generation of One Time Passwords (OTPs) for those who could not activate their portals.
  • Enabling access to provisional admission letters.
  • Updating their student profiles.
  • Creation of Makerere University E-Learning Environment (MUELE) accounts
  • Guiding students and registrars on support resources.

The AR and DICTS teams are grateful to the Academic Registrar and Management for the support given to facilitate the successful trainings and support. We thank the Jinja Campus team for the reception and good work ethic as many got acquainted fast on the system. 

We continue to Build For The Future by building capacity.

Article by Arthur Moses Opio, End User Support Administrator, DICTS.

Originally posted on DICTS Website

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Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi Appointed Acting DVC Academic Affairs

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Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi, The Academic Registrar, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

The Academic Registrar, Professor Buyinza Mukadasi has been appointed Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) of Makerere University, for a period of six (6) months effective 11th July 2024 to 10th January 2025 or until a substantive First Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) is appointed whichever comes earlier.

He is a Professor of Forestry Resource Economics and served as the Director, Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT), Makerere University from 2014 to October 2022. Buyinza holds a PhD in Forest Economics from Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta Indonesia. He holds a number of professional enhancement certificates and Diplomas.

As Director DRGT he was charged with the oversight responsibility of all institutional research grants and graduate training in the university. Prof Buyinza served as the Deputy Director in Charge of Administration and Graduate Training (2010 – 2013); Head, Department of Community Forestry and Extension, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Resources (2003 – 2005, 2008-2010) at Makerere University.  Buyinza grew though the University ranks from a Tutorial Assistant (1993 – 1998) at Gajah Mada University, Indonesia to becoming a Lecturer (1999); Senior Lecturer (2004); Assoc. Professor (2007) and Full Professor (2010) at Makerere University.  He has over 20 years experience of University research and teaching in the field of Forestry and Natural Resource Economics.  He has successfully supervised over 50 MSc. and 10 PhD students in the fields of forestry, environment and natural resources. He has also acted as an external examiner in many regional and international universities. He is a member of many professional bodies and served as the Chairperson, Board of Directors of the National Forestry Authority (2007 – 2013). He was the Institutional Focal person (2010-2022) and Chair of the Board of Management of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), 2014 – 2018.

Buyinza has published widely in the field of forest resource economics, environmental incomes, economics of biodiversity conservation, and Environmental Incomes for Rural Income and livelihoods. He has authored  more than 150 papers in International peer-reviewed referred journals, 4 book Chapters, attended more than 70 conference proceedings and has presented in more than 140 conferences/seminars/workshops.

Buyinza has built a very strong international network of collaborations in research administration and has tremendous capacity for resource mobilization. He has been Principal investigator (PI) of 15 research projects and as Co-Principal Investigator in many other institutional research grants. He is the Coordinator of various externally funded research capacity building initiatives at Makerere University. He has a wealth of research management experience with special focus on in the field of natural resources economics, and environmental governance.

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Advert: Mature Age Entry Scheme – Private Sponsorship 2024/2025

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July 17, 2024

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Students sit for an exam in the pre-COVID era, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications for the Undergraduate
Programmes under the Mature Age Entry Scheme only for Private Sponsorship for
2024/2025 Academic Year.
Non-Refundable Application fee of Shs. 50,000/= for Ugandans OR $75 Equivalent for
Internationals, plus bank charge should be paid in any of the banks used by Uganda
Revenye Authority after generating a Payment Reference Number (PRN).

  • Apply using the Institution’s Applications Portal URL:https: //apply.mak.ac.ug
  • Application is for candidates who passed the Mature Age Entry Examinations of December 17, 2022 and February 24, 2024 only.
  • Any candidate who passed the examinations in mentioned above and was not admitted on Government/ Private sponsorship for December 17, 2022 sitting, and for Government sponsorship for February 24, 2024 sitting, is eligible to apply for admission on Private Sponsorship for 2024 /2025 Academic Year.

The closing date for applying will be Friday 26th July, 2024.

Further details can be accessed by following this link.

Prof. Mukadasi Buyinza
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR

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Diploma/Degree Holders Admission Lists 2024/25

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July 16, 2024

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Main Library, Makerere University. Photo taken on 29th February 2016.

The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released lists of Diploma/Degree Holder applicants admitted under Private/Self Sponsorship for the academic year 2024/25. Please note that admission is subject to verification of academic documents by the awarding institutions.

The admission list is displayed here below:

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