Engineering, Art & Tech

‘Storm to perform’ a public lecture by swami swaroopananda

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2 years ago

March 30, 2023

On Monday 27th March 2023, Swami Swaroopananda, the Global Head of the Chinmaya Mission delivered a public lecture to staff and students of Makerere University with the objective of creating mindset change.

The Lecture held in Central Teaching Facility II was coordinated by the Dean Margaret School of Industrial and Fine Art (MTSIFA, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT).) Dr. Amanda Tumusiime.

In his address, Swami Swaroopananda urged his listeners to grow their mindset which will help them achieve greater academic success, take on more challenging tasks, learn from mistakes and persevere through difficulties. Click here for more details

Engineering, Art & Tech

Summer School Series 2025–2027

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22 hours ago

May 8, 2025

Alex Isemaghendera

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Engineering, Art & Tech

CEDAT embarks on revolutionizing Teaching, Research, and Innovation to Meet Societal Needs

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3 weeks ago

April 17, 2025

Alex Isemaghendera

The College of engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) embarked on the process for reviewing the ways of teaching and learning, research and innovation in order to produce graduates that are well shaped to meet the needs of the society.A two-day strategy workshop was convened from 14^th to 15^th April 2025 at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel in Entebbe, bringing together academia and others stakeholders, under the Theme; ‘Advancing Education, Research, Innovation for a transformative Future in Engineering, Design, Art and technology’.

The engagement was aimed at advancing the institution’s leadership, management practices, and its core academic functions and discussed strategies for driving excellence and preparing graduates for the job market. It centered on three main objectives: promoting a better understanding of the roles of Academic Leaders and Administrative Heads in carrying out the University’s core functions, enhancing college management through effective customer care, communication, and documentation practices, and advancing teaching, research, and innovation to produce job-ready graduates.

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Engineering, Art & Tech

Industry Academia Exchange: Strengthening Collaboration for Skills Development and Innovation

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3 weeks ago

April 17, 2025

Alex Isemaghendera

Realizing a gap between the Academia and Industry, the School of Engineering hosted a workshop on 16^th, April 2025 aimed at strengthening the collaboration for Skills Development and Innovation to ensure that the engineering graduates have the relevant skills needed for the labor market and can contribute effectively to national development.

The workshop was officially opened by the Dean, School of Engineering Dr. Dorothy Okello who emphasized improving the relationship between the academia and industry by having continuous engagement and regularly inviting industry representatives to contribute to the curriculum. She proposed this engagement to be happening every two to three years, with a focus on regular discussions to enhance opportunities and align more closely with market needs aiming on collaboratively increasing productivity and improve the ultimate development for the involved parties.

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