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CoMPASS Logo Competition for Students

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“Communicating Migration and Mobility – E-Learning Programs and Newsroom Applications for Sub-Saharan Africa” (CoMMPASS) is an Erasmus+ project to be funded by the European Commission. Its aim is to foster journalism higher education institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa to conceptualize and implement a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) curriculum on media and migration. The overall objective is to promote the quality of information and public discourse about migration and mobility in countries of origin, transit, and destination. Six universities from Burkina Faso, Malawi and Uganda) will participate in the project, together with the university of Dortmund in Germany, the university institute of Lisbon in Portugal and several other associated partners, including Unesco, the African Media Initiative, the Media Challenge Initiative, the European Journalism Training Association, the
World Journalism Education Council and eight other African universities.

Aims of the logo

As part of the upcoming launch, the CoMMPASS project is launching a competition open to African students to design its logo. This logo should reflect the image of CoMMPASS in its role as an international project aimed at building the capacity of higher education institutions in media reporting on migration. It should visually identify the project and arouse curiosity about it.

Logo features

The logo must respect the following characteristics:

  • innovation: the logo must reflect the innovation promoted by CoMMPASS, it should be modern,
    adapted to the new digital tools and in line with the target audience;
  • originality: the logo must not be a copy or an adaptation of an existing logo;
  • readability: the logo must be simple and readable in order to be functional, i.e. easily
    recognisable and understandable, while providing a graphic quality. Shadows and shading are
    not recommended.

Technical requirements

Each student may propose as many logo proposals as they wish, but each one should:

  • have a maximum of two (2) colours, with a specific percentage of colour mixes;
  • be reproducible, ensuring optimal quality for the black and white version;
  • fit into a square format;
  • incorporate the CoMMPASS acronym (with a lowercase “o”) but not necessarily its long name
  • be in JPEG format or equivalent, with adequate image resolution;
  • be transposable to various communication tools;
  • be accompanied by a separate description in English or French, explaining its contents and
    components (the fonts used in particular).

The logo can take the form of an emblem (a text enclosed in an abstract symbol), a monogram (made up of letters), a pictogram (made up of symbols only) or be in a combined format.

Detailed ToRs here

Deadlines

Logo proposals should be sent by email only to commpassjury@gmail.com before 2nd June, 2023 at 5:00PM EAT, with the name and contact details of the artist (name, first name, gender, telephone number and e-mail address), the name of his/her university, a description of each of the logos sent, and an attestation on honour of being the original artist who produced them. The applicant shall ensure that a document proving his/her identity is attached to his/her submission.

Participation in the contest is entirely free of charge.

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Applications for Admission to Undergraduate Programmes 2026/27

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Students in discussion groups in Freedom Square on 1st April 2026.

UPDATE 25th May 2026

  • Application deadline extended to 28th May 2026.

The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications from Ugandan, East African, and international applicants for the undergraduate programmes under the private sponsorship scheme for the 2026/2027 Academic Year for ‘A’ Level Leavers Only.

Each applicant should:

Have the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) with at least five (5) passes, or its equivalent and at least two (2) principal passes at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) obtained at the same sitting. For day programmes only candidates who sat A’ Level in 2025, 2024 and 2023 are eligible to apply. For evening, afternoon, and external programmes, a candidate is not restricted on the year of sitting A’ Level. Detailed information on the weighting system can be accessed by following this link.

Other relevant information can be obtained from UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS OFFICE, LEVEL 3, SENATE BUILDING OR CAN BE found on the University Website https://www.mak.ac.ug. Effective Monday 20th April 2026. 

A non-refundable application fee of shs.50,000/= for Ugandans, East African and S. Sudan applicants or $75 or equivalent for internationals  plus bank charges should be paid in any of the banks used by Uganda Revenue Authority.                                           

 Candidates who hold grades X, Y, Z, 7 and 9 of ‘O’Level results should not apply because they are not eligible for admission. Below are the availble courses including respective fees structure.

How to submit your application                                            

  1. Applicants should access the Institution’s Admissions URL https://apply.mak.ac.ug/
  2. Sign up by clicking on the REGISTER NOW. Use your full name, e-mail and Mobile No.  Please note that your name must be similar to the one on your supporting academic documents for your application to be considered valid.
  3. A password will be sent to you on your mobile phone and email.                                      
  4. The system will prompt you to change the password to the one you can easily remember.
  5. To fill an application form, click on the APPLY NOW button displayed on the appropriate running scheme.                                              
  6. Obtain a payment reference number by clicking on “Pay for Form” Button
  7. Make a payment at any of the banks used by Uganda Revenue Authority                                            

MOBILE MONEY PAYMENT STEPS:                                                 

  1. Dial *272*6# on either MTN or Airtel                                                             
  2. Select option 3-Admission                                                     
  3. Select option 3-Pay Fees
  4. Enter reference number obtained from Application portal 
  5. Details of Application form will be confirmed                                                              
  6. Enter PIN to confirm payment                                                            

The closing date for receiving applications shall be 28th May 2026.

WARNING:                                                             

  1. Applicants are strongly warned against presenting forged or other people’s academic documents to support their applications for admission.  The consequences, if discovered, are very grave indeed.
  2. Do not buy any other documents not originating from the Academic Registrar’s Office.  Those who buy them do so at their own risk. 
  3. The Academic Registrar has not appointed any agent to act on his behalf to solicit for additional funds other than the application fee stated above.    
  4. Applicants are advised to use the right programme names and codes. the university will not be responsible for any wrong information entered in the system by applicants.                                               

Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR

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Admission List for Bachelor of Laws under Government Sponsorship 2026/27

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The Office of the Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released admission lists for students admitted to the Bachelor of Laws under Government Sponsorship for the Academic Year 2026/2027.

Please note that the list below contains those who were admitted under the Direct (A’ Level Leavers), Diploma, and Mature Age Entry Schemes.

The admission list is shown below:

Related:

Pre-entry Examination Results for Admission to Bachelor of Laws 2026/2027

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Admission List to Bachelor of Education External (BED) 2026/27 -Government Sponsorship

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Graduands from College of Education and External Studies (CEES) at the 73rd Graduation on Tuesday 14th February 2023, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released the admission list of Diploma holders provisionally admitted to Bachelor of Education (EXTERNAL) programme under Private Sponsorship for the Academic Year 2026/2027 pending verification of their academic documents by the awarding institutions.

The List can be accessed by following the link below:

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