“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.
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.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe on 20th April 2026 inaugurated the Second Makerere University Health User Committee (Mak-HUC). The Committee was established by the Vice Chancellor in 2022 as part of his strategic mandate to strengthen and oversee the University Hospital services delivery.
Chaired by Dr. Allen Kabagenyi from the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Mak-HUC has as its members; Prof. Josaphat K. Byamugisha-Director Makerere University Health Services (MakHS) and Dr. Daniel Ronald Ruhweza-Department of Law and Jurisprudence, School of Law.
Other members include; Dr. Arthur Kwizera-Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, College of Health Sciences (CHS) and Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) Representative, Dr. Lillian Tukahirwa-Makerere University Administrative Staff Association (MASA) Representative, Mr. Godfrey Othieno- National Union of Educational Institutions (NUEI) Representative, and as Secretariat, Ms. Kevin M. Nabiryo-Directorate of Human Resources.
Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (C) interacts with members of the 2nd Mak-HUC.
The 2nd Mak-HUC has been appointed for a period of four years effective 1st January 2026 with a mandate to: Guide, monitor and oversee delivery of health services by MakHS; Represent the interests and concerns of staff and students that use MakHS; Advise on alignment with sustainable health financing and insurance models; Strengthen systems for fraud prevention, digital transformation and access to specialized treatment, among other responsibilities.
The 1st Mak-HUC was chaired by Dr. Allen Kabagenyi and had as members; Prof. Josaphat Byamugisha, Dr. Fred Mayambala, Dr. Zahara Nampewo, Mr. Othieno Godfrey, Mr. Apunyo Paul Okiria and Ms. Ikiriza Racheal. Milestones during the first era included; Outpatient Department visits growth from 4,802 (2022) to 7,388 (Nov 2025) for staff and 14,641 (2022) to 19,069 (Nov 2025) for students.
Others milestones included; Commissioning of a fully equipped Operating Theatre, Establishment of a modern Imaging Hub, Development of a fully functional Audiology Unit, Expansion of the Temporal Bone Laboratory, Launch of the Olink Proteomics Platform and Enhancement of the Dental Unit with 32 dental chairs and experienced personnel.
All applications must be submitted electronically via the Makerere University Electronic Human Resource Management System through the above link (ehrms). Applicants will be required to provide the necessary information on the ehrms and attach the following documents:
An application letter clearly stating the job applied for and duly signed by the applicant.
An up-to-date curriculum vitae. The curriculum must also state the names and addresses of at least three referees.
Copies of academic certificates and transcripts.
A minimum of three recommendation letters duly signed by the referees.
The application should be addressed to:
The Chief Human Resource Officer Makerere University P.O. Box 7062 Kampala