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Call for Applications: PhD Scholarships in Engineering for the 2023/2024 Academic Year (New deadline)

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TUM SEED Center @ Makerere University invites applications from suitable candidates from Uganda for fully funded PhD scholarship in Engineering for the 2023/2024 Academic Year tenable in the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT).

The scholarship is part of a partnership between Makerere University and the TUM SEED Center, Munich, Germany. Specifically, the scholarship is to further research at the Makerere University Living Lab – one of eight living labs created in partnership with Technical University of Munich (TUM) SEED Center that aims at offering higher education at the intersection of sustainable energies and entrepreneurship and conducting research to contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is expected that upon graduation, the student would contribute towards frameworks for sustainable energies and entrepreneurship in Uganda.

Key Priority Research Area

The combination of off-grid energy, productive uses of energy, and electric mobility can be a game-changer for rural communities. Drawing a basis from the Makerere Living Lab, key priority areas for research entail innovative energy solutions for rural communities. The Makerere University Living Lab (MULL) is located at Kyampisi, about 75 km from Makerere University, and about 10 km from the main electricity grid and 12 km from the main tarmac road. It is within a clustered community of approximately 200 households, which is predominantly agricultural.

The Living Lab Kyampisi seeks to facilitate research at the nexus of sustainable energies and entrepreneurship, and to provide a context for research relating to subjects of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Among other activities, we seek to expand the energy
generation and storage capacity to develop an electric mobility ecosystem and to further support the productive uses of energy related to the local agriculture potential. This is expected to unlock the entrepreneurial abilities of the community in the areas of agricultural
value addition, banking and mobile services, and transport services.

This scholarship thus seeks to support research in affordable and clean energy. This includes areas of renewable energy production, energy storage, energy distribution, monitoring and evaluation systems, and any other pertinent areas that an applicant is able to identify and
articulate a research issue therein.

How to Apply

Develop research synopsis and compile required academic/supporting documents as per announcement attached. For any further information about the scholarship, contact Dean, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) via email at cedat.soe@mak.ac.ug

Closing date for Applications: Thursday 30 November 2023 (new deadline)

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Summer School Series 2025–2027

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

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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 14th to 15th 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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Industry Academia Exchange: Strengthening Collaboration for Skills Development and Innovation

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Realizing a gap between the Academia and Industry, the School of Engineering hosted a workshop on 16th, 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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