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Call for Applications: 2025 Data Analytics Hands-On Practical Labs Masterclass

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Block A of the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS), Makerere University, with foliage in the foreground, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) invites you to the 2025 Data Analytics Hands-On Practical Labs Masterclass scheduled to take place as stated below:

Master Data Analytics with Real-World Applications

Date: March 29th – 30th, 2025

Time: Morning Session 09:00 – 13:00 hours and Afternoon Session 14:00 – 18:00 hours (4 hours per session) 

Venue: Makerere University, College of Computing and Information Sciences 

Price: UGX 100,000 per participant (Payment required before access)

Masterclass Overview

Unlock the power of data and transform insights into action with this intensive two-day Data Analytics Masterclass. Designed for vacists, students, professionals, and enthusiasts; this hands-on training will equip you with essential data analysis, visualization, and storytelling skills.

Through guided coding sessions, case studies, and interactive exercises, participants will gain practical experience using Python, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Power BI to analyze real-world datasets.

Whether you’re a beginner looking to break into data analytics or an experienced professional refining your skills, this masterclass will give you the tools and techniques to work confidently with data.

Why Attend?

  • Hands-on data analysis experience with real datasets
  • Learn from industry experts and university faculty
  • Master data storytelling and visualization for decision-making
  • Gain skills applicable across various industries

Topics You’ll Master

Session 1 – March 29th, 2025

Introduction to Data Analytics & Hands-on Data Exploration

  • Overview of Data Analytics and its business applications
  • Setting up your analytics environment (Python, Jupyter, Power BI)
  • Data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing with Pandas
  • Hands-on: Exploring and summarizing datasets
  • Data visualization with Matplotlib & Seaborn
  • Case Study: Extracting insights from real-world data

Session 2 – March 30th, 2025

Advanced Analytics, Dashboards & Decision-Making

  • Introduction to Business Intelligence & Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Hands-on: Building interactive dashboards with Power BI
  • Time Series & Trend Analysis
  • Predictive Analytics with Machine Learning (Regression & Classification)
  • Data Storytelling: Presenting insights effectively
  • Final Project: Analyzing and presenting a real dataset

What You’ll Gain

  • Practical experience in data analytics & visualization
  • Proficiency in Python (Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn) and Power BI
  • Hands-on project experience with real-world datasets
  • A certificate of participation upon completion

How to Register

Secure your spot today by making an advance payment of UGX 100,000. Payments must be completed before the event in order to gain access.

For inquiries and payment details, WhatsApp the Head CiPSD, Barbara [+256 752 779964] from 9:00am to 11:00pm . 

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Bridging Mental Health Service Gap in Africa using AI

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Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Mental Health Service Improvement in Africa. Makerere University Centre for Artificial Intelligence (Mak-AI), Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

How can AI help bridge the mental health service gap in Africa?

Through this project, teams from Uganda and Tanzania implemented AI-powered call center solutions at national mental health hospitals, leveraging Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to analyze conversations in local languages and generate insights that support better service delivery.

Some of the key achievements include:

  • Developing ASR models for Ugandan-accented English and Luganda mental health recordings
  • Assessing the quality of mental health conversations
  • Detecting mental health topics from speech recordings
  • Generating escalations and decision-support insights for healthcare practitioners

The project also reinforced important lessons: local-language AI improves accessibility, user-centered design builds trust, and privacy and ethics must remain at the center of AI-driven healthcare innovation.

As Africa continues to embrace digital health solutions, initiatives like these demonstrate the potential of AI to strengthen mental healthcare systems and improve access to quality care for underserved communities.

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CoCIS CIPSD Short Courses Jul-Sept 2026

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May 29, 2026

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A male student studies on his laptop in the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS), Block B, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) is the main ICT Training, Research and Consultancy Centre in Makerere University. The College has six Academic departments comprising of the Department of Computer Science, Department of Networks, Department of Information Technology, Department of Information Systems, Department of Library and Information Sciences, and the Department of Records and Archives management.

In addition to the mainstream degree programmes, CoCIS has a specialized Center for Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CIPSD) which delivers state-of-art training in ICT e.g. the Cisco Networking Academy for Cisco related courses, the Microsoft IT Academy Program for Microsoft related courses, International Computer Driving License course, Oracle Certified Training center for Oracle, Linux and Unix Training center. CIPSD also offers Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Ethical Hacking as online courses. The College is an authorized Testing center, operating under PearsonVUE and Kryterion. Listed in the table (see downloads below) are the courses currently offered at the Center with their next start dates, duration, and cost.

  • All courses are at affordable fees catering for Students, Vacists, Professionals and
  • Anyone who wants to start a career in ICT or polish his/her ICT skills.

Register here: https://forms.gle/eTVwcAfBGXaVLL9b7

Contact Information

E-mail: psd.cis@mak.ac.ug
Tel: +256 752 779964 | +256 701 806656 | +256 752 373023
URL: https://cocis.mak.ac.ug/cipsd/

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CoCIS CIPSD Short Courses for Vacists, Students and Professionals

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Block B of the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) is the main ICT Training, Research and Consultancy Centre in Makerere University. The College has six Academic departments comprising of the Department of Computer Science, Department of Networks, Department of Information Technology, Department of Information Systems, Department of Library and Information Sciences, and the Department of Records and Archives management.

In addition to the mainstream degree programmes, CoCIS has a specialized Center for Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CIPSD) which delivers state-of-art training in ICT e.g. the Cisco Networking Academy for Cisco related courses, the Microsoft IT Academy Program for Microsoft related courses, International Computer Driving License course, Oracle Certified Training center for Oracle, Linux and Unix Training center. CIPSD also offers Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI) as online courses.

Click link below for start dates and to register:

https://forms.gle/eTVwcAfBGXaVLL9b7

  • All courses are at affordable fees catering for Students, Vacists, Professionals and
  • Anyone who wants to start a career in ICT or polish his/her ICT skills.

Contact Information

E-mail: psd.cis@mak.ac.ug
Call/WhatsApp: +256 752 779964 | +256 701 806656 | +256 752 373023
URL: https://cocis.mak.ac.ug/cipsd/

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