The Department of Food Science and Technology started in 1989. It is mandated to spearhead training of professionals for the food sector. Since its inception, the Department has produced 480 graduates.
It is just a few days shy of September 22nd, the date Rwot Ananiya Akera, a prominent farmer of Lakwatomer Farm, Gulu and 1943 graduate of Makerere University will celebrate his 96th birthday.
The College of Health Sciences, Makerere University Kamapala, will from the 24th to 28th Aug 2009 carry out a series of activities aimed at commemorating its official launch. Established on 1st December 2007 under the “Universities and Other
Makerere University was represented by the Faculty of Agriculture and the following report is a summary of was exhibited by the Faculty during the week of 20-26 July, 2009. There were numerous exceptional innovations and forms of value addition to agricultural produce demonstrated at the MAK stall.
Established in 1969, the Faculty of Technology fully opened its doors in 1970 to 26 undergraduate students on three BSc. Programmes Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. At the time, the faculty was accommodated in a building with atotal floor area of 6,000 square meters originally designed to house only the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
For over three decades, the Faculty of Technology, Makerere University Kampala has produced more than 3000 engineers, architects and surveyors who are proudly serving their country and beyond and enjoying their careers.
“May God Bless this Project and those who will sail through it in the future” These were the inspirational words Professor Ali.A. Mazrui used as he unveiled the foundation stone laid for the Makerere-Mazruiana Project that will help generate considerable resources to benefit the academia, boost research, business and technology innovations.
