Mark Wamai, Author at Makerere University News

H.E President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika (C) flanked by Board Chair-Prof. Mable Imbuga (2nd R), Executive Secretary-Prof. Adipala Ekwamu (R) and other RUFORUM Board Members and dignitaries during the meeting at Kamuzu Palace Lilongwe, Malawi on 23rd August 2018. Image:RUFORUM

H.E President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika Meets RUFORUM Delegation in Malawi

A delegation from the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) was on Thursday 23 August 2018 received by His Excellency Prof. Arthur Peter...

The 3rd FISU World University Netball Championship 2018 draws. Image:WUNC2018

General7 years ago

Uganda and Defending Champions South Africa in Interesting Pools

World University Netball Championships – September 17 to 21 The 2018 World University Netball Championship has drawn up interesting battles among some of the highly rated...

RUFORUM Secretariat Offices, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

General7 years ago

Press Release: RUFORUM, World Bank Jointly Launch “Call for Proposals” for Strengthening Higher Agricultural Education for Agri-Food Systems Transformation in Six African countries

In collaboration with the governments of Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique, and, The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Regional Universities Forum for...

DVCFA-Prof. William Bazeyo (5th L) joined by The Korean Ambassador's Representative-Lee Jun-hee (4th R), Principal CAES-Prof. Bernard Bashaasha (4th L), IBS Project Manager-Cho Jin-Kook (2nd L), Chief Director Eagle Vet Uganda (3rd L), Country Director KOICA (3rd R) and other officials cut the tape to mark the KOICA IBS Program Launch on 30th August 2018 at MUARIK, CAES, Makerere University, Wakiso Uganda

General7 years ago

Mak Acquires US$ 3 million Modern Poultry Unit Funded by KOICA IBS Program

Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has opened up a modern poultry unit at the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) worth...

Yiya Engineering Solutions are MIT 2018 Solve Challenge Finalists. Image:Yiya

Innovation7 years ago

Ugandan STEM Promoter-Yiya in MIT 2018 Solve Challenge Finals

Yiya Engineering Solutions is a Ugandan Project on a mission to revolutionize the East African Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education by transforming teaching and...

The Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences, School of Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

General7 years ago

Growth performance of larvae of Nile Tilapia fed on Napier Grass plant protein extract as a replacement for fish meal extract

A six-week experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of partially and completely replacing fish meal with a plant protein from Napier grass. Five diets of...

Agro Supply Uganda Limited's CEO-Ogwal Joseph (3rd L) and IT Specialist-Watson Atwine (4th L) with competition judges shortly after been crowned Best Startup on 24th August 2018, Outbox Hub, Soliz House, Lumumba Avenue, Kampala Uganda. Image:Seedstars

General7 years ago

Agro Supply Uganda Wins Best Startup at Seedstars Kampala 2018

On 24th August 2018, during Seedstars Kampala, Agro Supply Uganda Limited won the Uganda round of Seedstars World and will represent the country at the Seedstars...

The Dean MakSPH-Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze (In Green) and Principal CHUSS-Prof. Edward Kirumira with participants at the two-day PERSuADE inception meeting and project launch, 21st - 22nd August 2018, ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) Kololo Offices, MakSPH, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

General7 years ago

MakSPH Launches Project to Enhance Data Analysis Capacity and Use in East and Southern Africa

On August 21st and 22nd, 2018, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) held a two-day inception workshop that brought together six universities in Africa and...

The South Africa Netball Team. Image:WUNC

General7 years ago

South Africa Names 12 Star-studded Team for the WUNC

World University Netball Championships – September 17 to 21 South Africa has named its 12-star team that will battle for the World University Netball Championship title...