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Members of the UVCF pose for a group photo with their host, Acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (4th L) after the extraordinary sitting on 23rd June 2025. Extraordinary sitting of the Uganda Vice Chancellors Forum (UVCF) meeting to discuss Higher Education Access Certificate (HEAC) programme and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Act, 2025, Senior Common Room, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on 23rd June 2025. Extraordinary sitting of the Uganda Vice Chancellors Forum (UVCF) meeting to discuss Higher Education Access Certificate (HEAC) programme and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Act, 2025, Senior Common Room, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on 23rd June 2025. Members of the UVCF pose for a group photo with their host, Acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (4th L) after the extraordinary sitting on 23rd June 2025. Extraordinary sitting of the Uganda Vice Chancellors Forum (UVCF) meeting to discuss Higher Education Access Certificate (HEAC) programme and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Act, 2025, Senior Common Room, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on 23rd June 2025. Extraordinary sitting of the Uganda Vice Chancellors Forum (UVCF) meeting to discuss Higher Education Access Certificate (HEAC) programme and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Act, 2025, Senior Common Room, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on 23rd June 2025.
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UVCF Makes Case for HEAC Programme

An extraordinary sitting of the Uganda Vice Chancellors Forum (UVCF) meeting at Makerere University on 23rd June 2025 has made...
Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, H.E. Ellen Johnson and Ms. Reeta Roy, pose for a photograph at the Main Building Entrance. Mastercard Foundation Board Inaugural visit to Makerere University led by H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, 17th June 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, H.E. Ellen Johnson and Ms. Reeta Roy, pose for a photograph at the Main Building Entrance. Mastercard Foundation Board Inaugural visit to Makerere University led by H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, 17th June 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mastercard Foundation Board pays its inaugural visit to Makerere University
NEAR-ER Dialogue delegates pose for a group photograph in the Main Hall on 16th June 2025. Network on Europe and Africa Relations-Education and Research (NEAR-ER) project, a Jean Monnet policy network of 20 higher education institutions; 7 in Europe and 13 in Africa, Dialogue targeting early career researchers and graduate students organized by School of Statistics, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), 16th June 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. NEAR-ER Dialogue delegates pose for a group photograph in the Main Hall on 16th June 2025. Network on Europe and Africa Relations-Education and Research (NEAR-ER) project, a Jean Monnet policy network of 20 higher education institutions; 7 in Europe and 13 in Africa, Dialogue targeting early career researchers and graduate students organized by School of Statistics, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), 16th June 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Strengthening Europe-Africa Higher Education Collaboration through the NEAR-ER Project
Seated L-R: Mrs. Allen Kagina, Prof. Moses Muhwezi, Mrs. Esther Kallimuzo and her daughter with dignitaries and family at the 2nd Frank Kalimuzo on 13th June 2025. 2nd Frank Kalimuzo Memorial Lecture, theme ‘Building a culture of service in Public Institutions’ organised in partnership with Makerere University Business School (MUBS), 13th June 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Seated L-R: Mrs. Allen Kagina, Prof. Moses Muhwezi, Mrs. Esther Kallimuzo and her daughter with dignitaries and family at the 2nd Frank Kalimuzo on 13th June 2025. 2nd Frank Kalimuzo Memorial Lecture, theme ‘Building a culture of service in Public Institutions’ organised in partnership with Makerere University Business School (MUBS), 13th June 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mirror Frank Kalimuzo’s life of service-MUBS Principal

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Directorate of Graduate Equips Schools and Colleges with Training in Philosophy of Methods

By Moses Lutaaya The Directorate of Graduate Training at Makerere University has equipped several Senior ranking lecturers with expert knowledge...
A section of Mak staff and stakeholders in a group photo after the BICAS Program review workshop on 5th December 2024. School of Languages, Literature, and Communication stakeholders’ workshop to review the Bachelor of Chinese and Asian Studies (BICAS) program, 5th December, 2024, Smart Room, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mak Reviews Bachelor of Chinese and Asian Studies Program to Address Key Gaps
The PI, Dr Constantine Bakyusa Katongole briefing guests about the project. College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) Welcoming Building Capacity for Climate-Resilient Food Systems in Africa (CaReFoAfrica) Project-a three-year intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme co-funded by the EU-sponsored students to Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on 29th November 2024.
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Mak Welcomes CaReFoAfrica Project Sponsored Students
The Principal CHUSS, Assoc. Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala speaking to staff at the Grand Global Hotel during the retreat. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University first-ever non-academic staff retreat, December 7-8, 2024, Grand Global Hotel, Kikoni, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Inaugural CHUSS Non-Academic Staff Retreat Highlights Customer Care, Quality Services and Professionalism to Improve University Image
The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (3rd Left) and Commissioner General Uganda Prisons Service (UPS)-Dr. Johnson Byamugisha (Centre) flanked by Left to Right: Dr. Patricia Atim, Dr. Zahara Nampewo and UPS Officials show off the signed MoU on 10th December 2024. Makerere University and Uganda Prison Services (UPS) sign Memorandum of Understanding that paves way for Makerere University School of Law to undertake short trainings in administrative law for UPS staff, 10th December 2024, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere University and Uganda Prisons sign MoU
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Makerere University Commended for strides in Grants Management
Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (Seated Third Left) with participants on 11th December 2024. Inaugural comprehensive training program aimed at enhancing the pedagogical and professional competencies of its academic staff, 11th-14th December 2024, Fairway Hotel, organized by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), facilitated by the Centre for Teaching and Learning Support (CTLS), College of Education and External Studies (CEES), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Prof. Buyinza Launches Pedagogy and Professionalism Training for Academic Staff

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Mature Age Scheme Exam Results for 2025/2026
Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi makes his remarks. Inaugural comprehensive training program aimed at enhancing the pedagogical and professional competencies of its academic staff, 11th-14th December 2024, Fairway Hotel, organized by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), facilitated by the Centre for Teaching and Learning Support (CTLS), College of Education and External Studies (CEES), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Freshers’ Joining Instructions 2025/2026
Participants at one of the policy dialogues at Kololo Independence Grounds on Monday, 16th June 2025. Over 300 Ugandan innovators, among them students from the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) and other science-based colleges at Makerere University are participating in the 2025 National Science Week exhibition, currently underway at the Kololo Independence Grounds, 15th-20th June 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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CoNAS Participates in the 2025 National Science Week Exhibition
The reconstituted Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme (MURBS) Board of Trustees as of 1st April 2025 from Left to Right: George Bamugemereire, CPA Edna Isimbwa Rugumayo, CPA Francesca Angida Mugyema, Michael Kizito (PhD), Elizabeth P. Nansubuga (PhD), Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi (PhD), and Mr. Joseph Ikarokok. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call For Expression of Interest: MURBS MIS Requirements Gathering
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Directorate of Graduate Training Completes Training of First Cohort Training of Supervisors
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University, International World Refugee Day 2025, themed “solidarity with refugees,” highlights of remarkable achievements of Scholars and alumni with refugee backgrounds, June 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Meet Safali Libia, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar-alumnus who rebuilt his life as a refugee in Uganda
Mr. Timothy Mutungi, a certified Remote Sensing Drone Pilot, training the project team in drone operations. At Makerere, the project is coordinated by Dr Alex Nimusiima, third right. Nature-based Solutions for Tea (NbS4Tea) project at College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala, Funded by the Danish Fellowship Centre under Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deployment of drones to improve environmental and agricultural data collection at Rwebitaba Tea Research Centre in Kyenjojo District, Uganda, East Africa, 19th June 2025.
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NbS4Tea Project Team Makes Great Progress, Deploys Drones for Data Collection
Kickoff training for teams tasked with collecting data for the Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2024-2025, held 19th May 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Auditorium, Main Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call for Abstracts: 2nd East African Symposium and Expo on Trauma, Injuries, and Emergency Care – 2025
Standing L-R: Dr. Ayoub Twahir Sekitto, Prof. Anthony Muwagga Mugagga, Dr. Hanan Al Malki, Dr. Muhammad Musoke Kiggundu, and Dr. Ibrahim Ssali in group photo on 17th June 2025. Principal, College of Education and External Studies (CEES) Prof. Anthony Muwagga Mugagga meeting with Dr. Hanan Al Malki, Director of Program and Centre Planning and Management, King Salman Global Academy for the Arabic Language, aimed at building institutionalized partnerships in language education in Uganda and globally, 17th June 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mak CEES discusses partnership with King Salman Global Academy for the Arabic Language
CoCIS CIPSD Online Short Courses Jul-Nov 2025. College of Computing and Information Sciences (COS
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CoCIS CIPSD Online Short Courses Jul-Nov 2025

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Special Exam Results -Diploma in Performing Arts 2025/26
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Mature Age Scheme Exam Results for 2025/2026
Participants in focused group discussions. Leiden-Delft-Erasmus East Africa Research Network (LEARN) in collaboration with the Urban Action Lab at Makerere University a workshop to deliberate strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate change in urban centres in the East African Region, Theme: “Resilient Urban Futures: Adapting Livelihoods to Climate Change”, 4th-5th September 2024, School of Public Health Auditorium, Kampala Uganda. Participants in focused group discussions. Leiden-Delft-Erasmus East Africa Research Network (LEARN) in collaboration with the Urban Action Lab at Makerere University a workshop to deliberate strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate change in urban centres in the East African Region, Theme: “Resilient Urban Futures: Adapting Livelihoods to Climate Change”, 4th-5th September 2024, School of Public Health Auditorium, Kampala Uganda.
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Call for Application: 2025 SNRM session 4 Summer School
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Directorate of Graduate Training Completes Training of First Cohort Training of Supervisors
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CEDAT’s Department of Architecture to Undergo Major Studio Refurbishment with Industry Support
Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi makes his remarks. Inaugural comprehensive training program aimed at enhancing the pedagogical and professional competencies of its academic staff, 11th-14th December 2024, Fairway Hotel, organized by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), facilitated by the Centre for Teaching and Learning Support (CTLS), College of Education and External Studies (CEES), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi makes his remarks. Inaugural comprehensive training program aimed at enhancing the pedagogical and professional competencies of its academic staff, 11th-14th December 2024, Fairway Hotel, organized by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), facilitated by the Centre for Teaching and Learning Support (CTLS), College of Education and External Studies (CEES), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Freshers’ Joining Instructions 2025/2026

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Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala, Principal CHUSS represented the Vice Chancellor at the event. Science of Designing, Adaptation, and Implementation of Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions 12-week course, Child Health and Development Centre (CHDC), College of Health Sciences (CHS) graduation presided over by The Iteso Cultural Leader, His Highness Emorimor Papa Paul Sande Emolot, 11th June 2025, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Emorimor Calls for Makerere to Upgrade Parenting Course

The Iteso Cultural Leader, His Highness Emorimor Papa Paul Sande Emolot, has called on Makerere University to elevate the Science...
The heads of the Department of Journalism and Communication and the Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences (centre) with participants from the first cohort of the Health Communication short course at Makerere University. June 5, 2025. Intensive one-month course on Health Communication, first cohort June 5 to July 24, 2025, jointly offered by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH)’s Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences (CHBS) and the Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), School of Languages, Literature, and Communication (SLLC), co-designed in 2024 with support from the Rockefeller Foundation through Amref Health Africa, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. The heads of the Department of Journalism and Communication and the Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences (centre) with participants from the first cohort of the Health Communication short course at Makerere University. June 5, 2025. Intensive one-month course on Health Communication, first cohort June 5 to July 24, 2025, jointly offered by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH)’s Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences (CHBS) and the Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), School of Languages, Literature, and Communication (SLLC), co-designed in 2024 with support from the Rockefeller Foundation through Amref Health Africa, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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MakSPH, DJC Launch Short Course on Health Communication
Kickoff training for teams tasked with collecting data for the Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2024-2025, held 19th May 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Auditorium, Main Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Kickoff training for teams tasked with collecting data for the Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2024-2025, held 19th May 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Auditorium, Main Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call for Abstracts: 2nd East African Symposium and Expo on Trauma, Injuries, and Emergency Care – 2025
Dr. Roselline Achola on Graduation day being welcomed by her teachers following her PhD award. 75th Graduation Ceremony, Day 2, CoBAMS, CHS and CoNAS. 14th January 2025, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Scholarship Opportunity: Impact of Food Supplementation
Ag. DVCAA Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi and Principal MakCHS Prof. Bruce Kirenga at the service. Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) commemorated the silent teacher-cadavers used in anatomy classes for medical students, created awareness and sensitised the public about importance of whole body donation, 30th May 2025, New Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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MakCHS Commemorates the ‘Silent Teacher’
Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, flagging off UPHIA 2025 field study teams in Kampala ahead of data collection starting early June. May 29th, 2025. Ministry of Health (MoH), with technical assistance from Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC), funded by the U.S. government through PEPFAR official launch of third Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA 2025) survey, 29th May 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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MakSPH Supports Uganda’s Final Push to End HIV with Locally Led Surveillance
Partners from the Ministry of Health, WHO, and Makerere University leadership, including Council Chairperson Ms. Lorna Magara, Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, and Dean Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze, join the Minister of Health in cutting the MakSPH@70 anniversary cake. 13th December 2024, MakSPH Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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MakSPH 2024 Annual Report
L-R: Mr. Samuel Akena, Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons; Dr. Simon Kasasa, the Principal Investigator; Dr. Charles Olaro, Director General of Health Services, MoH; and Professor Rhoda Wanyenze, the Dean, School of Public Health, at the launch of the survey. Release of findings of Uganda National Prevalence Survey on Tuberculosis, HIV, and COVID-19 conducted by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in conjunction with the Uganda Prisons Services (UPS) and the Ministry of Health—with funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and technical support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), 15th May 2025, MakSPH Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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TB in Prisons Eight Times Higher Risk than General Population in Uganda, Study
A group photo of delegates during the Leadership and Management dissemination workshop on April 23, 2025. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) disseminating outcomes of a major leadership and management strengthening initiative in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. The one-year project, part of the Global Health Partnerships programme funded by NHS England implemented in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakiso District Local Government, and Uganda’s Ministry of Health, 23rd April 2025, MakSPH Auditorium, Kampala, East Africa.
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MakSPH Champions Leadership Boost for Wakiso Health Managers
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At exhibition site on 16th May 2025. L-R: Amb. Mauro Massoni, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Prof. Cecilia Pennacini, Prof. Alessandro Gusman, Prof. Dominic Dipio (2nd R) and other officials. Makerere University, in collaboration with the University of Turin and the Italian Embassy in Kampala, marked four decades of academic and cultural partnership with a landmark photographic exhibition titled "Connecting Cultures: The Italian Ethnological Mission in the Great Lakes Region" 16th May 2025, Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Marks 40 Years of Cultural and Academic Cooperation with the Italian Ethnographic Mission

Minister calls on universities  to Mainstream Cultural Studies Kampala, Uganda | May 16, 2025 — Makerere University, in collaboration with...
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Advert: Application for Additional Undergraduate Programmes 2025/26
The Okot p'Bitek Pavilion, Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) engulfed in greenery. Kampala Uganda, East Africa. The Okot p'Bitek Pavilion, Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) engulfed in greenery. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call for Applications: MISR Interdisciplinary MPhil/PhD Programme 2026
The MP, Dr. Cindy Magara, Prof. Helen N. Nkabala, Dr. Eve Nabukya and Dr. Levis Mugumya flash Tuko Pamoja symbol in a group photo. Department of Literature, School of Languages, Literature and Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) screening of Tuko Pamoja, a documentary by Dr. Cindy Magara, Nyati Motion Pictures, 13th May 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Screens Tuko Pamoja, Scholars Call for Creative Arts to Be Recognized as Research Output
Students stroll past the Frank Kalimuzo Central Teaching Facility-CTF (Left) and School of Social Sciences (Right) on the Makerere University Main Campus. Staircase, Walkway, Male, Female, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Korean Language Classes
A section of attendees in a group photo with the Chief Guest-Paul Ekoju and Award winners after the celebrations. Uganda Media Sector Working Group in collaboration with Makerere University Department of Journalism and Communication, CIPESA, Oslo Metropolitan University, the Uganda Human Rights Commission, the African Centre for Media Excellence, UNESCO, the Uganda Media Council, and Media Focus on Africa commemorating World Press Freedom Day, global theme “Defending the Truth in an Age of Polarization and Distrust”, 6th May 2025, CEDAT Conference Hall, Kampala, East Africa.
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Makerere Marks World Press Freedom Day with Call for Media Protection and Journalist Safety Ahead of 2026 Polls
Some of the attendees that graced the public dialogue on 29th April 2025. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) a historic public dialogue between Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo and Dr. Yahaya Hills Kagali Sekagya, titled “Traditional Spirituality, Herbal Medicine, Witchcraft and Questions of Truth.” 29th April 2025, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) Conference Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Over 2,000 Attend Makerere’s  Dialogue on Traditional Spirituality, Herbal Medicine, Witchcraft and Questions of Truth
The researchers and centre leadership in the workshop on 28th April 2025. The Centre for United States Studies at Makerere University held its first research review workshop, marking the beginning of an ambitious academic project to publish a book examining the historical and contemporary relations between the United States and Uganda, 28th April 2025, Kampala, East Africa.
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Makerere’s US Studies Centre Hosts First Research Workshop to Kick Off U.S.–Uganda Relations Book Project
Students walk into the Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call For Abstracts: 2025 CHUSS Graduate Symposium
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Mr. Timothy Mutungi, a certified Remote Sensing Drone Pilot, training the project team in drone operations. At Makerere, the project is coordinated by Dr Alex Nimusiima, third right. Nature-based Solutions for Tea (NbS4Tea) project at College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala, Funded by the Danish Fellowship Centre under Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deployment of drones to improve environmental and agricultural data collection at Rwebitaba Tea Research Centre in Kyenjojo District, Uganda, East Africa, 19th June 2025.
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NbS4Tea Project Team Makes Great Progress, Deploys Drones for Data Collection

****Funded by the Danish Fellowship Centre under Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NbS4Tea is a five-year initiative aimed at enhancing...
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Directorate of Graduate Training Rolls out Research Management Information Sytems (RIMS)
(L_R) Dr. Dorothy Nampanzira, HOD LIR, Dr. Claire M. Mugasa, DEAN SBLS, Prof. Frank Norbert Mwiine, Principal CoVAB, Assoc. Prof. James Acai Okwee, Deputy Principal CoVAB, and the host, Dr. Amulen Deborah Ruth, at the opening of the symposium on 5th June 2025, at Onomo Hotel in Kampala. Symposium exploring the role of insects in African farming systems convened by Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) in collaboration with Michigan State University (MSU) 5th-6th June, 2025, Onomo Hotel, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. (L_R) Dr. Dorothy Nampanzira, HOD LIR, Dr. Claire M. Mugasa, DEAN SBLS, Prof. Frank Norbert Mwiine, Principal CoVAB, Assoc. Prof. James Acai Okwee, Deputy Principal CoVAB, and the host, Dr. Amulen Deborah Ruth, at the opening of the symposium on 5th June 2025, at Onomo Hotel in Kampala. Symposium exploring the role of insects in African farming systems convened by Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) in collaboration with Michigan State University (MSU) 5th-6th June, 2025, Onomo Hotel, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mak and MSU Host Landmark Symposium on Insects for Food, Feed, and Food Security in Africa
Dr. Aisha Nanyiti presenting about the project. EfD-Uganda Fellows Co-creation workshop with representatives from Government, CSO and the private sector to generate a context-relevant Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs)-led model for supporting the transition to low-carbon ag-tech by smallholder farmers, 25th April 2024, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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From risk to resilience: Increasing insurance uptake among farmers in rural Uganda
A man reaches for the Uganda National ID from his wallet. New study, “Understanding the Benefits, Costs, and Challenges of the National Identification System in Uganda,” published in Digital Society, for every US$1 invested in the NID system, the return on investment is US$1.35, led by Roy William Mayega from Makerere University School of Public Health’s Resilient Africa Network (MakSPH-RAN), Kampala, Uganda, East Africa.
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Uganda’s National ID Delivers $1.35 for Every $1 Invested
L-R: Mr. Samuel Akena, Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons; Dr. Simon Kasasa, the Principal Investigator; Dr. Charles Olaro, Director General of Health Services, MoH; and Professor Rhoda Wanyenze, the Dean, School of Public Health, at the launch of the survey. Release of findings of Uganda National Prevalence Survey on Tuberculosis, HIV, and COVID-19 conducted by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in conjunction with the Uganda Prisons Services (UPS) and the Ministry of Health—with funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and technical support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), 15th May 2025, MakSPH Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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TB in Prisons Eight Times Higher Risk than General Population in Uganda, Study
Cover page of the RUFORUM Newsletter Volume 06 Special Issue - Celebrating Twenty Years of Educating Africa 2004-2024. Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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RUFORUM Newsletter: Celebrating Twenty Years of Educating Africa 2004-2024
The Research and Innovations Week 2025, funded by the Government of Uganda, 9th April 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Dr. Nyeinga Karidewa presents his project on Thermal Energy Storage for Institutional Cooking on Day 2 of the Research and Innovations Week 2025.
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TUM SEED Center: PhD Scholarship in Sustainable Energy Entrepreneurship 2025/2026
H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially flags off the Research and Innovations Week 2025, on 8th April 2025, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Moments before his key note address and launch of the research and innoavtions week, President Museveni (L) inspected the projects displayed at the Makerere University Freedom Square.
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Mak-RIF Newsletter April 2025
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