Tag: Higher Education

Dr. Euzobia Baine (3rd Right) chairing a panel with speakers from KIU, Mak Jinja Campus, Makerere University Main Campus and MoGLSD. Launch of the "Safer Campuses Campaign," aimed at shattering the silence surrounding Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in partnership with UNESCO, 4th October 2024, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Mak Launches “Safer Campuses Campaign” to Combat Gender-Based Violence

Makerere University hosted the launch of the “Safer Campuses Campaign,” aimed at shattering the silence surrounding Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across universities in Uganda. The initiative is...

Prof. Nawangwe (C), Vice Chancellor Makerere University together with Vice Chancellors from across Africa. Second RUFORUM Triennial Conference hosted by the Government of Namibia and RUFORUM member Universities in Namibia, 12-16 August, 2024, Windhoek under the theme “Operationalising Higher Agricultural Education and Research Ecosystems for Innovation, Industrialisation, and Economic Development in Africa: A Call for Action.

General4 months ago

Address the quality of Higher Education degrees and their relevance to Africa

By Maureen Agena and Agaba Issa Mugabo RUFORUM, a vibrant organisation of 170 universities in 40 countries across Africa hosted by the Government of Uganda at...

Now Open: CADFP Project Requests. Deadline: September 18, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET. Photo: CADFP

General5 months ago

Now Open: CADFP Project Requests

Now accepting Project Requests and Scholar Applications for theCarnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP)DEADLINE: September 18, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET We are pleased to announce that...

Happy International Women's Day 2024 from Makerere University. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

General10 months ago

Happy International Women’s Day 2024

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all our Mothers, Sisters and Daughters. Makerere University is proud of her contribution to Inspiring Inclusion for Girls in Higher Education since 1945.

H.E. Professor Jacques Fame Ndongo, Cameroon's State Minister, Ministry of Higher Education, representing H.E. Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon (2nd Right) receives a plaque from the Executive Secretary, Professor Patrick Okori (2nd Left) at the opening ceremony of the 19th RUFORUM AGM. Yaounde, Cameroon, Central Africa.

Agriculture & Environment12 months ago

RUFORUM Newsletter 19th AGM Yaounde, Cameroon

This year, RUFORUM marks 19 years as an apex network for advancing agricultural higher and tertiary education in Africa. It is a milestone in the history...

Dr. Ackim Mwape from the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases-GRA (Right) with alumni representatives from various countries during the launch of the GRA-RUFORUM Alumni Network in Africa on 1st November 2023 at a side-event of the 19th RUFORUM AGM. 19th RUFORUM AGM, Theme: “Transforming Higher Education to Sustainably Feed and Create Prosperity for Africa”, 28th October-2nd November 2023 “Accelerating and Scaling-Up Africa’s Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Actions: Experiences and Lessons” side-event 1st November 2023 at Palais de Congrès, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Africa.

Agriculture & Environment1 year ago

RUFORUM 19th AGM Urges Africa to Take the Lead on Climate Action

By Agaba Issa Mugabo As the impacts of climate change are increasingly being felt across Africa, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)...

Professor Jacques Fame Ndongo, Cameroon's State Minister, Ministry of Higher Education, representing His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon at the 19th RUFORUM Annual General Meeting in Yaoundé.

General1 year ago

The 19th RUFORUM AGM in Yaoundé calls for consolidated efforts towards transforming higher agricultural & tertiary education to contribute to sustainable development & food security in Africa

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a consortium of 163 universities in 40 African countries held its 19th Annual General Meeting at...

The Vice Chancellor, Makerere University and ARUA Board Chairperson, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe officially opens the 4th Biennial International Conference on 15th November 2023 at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Courtesy

General1 year ago

ARUA 4th Biennial Conference Tasks African HEIs to Transform Continent

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) 4th Biennial International Conference was hosted by the University of Lagos, Nigeria from 15th to 17th November 2023. Based on...

The Senate Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Photo taken on 18th May 2023.

General1 year ago

Verification of Academic Documents

All EmployersAll Managers of Higher Education Institutions Our attention has been drawn to a news bulletin aired on 08th November, 2023, on NTVU andcaptioned “Uganda being...

[L -R] Ms. Amy Petersen - Education and Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Kampala; Dr. Ronald Bisaso - Deputy Principal CEES; Mr. Yusuf Kiranda - University Secretary; Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe -Vice Chancellor; H.E William W. Popp - US Ambassador to Uganda; Prof. Anthony Mugagga Muwagga, Principal CEES and Ms. Ellen B. Masi - Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Kampala at the Yusuf Lule Auditorium before the lecture on 7th November 2023.

General1 year ago

Prof. Senteza Kajubi eulogized for enormous contribution towards the education sector

The United States Ambassador to Uganda His Excellence William W. Popp and Makerere University professors have praised the two-time Vice Chancellor the late Prof. William Senteza...