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Kyambogo University to start e-learning
Like Kampala International University, Kyambogo University has resolved to start teaching online. The acting university vice chancellor, Prof Eli Katunguka, last week reported that the university was...
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Support staff strike exposes disunity in Universities
Some of the Puntsef members from Makerere voting to go on strike On midnight Saturday, non-teaching staff at public universities went on strike, arguing that they wanted the government to include last...
View ArticleEditorial: In times of strife, logic deserts even the brightest students
Last week, Gulu University students went on rampage, setting their main hall on fire, in protest at the late delivery of exam results for the last semester. The hall is a multipurpose building, also...
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Nsamizi institute demands more state support
The authorities at Nsamizi Training Institute for Social Development are asking for government support to carry out practical courses for learners there. The appeal came as the institute principal, Dr...
View ArticleKabale student knocked dead by hit-and-run car
Police in Kabale have heightened the search for a motorist who knocked dead a 17-year-old student of St Mary’s College Rushoroza in Kabale. Kigezi region police spokesman, Elly Matte, said Derrick...
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Chartered Insurance Institute takes firm root in Uganda
George Steven Okotha Just as acountants are taking to Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), insurers are increasingly taking up the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) qualification,...
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Meet UMI’s Dr Karyeija, a public affairs don
Dr Gerald Kagambirwe Karyeija A week ago, the Uganda Management Institute concluded its series of graduation ceremonies for 2016. Among those receiving accolades was DR GERALDKAGAMBIRWE KARYEIJA, who...
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MasterCard scholars support Kisenyi orphans
He joined Makerere University as a poor youth with the help of the MasterCard Foundation, the charity supporting their education. But when it came to offering support to others in need, Geoffrey...
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Pajobi primary school’s blind unit groping in the dark
Joseph Opilo, one of the blind pupils at the school Joseph Opilo carefully moves his hands along two metallic bed rails lined on either side in order to gain stability as he moves. The six-year-old was...
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KIU teaching hospital passes health inspections
Dr Mouhamad Mpezamihigo, the vice chancellor, KIU Kampala International University has dismissed as baseless, comments attributed to the State House director of the Health Monitoring Unit, Dr Diana...
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Namilyango’s old boys look back to 115 years
Founded in 1902, Namilyango College was established by the Catholic Mill Hill Missionaries. JANE JUSTINE MIREMBE has been speaking to some alumni, as they reminisce about the coming 115th anniversary....
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Men asked to support girls during menstrual periods
When Education minister Jessica Alupo was still young, she was supported by her parents, teachers and community members to understand menstruation issues. Writing in the reader for learners on...
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Non-formal training will be recognised - Alupo
When she first decided to change her life, Esther Baroma was just a senior four graduate, struggling to make ends meet in a Kampala beauty salon. Over time, she has developed into a major education...
View ArticleAnansi’s boys find lunch!
Suddenly, the children are no longer seated by the carved wood door in ancient Ghana. Now, they are seated on a wood bench. They are beside a vast garden. Farmers move through the field. The farmers...
View ArticleAnansi greets the returning travelers
The three children discuss how to get home from Ghana. “Let’s lick the pineapple juice and lick the map of Uganda! We’ll be home instantly!” Dingo Pingo and Justinian try that. But the juice is dry...
View ArticleKampala High partners Zainab Baby School on boy child
Kampala High School has partnered with Zainab Baby and Junior School to support the growth of the boy child in society. The call came last week as Ellon Kiwumulo Mwegombi, a psychologist and teacher at...
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Spelling Bee back in fourth edition
Chantal Sarah Kataike, a 12-year-old pupil at Tororo Parents’ primary school, had never in her life imagined that she would travel outside Uganda. In fact the closest she ever got to this dream was...
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Six qualify for math Olympiad
The Uganda Mathematics Society (UMS) has whittled down the number of finalists for the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) to six, from the initial 12 semifinalists. According to UMS President...
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Prof Kyomuhendo elected Rubaga SS old girls’ chair
Makerere University’s Prof Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo has been elected the first chairperson of the Rubaga Girls’ SS old students association. Prof Bantebya Kyomuhendo’s election followed the first-ever...
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Where two primary schools share premises
Ever heard of two schools sharing the same building? Well, RACHEAL NINSIIMA came across such a situation on her recent trip to Nebbi and reports. Limited physical space at Angir primary school in Nebbi...
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