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Kyambogo staff, students yearning for unifying new VC
Since its establishment in 2003, Kyambogo University has known turbulence due to strikes by students, academic and non-teaching staff. The university is now in the throes of a search for a substantive...
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Why teachers are lukewarm about their recent pay increase
Outgoing Education Minister Jessica Alupo Quite a lot is being made about the Shs 133bn in salary increments for teachers, recently approved by parliament in the new national budget. However, as MOSES...
View ArticleAnansi’s mental map
The two boys sit with Isabella on the verandah with Uncle Junior. On the road, a white minivan passes. Inside is a Rottweiler. A Rottweiler is a huge dog, bred for centuries in Germany to protect,...
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PLE revision pullout returns next Monday
James Kayongo shows off one of the test papers As week from today, our Education magazine will feature a four-page revision pullout for those preparing for their primary leaving examinations at the...
View ArticleE-learning is the way to go … but watch the way
The news arrived from Kyambogo University that they would soon embrace e-learning. According to the acting vice chancellor at Kyambogo, Prof Eli Katunguka, the university would start e-learning in...
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Makerere looks towards a fresh face in 2017
Early this year, Makerere University received support from the African Development Bank to carry out three major building projects. These include a new building at the college of Humanities and Social...
View ArticleSensitize parents, students on alcohol risks - UDYEL
Members of the Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) are calling for increased sensitization of parents and students about the dangers of alcoholism which include exposing millions of young people to...
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Buganda to support more needy students
The Buganda budget briefcase carried by Nsibirwa to the Lukiiko The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II will continue to provide school bursaries to needy students across the country. This is...
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Makerere commended at Pewosa on its innovations
Makerere University was last week awarded the best innovative exhibitor of the fourth edition of the Uganda Cottage and Food Industries trade fair, held at Wankulukuku in Kampala. The university’s...
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12 Namibian students trained at CiplaQCIL
Last week, 12 Namibian Pharmacy students concluded their three-week internship at Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Ltd (CiplaQCIL) with glowing commendations of the institution. The 12 Namibian...
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Uganda wins big in Eastern Africa innovation grants
Last week, Uganda scored big in the Eastern African portion of the Youth Spark Innovation Grants (YSiG) with 11 of the 17 winners in the region from Makerere University. According to organisers of the...
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Makerere proposes new fees policy
Following a series of violent strikes by the students over what they called unfair fees policies, Makerere University administration has proposed a new policy. CHRISTOPHER TUSIIME has been looking at...
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How widespread is 'sex for marks’ disease at Makerere?
For years now, university academic staff have denied that they engage in sexual affairs with their students. They argue that the few that get caught are only the few bad apples. MOSES TALEMWA and...
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Time to sort out school lunch crisis in primary schools
A recent trip to northern Uganda opened our eyes to the tragedy in our primary schools. According to a head teacher there, a NGO called Right to Play, distributed footballs to schools there with the...
View ArticleLuweero charges head teachers on discipline
Kasana-Luweero diocese has cautioned head teachers of Catholic-founded schools in the area against relenting on instilling discipline among learners at the expense of prioritizing good grades. The...
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Kyambogo University in vice chancellor crisis
Once again, Kyambogo University is in a crisis, after its efforts to obtain a substantive vice chancellor ended in shambles, last week. CHRISTOPHER TUSIIME has been looking at what happened and whether...
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Peace clubs promote coexistence in Kibaale schools
For 13-year-old Amos Nsekanabo, life at a Nalweyo primary school these days is constant reminder of being without his parents. The P6 pupil is part of a peace club seeking coexistence between the...
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Makerere’s Abbas Kiyimba needs Shs 100m for treatment
Makerere University literature professor, Abbas Kiyimba needs more than Shs 100m for further treatment in South Africa where he has been hospitalized for the last three months. Prof Kiyimba, also the...
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Researchers to study child behavioral health
Researchers from Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and the USA have joined hands to develop evidence-based research on mental health in children in sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking at the launch of the...
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Where a senior-four graduate heads a school
Early last year, the directorate of Education Standards in the ministry of Education and Sports closed more than ten schools in Kibaale district due to substandard facilities or unqualified tutors....
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