Stories :: Category: Education :: Accepted date: June 2019

Updated: 26 Jun, 13:1813:18

• Mak Lecturer Challenges University Secretary’s Study Leave

  25 Jun 2019, 17:23 Comments 150 Views Kampala, Uganda Education Court Updates

  Barugahare requested for “time off for career training” for a period of 12 months effective July 1, 2019. His application, submitted on May 3, was granted on May 14, upon which, he was requested to hand over to the Deputy University Secretary Yusuf Kiranda on July 1 2019. But one lecturer says that the approval flouted the university’s Human Resource manual, in which the permissible maximum age to commence training for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is 40. Barugahare is aged 47.

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• Amuru School Asks Museveni to Fulfill Pledge Top story

  25 Jun 2019, 13:23 Comments 448 Views Amuru, Ethiopia Politics Education Local government Interview

  Lucy Akello, the Pabbo SSS Head teacher, says Museveni Museveni made the pledge in October 2015 at Guru Guru Village in Lamogi Sub County. Akello says they have pushed for the lorry for the last four years in vain.

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• Nawangwe Blocks MUASA Representatives on Staff Appeals Tribunal

  24 Jun 2019, 17:05 Comments 172 Views Kampala, Uganda Human rights Education Updates

  Professor Nawangwe says the said nominees will not be sworn in as members of the tribunal until the matter arising from a petition he has received against the nomination of two.

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• Why External Examiners Are Critical in University Education

  23 Jun 2019, 12:14 Comments 421 Views Business and finance Education Updates

  Professor Buyinza Mukadasi, the Director in charge of Research and Graduate Training at Makerere says the role of external examiners is a critical one and that a university, worth a brand must never think of doing away with them.

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• Kadaga Calls for Production of Re-usable Sanitary Pads

  22 Jun 2019, 09:14 Comments 443 Views Education Health Updates

  Kadaga argues that re-usable pads are often cheap and convenient since they can be used several times when the girls are in their menstrual cycle. The speaker was on Friday evening speaking at the launch of Karooro Okurut foundation industrial park Rwebango cell in Nyakabirizi division in Bushenyi Municipality

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• Suruma Appoints Bazeyo Acting Mak Deputy VC

  20 Jun 2019, 07:09 Comments 463 Views Kampala, Uganda Politics Education Court Updates

  In November Professor Anthony Mugisha challenged the search process saying he was unfairly and unlawfully denied a chance to compete for the job of Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

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• Moyo Students Strike over Poor Administration

  19 Jun 2019, 19:25 Comments 690 Views Moyo Town, Uganda Education Crime Report

  The students on Wednesday stormed the District headquarters in a peaceful demonstration to express their dissatisfaction over the administration.They accuse the head teacher Fred Ojara of exercising dictatorship, promoting tribalism, failing to account for entertainment funds for last term and cancelling the visitation Day.

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• Toll Free Lines Used to Curb WFP Food Theft in Karamoja

  19 Jun 2019, 14:08 Comments 269 Views Moroto, Uganda Education Health Lifestyle Analysis

  The development follows cases of mismanagement of food in schools, health facilities and community, specifically in Karamoja Sub Region, where WFP assistance reaches nearly a quarter of a million people. Reports indicate that quite often, aid food has ended up in the market where it is openly sold to willing buyers.

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• Mak Admits Financial Crisis as Students Miss Internship

  19 Jun 2019, 07:36 Comments 730 Views Kampala, Uganda Human rights Business and finance Education Updates

  Addressing journalists at the guild offices Makerere University Guild President, Julius Kateregga described the failure by the university management to release the allowances and facilitation on time as intentional.

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• Japanese Dancer Urges Karimojong Farmers to Embrace Irrigation Technology

  18 Jun 2019, 17:07 Comments 185 Views Moroto, Uganda Education Health Lifestyle Updates

  Usami, who concluded his two- day visit to Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts in Karamoja observed that there is a lot of potential in the region that can transform the region except that people have limited technology.

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• Mak Staff Appeals Tribunal to Resume in July

  18 Jun 2019, 16:27 Comments 540 Views Education Court Updates

  Justice Tabaro, who was appointed by the Makerere Chancellor Prof. Ezra Suruma last month, says they have held several meetings to ensure proper operations of the tribunal.

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• Visiting Japanese Dancer Excites Karimojong Children, Farmers

  18 Jun 2019, 11:10 Comments 419 Views Nakapiripirit, Uganda Education Agriculture Lifestyle Updates

  At his visit to Namalu Mixed Primary School in Nakapiripirit district, Usami served and shared a meal with pupils at school before he danced and sang together with the children, who were all taken up in awe, at the talent exhibited by the 42-year-old performer.

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• Mak Gets UGX 2.9bn Research Grant

  17 Jun 2019, 19:16 Comments 837 Views Kampala, Uganda Politics Education Updates

  The three-year research project is to facilitate research in the arts, humanities and social science disciplines.

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• Pupils Skip Classes to Collect Firewood in Mabira Forest

  17 Jun 2019, 06:58 Comments 659 Views Buikwe, Uganda Education Environment Local government Report

  John Okumu, the Head teacher of Naminya R/C primary attributes the high absenteeism to the poor attitude of parents towards education. He says many of them believe education has nothing to do with a person’s development in today’s Uganda.

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• Chronic Inadequacies in Gov't Schools Frustrates Learning in Kalungu-Teachers

  16 Jun 2019, 17:15 Comments 701 Views Kalungu District, Uganda Education Local government Interview

  Head teachers of the affected schools have drafted a joint petition to Kalungu district administration demanding for provision of the facilities in the schools to support effective learning, if they wish to get better results in line with the performance target set.

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• Mak Students Demonstrate over Recess Term, Internship Allowances

  16 Jun 2019, 16:58 Comments 865 Views Kampala, Uganda Politics Education Updates

  Makerere University academic programme curriculum provides a recess of ten weeks for all science based programs to students to go to the field for hands-on experience and industrial alias internship.

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• Makerere Wins Bid to Host Rotary Peace Centre Top story

  16 Jun 2019, 15:06 Comments 1041 Views Kampala, Uganda Human rights Education Updates

  District Governor, Sharmila Bhatt broke the news on her Facebook post this week. She avers that the Center, which will be launched in 2020-21 will expand Rotary’s peace work in Africa. “As part of the Rotary Peace Centers growth plan, Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, has been approved as a host site for the next Rotary Peace Center,” Sharmila said.

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• Court Cancels Bazeyo Appointment as Mak Deputy VC

  14 Jun 2019, 17:41 Comments 1427 Views Kampala, Uganda Politics Education Court Updates

  In his ruling Justice Sekana agreed with the applicant that the search committee overstepped its mandate of only recommending five suitable candidates for the post.

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• Gov’t to Roll out Biometric Fingerprint Readers to Curb Teacher Absenteeism

  13 Jun 2019, 18:50 Comments 685 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Education Updates

  This was revealed by Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija while presenting the National budget of 40.48 trillion shillings for financial year 2019/2020 at the Serena Conference centre.

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• Fort Portal Schools Hit by Shortage of Desks Top story

  13 Jun 2019, 15:14 Comments 374 Views Education Local government Report

  The Fort Portal Municipal Education Officer, Richard Alituha, says the recommended pupil-desk ratio is three pupils per desk, but most of these schools are now struggling with six pupils per desk.

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