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Harvard University Picks Interest in Makerere Students’ Cancer Biosensor Project

The Harvard University Innovations Incubator has expressed interest in the concepts developed by a team of students from Makerere University. Their creation is a biosensor capable of identifying cancer-causing agents present in water and the environment. The team that worked on the Biosensor project for detection of Toxic Cancer-Causing substances in the environment at the […]

Makerere University Sets New Record with PhD Graduation Surge

Makerere University celebrates its graduation with a notable increase in PhD recipients, marking a milestone in its history. A total of 12,913 graduands will receive degrees and diplomas, including 132 PhDs. The university aims to graduate at least 200 PhDs annually to address the World Bank’s call for increased doctoral scholars in Africa. This year’s […]

UNEB Sets Date to Release 2023 PLE Results

The Uganda National Examinations Board has confirmed the upcoming release of the Primary Leaving Examinations for the year 2023. The official release of the PLE results is scheduled for the January 25, 2024. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will release the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) next week, a senior examinations body has confirmed after […]

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Has Urged Teachers to Use Their Professional Knowledge to Bring About Social and Economic Transformation in Uganda

During the World Teachers’ Day commemoration, President Museveni emphasized the importance of a progressive education system that addresses impactful topics for national development. He also urged teachers to use their professional knowledge to bring about social and economic transformation in Uganda

NRM Secretariat launches Kiswahili language lessons to aid East African Integration

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party has unveiled an ambitious initiative to impart Kiswahili language skills to its members nationwide, in a bid to align with the broader East African integration agenda where Kiswahili has gained prominence as a regional common languagethe launch yesterday at the NRM Secretariat yesterday 13th September 2023.

NRM and CPC Join Forces to Establish Ideological Orientation School in Uganda: A Beacon of African Unity and Empowerment

In an exciting development, Uganda’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) is establishing an Ideological Orientation School, with support from the Communist Party of China (CPC). This initiative, born from a heartfelt appeal by NRM’s Secretary General Richard Todwong in Beijing, aims to shape future Ugandan leaders with the party’s principles.

UNBS Facilitates Maize Flour Trade to South Sudan with Quality Assurance Measures

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has initiated a process of ensuring the quality of maize flour exports to South Sudan, in alignment with its mission to enhance Uganda’s economic strength through product quality assurance. This effort was prompted by a directive from the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards, requiring certificates of conformity […]

Universal Primary Education’s (UPE) mission is not first grades – Col.Katabazi Deputy ISO Chief

The Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization, Lt. Col. Emmanuel Katabazi has asked the media to stop judging the success of Universal Primary Education (UPE) from the first grades scored at PLE While addressing journalists from Kigezi Sub region in Kabale. The Deputy Director general of the Internal Security Organization, Lt. Col. Emmanuel Katabazi has urged the media to refrain from evaluating the performance of Universal Primary Education (UPE) based solely on PLE first-grade test results while speaking to reporters from the Kigezi Sub-region in Kabale. While addressing journalists from Kigezi Sub region in […]

Ugandan Students Among the 35 East Africans Awarded Scholarships by Kyungdong University South Korea and the Inter-University Council for East Africa

Five Ugandan students are among 35 beneficiaries from six East African Community (EAC) member states who won scholarships to pursue undergraduate degrees sponsored by Kyungdong University in South Korea, and the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA). After the initial two years, the university will assist students in finding jobs to support themselves during their […]