Education

President Museveni on Sunday cleared schools to reopen for only candidate classes and said that the fate of other students will be determined in January. The Director, Basic and Secondary Education, Ismail Mulindwa while meeting MPs on the Education Committee said the ministry was set to roll out the enhanced …

Makerere University authorities have noted that the resumption of learning for final year students will not be affected by the major fire incident that has seen a section of the university’s main building reduced to ashes.     Before the fire outbreak, Makerere university had issued a circular calling the …

Private schools owners in Soroti city have opposed the re-opening of school. Through their association, Soroti city Privates Schools Association oppose the re-opening of schools for candidate classes citing ill preparedness by schools and parents. While addressing the nation yesterday President Museveni okayed the opening of the schools for students …

“For those who are worried about academic related documents of Makerere University such as Degree certificates, academic transcripts, admission documents, results issues and the like take heart.” This was a revelation by Prof. Mwambutsya Ndebesa lecturer at Makerere University. The professor was responding to cries that had started surfacing on …

Fire has gutted Makerere a university’s main administration building destroying invaluable records and property worth millions of shillings. The fire is said to have started from the at 1AM from the right wing of the building extending to the left wing that shelters offices of the Vice Chancellor and student records …

By URN Ambitions by popular northern Uganda musician Bosmic Otim to contest for a Parliamentary seat could have been dented by his failure to obtain the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) in last year’s examinations. Persons contesting for Parliamentary seats are required to have the certificate, granted upon obtaining …

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will release the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) 2019 results on Thursday, February, 27, UNEB officials confirmed. UNEB’s chairman professor Mary Okwakal will hand over the results to the Minister for Education and Sports Janet Museveni who will release them to the public. …

By Urban Neithan Mc Dr.Hamza Ssebunya has graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine today at Makerere University together with 13,509 students. The now famous doctor arrived at the ceremony amidst cheers from the crowd interrupting the prime minister who was delivering his speech at the University’s 70th graduation ceremony. …

“Today I saw an ambulance stuck in traffic jam and a woman(probably an expectant mother) was crying from the window of the van. I also cried ” this is how the whole conversation was started by an anonymous person on social media. A number of people came out to share …

Mengo Senior School are winners of the inaugural Uganda schools Debate Championship (USDC), a national debate championship that was conducted at St. Mary’s College Kisubi. Mengo defeated Seeta high school to take the honors of the highly billed championship organized under the theme, building competitive minds for Uganda’s development. Over …

Schools, pupils and teachers are being attacked in many conflict situations around the world today. One hundred countries have now endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration on protecting children and education in situations of armed conflict. ‘Norway has played a leading role in this work, and we are pleased to see …

The Ministry of Education and Sports has revealed that the implementation of the newly developed lower secondary curriculum will start in February 2020. The new curriculum is competence based and will see a school teach 12 subjects at Senior One and Two of which 11 will be compulsory while one …

Confirmed sources have told EJazz Media that Uganda National Examinations Board Exams’ Results of 2018 are set to be released this february. According to the sources, UNEB will brief the Ministry of Education about UACE (S6) results on February 26 and later release them on February 28th 2019. A total …

News Reaching our desk has it that The New Eagle’s boss; Geoffrey Lutaaya scored 62 aggregates in the 2018 UCE Exams. This follows word circulating that the lad is preparing to contest for a parliamentary seat that requires him to have at least sitted UACE. It is for this reason …

THERE’S MORE TO PASSING OR FAILING UNEB EXAMS… It was around the same time in January 2017 when Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) results came back, with which my daughter, Michelle had sat. She left me in bed and asked for my phone, sent couple of messages and no reply. …

Education and Sports minister Janet Museveni will on Thursday (January 17) release last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results.. “Uneb officials will brief the Minister of Education Janet Museveni on the performance of last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations on Wednesday January 16, 2019 at 11am and later release them on …

Sources from the Ntinda Based Uganda National Examinations Board reveal that PLE 2018 results are likely to be released this friday 18th january. This comes few days after UNEB announced the conclusion of the marking process. UNEB has however not come out to officially announce the release dates. We have …

MPs Yesterday stood their decision and rejected the proposal by the President of Uganda(also NRM party Chairperson) H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to increase the salaries of science teachers saying it is against the constitution as a discriminatory act. This was in a meeting held yesterday in n which the president …

Fire has gutted Baheesi hostel, a mixed students’ residence at Makerere University Business School in Nakawa. This has been confirmed by our reporter who has arrived at the scene as soon as the place caught fire. “It is not yet clear what caused the fire however it is evident that …

Hours after Primary Leaving Exams were released,  several people were seen celebrating their success. Among these was Bobi Wine whose son got a first grade, Stella Nyanzi who also registered a first grade and Ronald Mayinja whose daughter revealed her dream of being an engineer also got a first grade. …

Iganga-based Busoga University recently faced its fate after it was closed by the National Council For Higher Education(NCHE). This is according to a general notice that was published in the gazette on 1st December 2017 which barred Busoga University from advertising or recruiting any students after that date.  The varsity’s license …

Mengo Senior School fraternity has been hit by shock today on getting the news of (the now late) Samuel Mukwaya who was a great mathematics teacher. Samuel was this morning involved in a terrific boda boda accident that claimed his accident. he was quickly rushed to Mengo hospital but unfortunately …

BY LILIAN REBECCA BAYIYANA Joining campus, in the passed wasn’t a walkover and anyone who got a chance to join any university was taken to be a role model  after his or her course of study. A big past in his or her clan or village was waiting for him. …