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 home-study programme for effective learning for other learners that can …

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 medical students to report to their respective deans to be …

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 in candidate classes and finalists in university and tertiary institutions …

“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 social media questioning the safety of students’ academic documents after …

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 plus a basement full of archive files spanning the whole …