Kampala, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has ordered for the reinstatement of Makerere University Research Fellow, Dr. Stella Nyanzi after it found that the institution was in contempt of it’s Staff Appeals Tribunal when it suspended her. On Thursday, High Court Civil Division Judge Lydia Mugambe ordered the …
Read More »UPDF drops charges against soldiers accused of brutalizing Makerere students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces Military Court has dropped charges against soldiers accused of brutalizing Makerere University students. The soldiers allegedly assaulted the students who were protesting against tuition increment. Images and videos of soldiers ordering the students to roll on the ground including …
Read More »Makerere to slash private undergraduate admissions
Kampala, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University top leadership has resolved to gradually reduce the number of undergraduate students admitted on the private scheme starting with the next academic year. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, says the move is intended to give academic staff sufficient time to concentrate on …
Read More »Makerere to start study on COVID-19 impact on mental health
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With concerns of virus anxiety, Makerere University is embarking on study to establish how far patients who tested positive for the Coronavirus disease were affected. Prof. Noelene Nakasujja who heads the department of psychiatry revealed yesterday evening during a Citizen’s Webinar discussion on COVID-19. She …
Read More »MAK dons query govt’s COVID-19 community interventions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University lecturers have pointed out that there has not been enough engagement of communities in efforts to prevent coronavirus disease warning this might undo the milestones so far made in prevention. The lecturers were attending a virtual meeting on Wednesday to assess …
Read More »Makerere University resumes staff promotion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has finally resumed staff promotions a year after it was suspended because of wage constraints. In December 2018, the former Makerere University Appointments Board promoted 170 academics staff, 127 of whom were on short term contracts. They also recruited 109 academic staff …
Read More »Makerere University training staff on e-learning
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has started teaching academic staff on how they can develop online learning materials that can be shared with students. This is for purposes of sustaining learning during the lockdown period since education institutions might stay closed. Recently, Makerere top management met during a …
Read More »Makerere recovers lost data for Public Universities Joint Admissions Board
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public University Joint Admissions Board (Pujab) has recovered electronic application forms for over 103,000 senior six leavers that went missing two weeks ago. The Board experienced a technical glitch which led to the crashing of the servers and eventually losing all the students data. …
Read More »Prof Nawangwe moves to streamline management of human resource
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has come out to streamline human resource. In recent years, Makerere has faced a series of human resource-related challenges and clashes most of which have failed to be addressed internally and have ended up in courts of law. This …
Read More »Court orders Makerere University to pay Prof. Niwagaba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Dr. Andrew Bashaija has directed Makerere University to pay Shillings 115 million as salary arrears and emolument to Associate Professor Charles Niwagaba. The directive stems from an application filled by Prof. Niwagaba challenging his suspension from the University for alleged failure to submit student’s …
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