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01 Apr '26
Canon Mathew Rukikaire, the former Minister of Privatisation, has been installed as the new Chancellor of Kabale University. The 88-year-old was installed on Tuesday by Vice President Jessica Rose Epel Alupo, who represented President Yoweri Museveni. Kabale High Court judge Karoli Lwanga Ssemoge
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31 Mar '26
Two university students have died in separate road accidents around Kampala, highlighting the growing toll of traffic crashes on young people amid rising fatalities nationwide.Michael Kavuma Tevin, a graduate student at Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Techno
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30 Mar '26
The Israel Defense Forces, IDF, has announced a strike on Imam Hossein University, describing it as the main military university affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC.According to the IDF, the institution allegedly operated under civilian cover while serving as a
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27 Mar '26
Every year, thousands of Ugandan students make one of the most consequential decisions of their lives with very little reliable information to guide them. Which course should I study? Which degree will get me a job? Which qualification does Uganda actually need?For the first time, the gove
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27 Mar '26
Dean Of Students Briefs Nominees As Electoral Commission Issues Stern Guidelines On Campaign ConductThe race for the most coveted student leadership position at Makerere University is officially underway. The Dean of Students, Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli, this afternoon convened a briefing for
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25 Mar '26
Busitema University has been quietly expanding its reach across eastern Uganda, establishing campuses in Namasagali, Pallisa, Mbale, and Arapai, and steadily increasing student enrolment year after year. On paper, the growth story looks impressive.But behind the numbers, a more uncomfortab
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25 Mar '26
Kyambogo University has officially opened online applications for the 2026/2027 Academic Year under the A-Level and Direct Entry Scheme for private sponsorship. If you are a recent A-Level leaver, diploma holder, or degree graduate looking to join one of Uganda’s largest public universities, he
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20 Mar '26
Here is the uncomfortable truth about Uganda’s best-ever UACE results: the better everyone performed, the harder it is going to be for you to get into the university course you want.That is the quiet warning university officials are sending to the 133,291 candidates who scored the minimu
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28 Feb '26
Kampala – Prominent Ugandan journalist, media entrepreneur and STEM advocate Arinaitwe Rugyendo (Dr. Deo Rugyendo) has been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Journalism and Communication at the 76th Graduation Ceremony of Makerere University.Dr. Rugyendo successfully defended his t
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16 Feb '26
Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has announced that the National Variety Release Committee has officially approved a new soybean variety developed by the university’s Centre for Soybean Improvement and Development.The newly approved variety, n