The grand architects of our education system envisioned a system that will equip students with knowledge and skills that creates a desire in them to respond with solutions to the pressing needs of society.Our quest for such kind of students led us to...... Read More

Want a fun statistic to share at the watercooler? In Rwanda, a very safe country by regional standards, you are 365 times more likely to be killed in a traffic related death than in the United Kingdom. Don’t do any...... Read More

The Academic Registrar Makerere University announces that the Pre-Entry Examination for admission to the Bachelor of Laws for 2017/2018 will be held on Saturday 22nd April,  2017.

To be eligible to sit the examination, Applicants must possess...... Read More

A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a "smart jacket" that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease which kills more children worldwide than any other.
The idea came to Olivia Koburongo, 26, after her...... Read More

Despite the hardships of Uganda being among the least developed countries, many innovators in Uganda are taking great strides on the world scene and Phillip Mukoza Mpaata, a pharmacist is proud to be one of them.

His drug dosing device...... Read More

Kyomuhangi was the only female student out of 20 who graduated as Uganda People’s Defense Airforce pilots from Gulu Air Base on July 1, this year after intensive four-year training in flying L39 Albatross Fighter jets.

Wearing a green khaki...... Read More

Youthful innovators from Makerere University’s College of Health Sciences School of Public Health-ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) have scooped top two cash prizes in Boston, USA.

This was at the interactive Innovation Marketplace at the USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network...... Read More

With statistics of youth unemployment seemingly escalating by the day in Uganda,  23 year old Noah Walakira  decided not to be another addition to this ugly statistic. What started out as a simple childhood mimic has since grown into an award...... Read More

The incredible story of Phiona Mutesi, the now 20-year-old Ugandan chess phenom, began in a slum in Katwe, when 9-year-old Phiona and her family were living on the street. “Having been hungry for almost three days, my brother came and...... Read More

It is always heartening to see more people thinking outside the proverbial box. While looking around Makerere University, CHRISTOPHER TUSIIME has met a group of people who are confident of changing the status quo, by looking in a different direction...... Read More

The Higher Education Students' Financing Board (HESFB) announces an Extension of Loan Application Deadline that was meant to close on Friday 22, 2016, Has been extended as follows

1. To FRIDAY AUGUST 05, 2016 For all Applicants intending to  apply for undergraduate funding
2. To MONDAY AUGUST 29, 2016 For the Applicants intending...... Read More

Brief description

Griffith International Undergraduate Excellence Scholarships is offered for outstanding international high school graduates applying for undergraduate studies at Griffith University.

Sponsors

Griffith University Australia

Eligible Field of Study

All undergraduate (excluding online, non-award, offshore delivery and where...... Read More

With Uganda's economy struggling and having to cope with ever-growing unemployment levels, even young people need to be ready to seize viable opportunities and work them out in order to survive these challenges.As such, NC Bank, the Ugandan subsidiary of...... Read More

Meet The 20 Year Old Millionaire Who Turned Down Harvard To Build His Company In Kenya Despite Being Orphaned At Age 11

Mubarak Muyika was not a conventional school boy, the kind that depended on Dad and Mum for almost...... Read More

When you meet Francis Ssewankambo, he is jolly and conversational. He speaks to strangers with ease. This trait has made him a darling to his workmates and classmates.

As we meet at Makerere University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, he...... Read More