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Makerere University on Thursday unveiled a multi-purpose tractor dubbed the MV Mulimi at the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyoro.
With a body made out of a... Read More
It can be difficult for women in rural Uganda to get the medical care they need, but a group of five female college students who call themselves the Code Gurus are hoping to change that.
Though... Read More
A pioneering young entrepreneur from Uganda, Dr. Charles Batte, has won a Commonwealth contest awarded to young people with bright ideas.
Batte, 28, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tree Adoption Uganda (TAU), a youth-led social enterprise that works to jointly address the challenges of youth unemployment and climate change.
He... Read MoreDjango Girls Kampala is a one-day, free workshop tailored for women who want to get involved in technology and programming. It will take place on the 21st of November at the ResilientAfrica Network Lab, Kololo.
They hope to inspire more women to get involved in technology and help bring more people together to participate in programming projects. They want to give... Read More
Monitor Publications Limited (MPL) will on October 30 hold this year’s career fair that will see employers and successful entrepreneurs interface with prospective job seekers and entrepreneurs.
The event will be held at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) under the theme, “The youthful entrepreneur; innovate or... Read More
"We couldn't hear anything,” says Aaron Tushabe, recounting a trip with two friends to the maternity ward of the main hospital in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. The student had been handed an ear-trumpet-like device called a Pinard horn, used to listen for the vital signs of a baby in a mother’s abdomen. Despite straining to hear against the murmur of the ward, Tushabe... Read More
Following the death of his grandfather to breast cancer, Moris Atwine, a third year Computer Science student at Makerere University together with two other students have developed technology that detects and stops the spread of the disease.
Atwine, 22, says together with his colleagues, Alvin Kabwama, a fourth year electric engineering student and David... Read More
Technology is the new generation and this has literally captured the entire hearts of the people regardless of age and gender. Well lucky enough, Uganda’s education has been given a boost by South Korean giant electronics gurus and this will see the birth of Solar Powered Internet Schools (SPIS) around Uganda.
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A couple of times we can across the proverb that goes “necessity is the mother of innovation” but from the great number of innovation that have come through due to the need, the above is more than a proverb but rather the rationale behind innovation
The major question that everyone making it through school that they should ask themselves is “What I am I adding... Read More
They say Lady Luck is a fickle mistress. When she smiles on you, you had better rise up to the occassion and walk towards success; she rarely gives second chances.
In other words, when opportunity strikes, instead of sitting on your laurels, marveling at the fact that you have been chosen, you have to work hard to achieve your goals in life.Once Ronald... Read More
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