By Martin Kitubi The Japanese government has announced a new scholarship programme as part of celebrations to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations with Uganda. The programme, according to Japan, targets Ugandans who are seeking to build careers in tourism and hospitality industries. In a May 12 call for applications under the new scheme, the […]
I arrived at the school where I was reporting for Senior One on a weekend. Those were the days when weekends were not used for “normal” classes as is the case in many “powerful” schools today. Children were supposed first of all to clean their community, do personal administration and then have breakfast. That was […]
The writer is a parenting counsellor and professional teacher It’s one thing finding your children at war; it’s a totally different thing hearing one of them yell at the other, “I will kill you!” So, when my cousin heard her 14-year-old son scream that above to his 16-year-old sister’s wails, she dropped the laptop bag […]
The staggered beginning of term is upon us yet again. Staggered in the sense that, unlike in the past where all schools opened on the same day, creating a melee on the road that stretched into the night, and distracting business the entire day, now different schools open on different days, which lends some sanity […]
By Maureen Nakatudde Her friends encouraged her to get a boyfriend, but 14-year-old Shakira (not her real name) was nervous about the idea. Yet she felt odd among her friends at a secondary school in Mayuge district because they all had boyfriends. So, in 2020, a friend introduced to her a 25-year-old man, who lured […]
Kellen Owente Fatumah Kiweweesi, 26, dropped out of university in her first year of study in 2018 because her mother failed to raise enough money to continue funding her education. Kiweweesi, who was pursuing a bachelor’s in leisure and hospitality at Makerere University Business School, has over the past five years been working as a […]
By Richard Wetaya Catherine Muraza, 25, a student of agronomy at Bukalasa Agricultural College in Luweero district, is upbeat about the prospect of finding work upon graduation. She says her course has equipped her with in-demand practical skills and knowledge in soil management and crop production. In a country keen to develop its agriculture, Muraza, […]
By Titus Kakembo If you dropped out of school after Senior Four and would like to get skilled in a vocational course of your choice, here is an opportunity. Busitema University and Stanbic Bank have developed a new scholarship scheme called the skills enhancement programme to train young people in vocational courses such as mechanics, bricklaying, […]
Frederick Kiwanuka The state minister for higher education, Chrysestom Muyingo, has urged students to consider joining Bukalasa Agricultural College in Luweero district after upgrading the institution. Muyingo, who visited the institution recently, also urged its administrators to market the college which has been refurbished under a project funded through a World Bank loan to attract […]
By Patrick Kaboyo Uganda has recently introduced new policies in the education sector. Some of these policies include the new lower secondary school curriculum, the National Teacher Policy and the Technical Vocational Education and Training Policy, among others. However, while the country’s education policy reform has largely been previously championed by teachers, many of these […]