By Pascal Kwesiga and Carol Kasujja For 22 months, schools in Uganda were closed. It was the longest school closure and its impacts might be felt for the long haul. From schools that were too broke to reopen in January 2022 and teachers who lost jobs to children who could not return to school due […]
By Kellen Owente It is common for one to complete university without an idea of where to find a job. This is, in part, due to the fact that many students do not get exposed to job opportunities while still in school. But the first New Vision Education Expo, which starts this Friday, seeks to […]
By Kellen Owente Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has endorsed New Vision Education Expo, which starts this Friday. Describing it as a timely intervention, Filbert Baguma, the UNATU general secretary, says now is the best time to discuss key issues in the education sector and share knowledge and experiences to improve the industry. The […]
By Martin Kitubi The acting head of the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), Patrick Byakatonda, has urged parents and students to attend the New Vision Education Expo, which starts this Friday. He says the expo will help you better understand the lower secondary curriculum and the opportunities in vocational training. The education is planned to take place […]
(This article was first published on January 20, 2023) By Eliab Tukamushaba The heads of colleges at Makerere University have been urged to pin up the lists of students that will graduate mid-next month. The university’s 73rd graduation ceremony will get underway on February 13 and end on February 17. A letter from the academic […]
(This article was first published on January 20, 2023) By David Lukiiza Fifteen students from schools nationwide have been selected to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2023. On Wednesday, they completed three days of training at Light Academy Secondary School in Kampala. Merisa Mushabe, a senior four student at Mt. St. Mary’s Namagunga, […]
By Lydia Nabwire Over 40 secondary school headteachers in Namisindwa and Manafwa districts are set to undergo training in critical thinking. The teachers were recently hosted at Luigi Giussani Foundation head offices in Kampala where they were told about the need to enhance critical thinking skills among learners. The teachers, who were accompanied by the […]
By Leonard Mukooli President Yoweri Museveni has directed Ugandan universities to begin developing academic curricula that meet job demands and societal needs. He says the university is not an island that exists on its own, rather, it owes its integral existence to society, which provides the material for financial and human resources for its operation. […]
(This article was first published on January 11, 2023) By David Lukiiza Fred Muwewesi, the new lower secondary school curriculum project’s co-ordinator at Kigezi High School, says when the curriculum was introduced, the students developed cold feet about it. According to Muwewesi, his students in the Senior One class were not active during their 2:30 […]
(This article was first published on January 20, 2023) By Umar Nsubuga A charitable organization, Humans Care Foundation, has donated computers worth Sh35 million to Queen of Peace secondary school in Nabyewanga, Mpigi district. The school is soon to be turned into a center for computer studies for all secondary students. Martin Mpanga, the executive […]