This article was first published in New Vision in August 2022 Kellen Owente The UK government has encouraged more Ugandans to apply for its global scholarship programme – Chevening. On August 2, the UK government opened the application round for the Chevening scholarship scheme for the next academic year. Over 1,500 individuals across the world […]
(Published on Wednesday, February 9, 2022) By Nelson Kiva In 2019, Ruth Elizabeth Namutebi caught media attention when she wrote to many prominent personalities worldwide, including former US President Barrack Obama, seeking support for her education. Namutebi has a diploma in architecture and since 2016, she has been seeking to upgrade. In 2019, she was […]
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, […]
Ritah Mukasa and Ibrahim Ruhweza Kennedy Owamazima did not know he had leadership potential when he joined Makerere Makerere University Business School (MUBS) in 2019. All he was preoccupied with was passing the university exams. He had not performed to the expectations of his parents at A’ level, and they had threatened to stop funding […]
By Richard Wetaya Since the 1920s, when the colonial government established technical education in Uganda, several secondary schools and tertiary institutions have been teaching clothing, textile, and leather science. Through the years, students in these courses have learnt the skills for turning textile and leather materials into products that are so essential in our lives […]
By Melanie Nabukwasi and Mollan Joyce Oliver Nabirye, 22, a blind student at Kyambogo University, was thrown into panic when she learnt that her guide had been taken ill and could not take her to class. “It left a hole in my heart, and with many questions that were not answered,” Nabirye, a first-year student […]
By Gloria Nakajubi and Juliet Waiswa Robert Muhangi and Owen Kiiza have master’s degrees and are among the 20 students who benefitted from the 2012/2013 Tullow Group Scholarships. Muhangi did his degree in management sciences and finance at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom whereas Kiiza went for a Master’s of Science degree […]