This article was first published in the New Vision on May 5, 2021 By Conan Busingye Universities need to invest heavily in research if they are to be of great value to their communities and the country. The 2010 State of Higher Education in Uganda report states that: “Research is the major occupation of an […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on May 5, 2021 By Jackie Achan In the Rwenzori region, every dawn, teachers wake up to trek at least an hour or more up the mountains, to teach children in the highlands. “Climbing the steep mountain, Monday to Friday is tedious,” the District Education Officer […]
By Prossy Nandudu Adolescent girls who have been finding it difficult to stay in school are to benefit from the European Union (EU) funded Gender for Development Uganda (G4DU) programme, that was launched on Friday, at Katwe Primary School in Kampala. According to Irene Namusuubo, the head teacher Katwe Primary School, adolescents drop out of […]
By Carol Kasujja Adii KAMPALA – Makerere University through the School of Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences has created a Biology Society of Uganda to bring all biologists in Uganda together. After analysing the academic performance in Biology at UACE and UCE for nearly half a century, Makerere University has observed that for the last 4 […]
This article was first published on the New Vision website on May 4, 2023 By Maria Wamala Musician Sheebah Karungi has been appointed Victoria University’s career ambassador. Sheebah revealed that she dropped out of school in senior two because her mother was too poor to afford school fees for her education and provide for her […]
This article was first published on the New Vision website on May 4, 2023 By Apollo Mubiru The executive director of the Higher Education Student Financing Board (HESFB), Michael Wanyama, has reported inconsistencies in applicants for government student loans across the country. Wanyama had led a team before the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and […]
This article was first published on the New Vision website on May 4, 2023 By Maria Wamala The Senior Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs, Ephraim Kamuntu, has commended the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) for re-conceptualising the curriculum saying the move will fix the outdated colonial education system that only served the interests of colonialists. […]
This article was first published on the New Vision website on May 4, 2023 By Vision Reporter Victoria University has launched a career readiness and employability programme to nurture students to enter the workforce with knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to a particular career path. The University has unveiled its 2023 Career Ambassador and launched a […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on April 21, 2021 By Agnes Kyotalengeire Kyotera is one of the districts at the border of Uganda and Tanzania, a country that refused to observe the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of COVID-19. What is worrying is that people from Tanzania use […]
How Do Children Feel? This article was first published in Toto Magazine on April 28, 2021 Children have been returning to school in phases. Some are in school and others are yet to report. Dalton Kigozi talked to children who are yet to start regular school again and those already back in school. I really […]