Uganda education news

Covid19: Most children don’t know how to properly wash hands, wear face masks – Makerere researchers find out

Researchers from the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) are worried that children’s lack of knowledge on proper handwashing…

6 years ago

What children think about prolonged closure of schools, Covid19 lockdown

School-going children have expressed mixed reactions about the continued closure of education institutions for non-candidate classes, findings from a study…

6 years ago

Shs336bn for purchase of radios: Money heist or patriotic act?

By Derrick Were With all due respect, the Covid19 pandemic came as one of the things we have never witnessed…

6 years ago

Uneb clears air on fate of pregnant candidates, increasing of registration fees & name changes

Assessment body Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) has warned school authorities against hiking registration fees and blocking pregnant candidates from…

6 years ago

Full list: Over 1,000 fail Makerere law pre-entry exam

A total of 1,024 candidates who sat Makerere University’s Bachelor’s of Law preentry examinations for the 2020-2021 academic year failed,…

6 years ago

Why Makerere Deputy VC Prof Bazeyo has resigned

Makerere University’s acting deputy vice chancellor for finance and administration (DVC F&A) Prof William Bazeyo has resigned his job. He…

6 years ago

School reopening: No kits for students’ & teachers’ Covid19 testing

Government may not test all teachers and students ahead of school reopening as earlier planned, ICT and National Guidance minister…

6 years ago

Health Tutors, Clinical Instructors Declare Strike over Salaries ahead of Institutions’ Reopening

Health Tutors and clinical instructors under their umbrella body Medical Educationists’ Association of Uganda (MEA) have gone on strike over…

6 years ago

Kyambogo University issues guidelines for finalists ahead of reopening

Kyambogo University Vice Chancellor Prof Eli Katunguka has announced a revised calendar and guidelines for final year students. On September…

6 years ago