The 19th annual California Antique Farm Equipment Show (CAFES), produced by the International Agri-Center, showcased the agriculture industry’s heritage in mid April. The annual show is one of the largest of its kind on the West Coast and features more than 900 exhibitors and 6,000 antique equipment enthusiasts from throughout California and the United States. […]
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) LONDON, 28 april 2011 Concluding Statement 1. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) held its thirty-fifth regular meeting in London on 28 April 2011. 2. The Meeting was chaired by Hon Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana. It was also attended by […]
The nine-member Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) will meet in London on Thursday (28 April 2011). CMAG, which comprises foreign ministers, will continue discussions on how its role can be strengthened, under a mandate handed down by Commonwealth Heads of Government at their last meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, in November 2009. […]
March 30-April 1, 2012 Convener: Toyin Falola Africa is among the most resourceful continents in the world and yet the least developed compared to other continents. This has not always been the case historically as many pre-colonial formations had successful agrarian and market economies that delivered food and services. When and how did things begin […]
According to results released by the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Research Laboratory, Turkey, Makerere University is indeed one of the top-ten Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Africa. URAP, established at the Informatics Institute of the Middle East Technical University in 2009, aims at developing a ranking system of world universities by academic performance […]
On 9th February 2011, the College of Computing and Information Sciences started a 3months Java Programming for Mobile Applications Development after being contracted by Nokia East and Southern Africa. This initiative will make it possible for the general public to use Ugandan mobile products world over, improving the visibility of the local software developers in […]
As globalization drives rapid change in all aspects of research & development, international competition and collaboration have become high priority items on the agenda of most universities around the world. In this climate of competition and collaboration, ranking universities in terms of their performance has become a widely popular and debated research area. All universities […]
The Dean of Students will provide a detailed report on the just concluded Guild Elections. Needless to mention Makerere University through the amended Guild constitution 2011 has been able to ensure that 54 out of the 92 (58.7%) GRC members come from the 27 schools to specifically represent academic matters of those schools in the […]
The EAC Secretariat in Arusha-Tanzania, in pursuit of a recommendation of the EAC Council of Ministers, invited Partner State Ministries responsible for education to submit names of educational institutions by 31st March 2011 to be designated as EAC Centres of Excellence. Makerere University colleges have been submitted as centres of excellence in their areas of […]
The National Council for Higher Education is currently working on guidelines for e-degrees (online degrees). We plan to triple the research output by 2015. Thus the quality of human resources and research as a result of quality education and research culture will spur economic growth and human development.