Makerere university administration has revoked the policy on payment of 60% of fees by the 6 week of semester and has instead introduced a commitment fee of 200,000 shillings which every student will be required to pay with in the first two weeks of a semester to qualify for registration, if approved by the stakeholders committee that was set […]
Makerere university authorities are not about to change their stand on the tuition payments system. The students yesterday started a demonstration protesting a new requirement for private sponsored students to pay 60% of the tuition fees by the sixth week of the semester if they are to continue to attend classes. University spokesperson, Ritah Namisango […]
The education minister Jesca Alupo has given assurance that teachers who missed out on their salaries are to be paid today. Teachers have threatened to lay down tools if the ministry of public service does not clear their salary arrears. Speaking to journalists at parliament, Alupo said that she had spoken to officials in the […]
The ministry of public service has set strict guidelines and regulations to be followed by pensioners meant to receive funds this week. The ministry has today started paying off pensioners with 3 billion shillings set aside for the exercise. According to the ministry spokesman, Jonas Tumwine, all the recipients’ particulars have been checked thoroughly to avoid […]
The government has temporarily suspended payment of gratuity following alleged gross mismanagement of funds in the pensions sector. The Deputy Secretary to the treasury Keith Muhakanazi says the suspension of payments is meant to help government clean up the system. He expresses worry that if government continues releasing the funds without cleaning up the system; […]
Georgina Sweet Fellowship: The trustees of the AFUW Inc Education Trust invite applications for the biennial Georgina Sweet Fellowship to support a woman postgraduate to undertake advanced post-first degree study or research in any field, at an Australian university. Value: $6,000 Australian Dollars. The award may be applied toward the cost of the successful applicant’s […]
Guaranteed Scholarships in Finance: Students studying full-time toward a PhD in Finance at the University of Melbourne, Australia are guaranteed a minimum living stipend of A$18,660 per year. For international students, the Department of Finance also guarantees the payment of their University of Melbourne PhD tuition fees. The guarantee is for the normal three year […]
Global LLM Study Bursaries: Postgrad Solutions Ltd is offering two Global LLM Study Bursaries each to the value of £500. They are open to students of all nationalities, and aim to help students fund their chosen Master of Laws programme. To apply for a Global LLM Study Bursary, you have to be a member of […]
Job seekers should now read this! Bank of Uganda has invited bids from bidders for the provision of Guard Services at headquarters, currency centres and regional branches. According to the management of Bank of Uganda, a complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a non […]
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has disconnected Kyambogo University leaving the toilets there to stink. The students and some of the administrators of Kyambogo University allege that NWSC disconnected the institution of learning over non payment. Now over 20,000 people the university houses are fetching water from nearby wells and dirty water […]