“I am running to make history, to show that no human is limited. It's not about money, it's about showing a generation of people that there are no limits,”
#Eliud159
📌 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲:
The Makerere University Management has noted with regret a video on social media that was recorded showing a student and a course instructor in an altercation that resulted in the faculty assaulting a student.
100 years ago, a foundation was laid for the oldest University in the region and we owe who we are today to the great men and women who built for the future.
We call upon all Makerereans around the world to come together and commemorate their days at Makerere.
#MakerereAt100
Due to technical challenges, Makerere University will not open her doors to finalists on 6th February 2021 as earlier planned. A new date for opening will be communicated soon. All inconveniences are regretted.
Makerere University warmly welcomes H.E.
@WilliamsRuto
EGS, EBS, Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya to the Ceremony of Laying the Foundation Stone for the William Ruto Institute of African & Leadership Studies.
•21st December 2019, 1030hrs EAT, at PAF Grounds, Pool Road.
In order to ensure a wholesome experience of our great university, we are postponing the orientation of our freshmen and women which was due to begin on 1st February 2021 till further notice. We will announce a new date for orientation as soon as arrangements are finalized.
Nanseera Peter Clever was recognised by the Convocation and received his award for the overall best student in Sciences. Nanseera graduated with a Bachelor of Information Systems and Technology. He obtained a First Class Honours with a 4.74 CGPA.
#Mak71stGrad
On Wednesday 30th Nov 2022, Guild Elections were held virtually.
Mr. Lawrence Alionzi was elected Guild President of the 88th
@Makerere
Students Guild.
Full Elections results👉
Congratulations Guild President Elect Lawrence Alionzi!
We have made credible progress in designing a low cost Ventilator to support management of severe respiratory complications of Covid-19. Two prototypes of the design will be ready by Friday 10th April, 2020 so that the testing and iteration process can begin over the weekend.
Mastercard Foundation has announced a USD 1 Million (UGX 3.7 Billion) contribution towards the restoration of the Ivory Tower. This has been shared in the Foundation’s letter of sympathy to the VC by the President and CEO of Mastercard Foundation, Dr. Reeta Roy. We are grateful!
A team of scientists at the Department of Pathology of Makerere University, who manufactured Ebola test kits are working to avail rapid testing kits for new novel coronavirus by end of this month.
End of Semester Exams are starting today. Tweet us for support and other emergencies
•Medical Emergencies
University Ambulance 🚑 0758025129
University Hospital 0772580330
•Law and Order Emergencies
OC Makerere University Police🚔 0779667362
Good luck 📚
At today's online meeting of Top Management, it has been decided to give a relief package to International students in hostels and in Livingstone and Africa Halls of residence for the remaining two weeks of lockdown. Each of these students will receive UGX 63,000 for feeding.
We are happy to unveil the new face of Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) with the state of the art Pavilion hosting conference and meeting facilities, the new MISR Library with natural reading spaces and environment.
#MakTransformation
2021/2022 ACADEMlC YEAR
Fresher's Orientations Saturday: 30th January to Friday: 5th February 2021
Semester One: Saturday: 6th February 2021 to Saturday 8th May 2021
Semester One Holiday Break: 8th May 2021 to 15th May 2021. Get full calendar here👉🏾
Makerere University Business School produces best student in Humanities, 6th time in a row.
Ms. Namukose Rita has emerged as the best overall and best student in the Humanities of the
#Mak70thGrad
. Ms. Namukose obtained a CGPA of 4.92 in the Bachelor of International Business.
[PICTORIAL]
The newly opened Makerere University Dental Hospital and School. This is largest Dental Hospital in Uganda. There is an on-going FREE Dental care throughout this week by our Dental Surgery students and staff to mark the official opening!
The Office of the Academic Registrar,
@Makerere
has released the undergraduate admission lists for Privately sponsored students for the Academic Year 2024/2025.
For more details follow:
We congratulate all the successful applicants.
The fire brigade is on ground. Everyone is trying their best. The fire is heavy and sprouting from the right side of the Building. The fire flames are heavy coming through right side of the roof which has sunk in. We all need to pray for the Ivory Tower.
Every student joins the University with a Fees structure and continues with that Fees structure until they complete.
The Management thus wishes to state it clearly that there has been no fees increment at Makerere University this Academic Year.
MANAGEMENT 3/3
The Chancellor of Makerere University has reappointed Professor Barnabas Nawangwe as Vice Chancellor of Makerere University for a second five-year term. We congratulate
@ProfNawangwe
on his reappointment as Vice Chancellor.
To provide Africa with facts and research based information on COVID-19, we are launching a dedicated website for COVID-19 where expert analysis, research news and updates about Coronavirus from our researchers will be published. will go live tomorrow.
We wish a happy 87th Birthday to our distinguished alumnus and 3rd President of Kenya H.E. Mwai Kibaki. May God reward the work of your hands as you continue to touch lives.
Meet Prof. Josephine Nambooze, the first female medical doctor in East Africa. She enrolled at the Makerere University Medical School in the early 1950s. She was a resident of Mary Stuart Hall.
#WomensDay
Welcome to the last day and 4th session of the 70th Graduation ceremony. We congratulate graduands from the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Law who are graduating today.
#Mak70thGrad
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟳𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆
Among the graduands today, is Ms. Carol Adoch.
She will be awarded a Doctor of Laws (LL.D) becoming the first woman to be awarded a Doctor of Laws (LL.D) from
@MakerereLaw
.
#MakerereAt100
This communication announces new opening dates for the University, following the directive by President Yoweri K.T. Museveni.
i) Enrolment, registration and teaching of freshers will commence on 1st March 2021 on campus;
Makerere University invites nominations for the position of Chancellor.
The deadline for submission of nominations is 11th January 2024 at 5:00 p.m. EAT.
Details:
Google has this morning announced that Makerere’s AirQo project in the College of Computing and Information Sciences is one of the 20 projects across the globe and the only from Africa that will share USD 25 million in grants from
@googleorg
. Over 2600 organisations applied!
A group of four students doing a Bachelor of Pharmacy at
@MakerereCHS
have been flagged off by Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, to go and represent Makerere University in the Hult Prize, the world's largest student social entrepreneurship competition.
The Students, Mr Kabuna Jimmy, Mr
We have extended the deadline for applications for admission to Undergraduate and Graduate programmes to 12th June 2020. We encourage prospective students to use the extension period to apply and/or complete any pending application process such as payment for application.
The opinion written in one of the East African dailies criticizing the establishment of the
@WilliamsRuto
Institute of Leadership Studies at Makerere is mis-guided and out of context.
𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞
We have waived the requirement for certification of transcripts of graduate applicants whose first degrees were obtained from Makerere. Adjustments have also been made on the portal to allow applicants upload scanned copies of support documents and referee forms.
#Mak69thGrad
The best performing students in arts are Atwiine Aquilinous 4.92 CGPA & Ekyasimire Fortunate 4.92 CGPA both of Bachelor of Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Best in Sciences is Galiwango Kasozi Steven 4.84 CGPA Bachelor of Science in Food Science & Technology
Noble Banadda was the first Sub-Saharan African to graduate with a PhD in Chemical engineering opening many doors for Africans. He was appointed as full professor in 2012 at the age of 37, one of the youngest persons in the history of Makerere University.
Efforts to save the left wing of the Building are being defeated by the highly powerful and forceful flames. The left wing is custody the Human Resource/staff records of the university. Spanning the years this university has lived.
We are conducting the Undergraduate Students' e-Learning Readiness Survey. The NCHE has provided guidelines for the implementation of Emergency ODeL teaching and learning. One of the guidelines requires that we secure an undertaking from students indicating their willingness..
The Director of Gender Mainstreaming has reached out to the affected student, shared our regret, and promised to investigate this matter with the utmost sincerity. We shall keep the university community and general public updated on further steps taken to address this incident.
Thursday July 1, 1971 -13:00 EAT–Lumumba Hall opens
Lumumba Hall was built in the late 1960s and was opened in 1971. It was named after the late Patrice Lumumba, a freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo (currently the Democratic Republic of Congo)
More efforts by the Fire Brigade to put out remaining smoke on the left wing roof. The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports
@JanetMuseveni
is expected to visit the scene in a few minutes.
Uganda's first Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab, at Makerere University, has developed a way to diagnose the blood samples using a cell phone. via
@CNN
Campus Communication
Makerere University has not released the dates for the resumption of University business. The final dates will be released after the Presidential guide on COVID-19.
Issued by: Communications and International Relations Office
We firmly condemn the instructor's conduct because it goes against several university policies. The conduct of the faculty is unacceptable and portrays an abuse of authority entrusted to him to nurture and guide students as they pursue knowledge at our great University.
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗯𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿
@stanbicug
, Uganda's largest bank has this morning made a contribution of UGX 150,000,000 to Makerere University as it commemorates 100 years of service to Humanity.
#MakerereAt100
Applications to undergraduate programmes (Self Sponsorship Scheme) are now open.
Details:
Deadline for receiving applications is Wednesday 31st May 2023.
It was completed in 1941 under the leadership of Mr. George C. Turner, Principal Makerere College (1939-46). Earlier in 1938, the Duke of Gloucester, representing His Majesty King George VI had cut the first sod for the construction of the building on 3rd November.
As Makerere University, we mourn the loss of our Gallant alumnus, H.E Dr. Emilio Mwai Kibaki.
He lived a life that exemplified values which are the bed rock of Makerere University.
#MakerereAt100
Students admitted on Government Sponsorship are hereby informed that admission letters are ready for collection from their respective colleges and at Makerere University Business School (MUBS), for those admitted to programmes offered at MUBS. Issuance starts 25th January, 2021.
Rhoda Kalema Nsibirwa; Nsibirwa had land close to Mulago hospital. He allowed for the exchange of this land for another in Kasanga and allowed for a Hostel to be constructed in Mulago. He believed in the greater good of Education.
#MakerereAt100
We have started testing for Covid-19 after the Ministry of Health approval.
The university has already released its first tests that were conducted during the community survey that revealed one Covid-19 positive patient from the community in Masindi.
We have instituted processes that should lead us to take the necessary disciplinary action against the faculty involved in this unfortunate incident. Students should feel protected and guided by the academic staff they hold in high regard.
Makerere University Hospital to start testing for Coronavirus. We have received 40,000 Covid19 testing kits through our research collaboration with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Read full VC statement for this and more updates🔗
We call upon students, staff & public who may have information about the issue of marks to bring it to the attention of the offices of
@MakerereAR
or Dep. Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) to aid investigation. Confidentiality shall be guaranteed.
Detailed statement follows:
Forbes ranks Makerere 2nd in producing entrepreneurs in Africa.
“The only outlier was Makerere University. Although it was the 2nd most productive school in educating entrepreneurs, Uganda is not one of the top recipient countries for startup capital”
#𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗔𝘁𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
This is the day the lord has made, we will be glad and rejoice in it🥳
Today, we celebrate 100 years of excellent service to humanity and leverage 100 years of excellence to build a transformed society.
Makerere University Library is the oldest academic library in Uganda, established in 1949. It also serves as the national reference library and the legal depository of all works published in Uganda. It has been a depository for the
@UN
since 1956. Tweet the Lib
@MakerereLibrary
.
We have unveiled the first unit of the medical Ventilator a product of Makerere and Kiira Motors. The ventilator is mobile and can be used in ambulances and hospitals. The solar powered battery makes it suitable for Africa's rural settings with no reliable electricity supply.
Update: Professor Mahmood Mamdani, Director of Makerere Institute for Social Research (MISR) has been appointed member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). We congratulate Professor Mamdani.
Welcome to the 70th Graduation of Makerere. This is day 1 and we look forward to a great week of celebration and joy to the Graduands, parents and guardians. The figure 50.5%:49.5% Female to Male graduands is a major score in this University’s history.
#Mak70thGrad
In this month, when the world celebrates women, our College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology presents its female students who will be graduating with First Class Honours Degrees. Read more:
At 10 o’clock this morning -EAT, President
@KagutaMuseveni
is expected to launch a therapeutic drug for the treatment of COVID-19. The drug was developed by Makerere researchers in collaboration with Mulago Hospital. The event will be broadcast live by UBC Television.
Our lens through the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) Class of 2020. Congratulations to all graduands from the College of Health Sciences.
#Mak70thGrad
Biryomumaisho Wiston has been recognised by the Convocation and received his award for the overall best student in Humanities. Biryomumaisho has graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He obtained a First Class Honours with a 4.91 CGPA out of 5.00.
#Mak71stGrad
Prof. James David Rubadiri, a Malawian diplomat, academic and poet, playwright and novelist was Makerere’s first Guild President in 1954 when the Students’ Guild was established.
#MakerereAt100
Update:
This is to inform all continuing students, parents, guardians and staff that Makerere University will open as planned for semester two 2018/2019 Academic Year, tomorrow 19th January, 2019.
Management agreed to the request from the
@MinofHealthUG
to retain all Clinical postgraduate students at Mulago Hospital and affiliated hospitals of Kiruddu, Kawempe, Butabika, and Naguru. A section of academic staff in priority fields also remained and others are on standby.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
The Key Note Speaker for the Nsibiriwa Annual Public Lecture will be Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga (
@cpmayiga
), the Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom.
Visit our website for more👇;
#MakerereAt100
Today on Instagram, we feature The Vice Chancellor’s Lodge
This is the official residence of the Vice Chancellor and it’s referred to as “Vice Chancellor’s Lodge”, located on the Main Campus along Edge Road. Follow us on Instagram
@makerereu
for more of these campus pictures.
We are glad to announce the release of government sponsorship undergraduate admission lists of the Academic Year 2020/2021. The Academic Registrar has also released the Public Universities Joint Admissions Board Cut Off Points for Government Admissions.
Dear alumni, as we celebrate 100 years anniversary, we are inviting you to join us by sharing memories of your time at the hill which we will be publishing. Read invitation note.👇
#MakerereAt100
We are much concerned about First Year students who are writing their first exams at Makerere. It's always challenging but we wish you the best. Relax your mind & if you need any personal guidance, visit the Counseling and Guidance Centre along Mary Stuart Rd. 📚🖊️👩🎓👨🎓