Research and innovation in the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology has attracted media attention. This page keeps track of how the media has covered research, innovations and events that have taken place at the College:

• Makerere Students Win Mobile Application Award (AllAfrica.com)
• Makerere students win award for mobile appointment booking app (The East African)
• Land ownership should revert to government -planners (Daily Monitor)
• Makerere Designs Low Cost Helmet (New Vision)
• Makerere Designs Low Cost Irrigation systems (Daily Monitor)
• High school students build construction model robots (Daily Monitor)
• Bamboo: A low-cost housing material (Daily Monitor)
• Makerere engineering students to engage in oil exploration (Daily Monitor)
• CAA accredits Makerere’s Architecture programme (Daily Monitor)

Mentions of the Kiira EV

• http://www.bhtuning.com/kiira-ev-elektricni-auto-iz-ugande-t-63807.html
• http://www.autofans.be/galerij/render-kiira-ev/kiira-ev-11852
• http://aada-african-car.blogspot.com/2011/09/kiira-ev-uganda.html
• http://www.groen7.nl/page/9/
• http://www.egear.be/tag/kiira-ev/
• http://doktori.mk/element/view/4e130be3cca29/elektromobil-od-afrika
• http://belcarshow.com/vesti.html

Test-Drive of the Kiira EV

• http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/18833-Makerere-University-successfully-tests-electric-car.html
• http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1265870/-/bhek70z/-/
• http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15743:editorial-makerere-vehicle-deserves-support&catid=35:editorial&Itemid=61
• http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15756&Itemid=59
• http://www.independent.co.ug/ugandatalks/2011/11/uganda%E2%80%99s-first-car/?Itemid=410
• http://ssuubifm.net/kay/?p=1201
• http://aada-african-car.blogspot.com/2011/11/kiira-ev-uganda.html
• http://karizmwangi.wordpress.com/tag/kiira-ev/
• http://thereigntimes.com/?tag=kiira-ev
• http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2011/11/2/brevesdafrique-189994.asp
• http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=26791
• http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2011/11/2/brevesdafrique-189999.asp
• http://in2eastafrica.net/uganda%E2%80%99s-first-electric-car-is-plugged-in-ready-to-go/

How the Clusters project is helping the community

• http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/632178-makerere-aids-teso-groundnuts-farmers.htmlto

 

Please direct all media inquiries to:

Betty Kyakuwa
Communication Officer
Phone: +256 772 697500
pr@CEDAT.mak.ac.ug

Or send written inquiries to:

Communication Office
College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062,
Kampala Uganda