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Architecture in Kiteezi

The Department of Architecture and Physical Planning, on March 18th, 2015 hosted a team of officials from Kampala City Council Authority. The purpose of the visit was for KCCA officials to familiarise themselves with some of the research project ideas that the students had  in regards to how best the authority can deal with garbage...

CEDAT student draws Architectural Plans for Nnabagereka’s Ekisaakaate

CEDAT Principal Handing over the Ekisaakate designs to the Nnabageraka Emphasis was, on Thursday May 21, 2015, on knowledge transfer partnerships as CEDAT handed over Architectural Designs of the Ekisaakaate Kya Nnabagereka Centre of Excellence (The Royal Enclosure) to the Nnabagereka. “We had many international organisations bidding to design the Ekisaakaate but, as an organisation...

Institute of Heritage Conservation and Restoration celebrates partnership with US Embassy

United States Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation awarded to the Institute of Heritage Conservation and Restoration Art lovers on April 30, 2015 gathered at the Makerere Art Gallery to celebrate a partnership the Gallery has with the US Embassy in Uganda. The US Embassy in 2012 started funding the documenting of Art pieces, improving storage...

Ebishushani 2 & 3: People, Poses and Tricks

The Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art, together with History in Progress Uganda on 14th May 2015 opened a unique Photography exhibition and launched two books, Ebishushani 2 and Ebishushani 3, showcasing work from two Ugandan photographers: Musa Katuramu and Elly Rwakoma. Musa Katuramu, 1913-1986, was a carpenter, a constructor of houses and...

Biomedical Engineering students to get access to Duke University Online Resources

Students of Biomedical Engineering at Makerere University will get a chance to access online resources from Duke University in the US, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions. This was agreed upon in a meeting on Thursday May 14, 2015. The delegation from Duke University was accompanied by a team...

Proposals on ACEs supported by World Bank

The World Bank is about to call for proposals on developing African Centres of Excellence (ACEs). The Support totalling USD 150 m is directed towards funding ACEs with emphasis on the following; STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics): Energy, Value addition, Infrastructure, Urban Design and Construction, ICT, Product Design and manufacturing, Disaster analysis and Management, Water...
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