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Mr. Robert Kakebe Sekajja PhD defense

Robert Sekajja Earns PhD with Groundbreaking Study on Energy Transition

Kampala, Uganda – January 30, 2026. Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) proudly announced the successful defense of a groundbreaking PhD thesis by Mr. Robert Kakebe Sekajja. His research, titled “Evaluation of Transition Pathways from Traditional Bioenergy to Clean Domestic Cooking Energy Services in Uganda Using a System Dynamics Approach”, marks...

Strengthening Solar Energy Innovation: The SUNRISE Project Kicks Off at School of Engineering

From January 27th to 28th, 2026, the Makerere University School of Engineering, under the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), hosted a landmark workshop to launch the SUNRISE project. This initiative brought together a diverse team of engineering academicians from various universities across East Africa and Europe. Coordinated by Dr. Francis Mujjuni of...

Makerere University and KCCA to Strengthen Collaboration on Solid Waste Management

Prof. Moses Musinguzi and CEDAT staff with KCCA officials led by Dr. Sarah Zalwango after a successful meeting at Makerere University on January 30, 2026. The College of Engineering, Design, Art, and Technology (CEDAT) at Makerere University has initiated a strategic collaboration with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to address the escalating challenges of...

Eng. Sekaya Ronald Triumphs in PhD Defense on Integrated Urban Services at Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda – January 23, 2026 Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) witnessed a landmark academic achievement on January 22, 2026, as Eng. Sekaya Ronald successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Towards an Integrated Planning Framework for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Solid Waste Management Services in Ugandan Small Towns: Case of...
Enhancing Healthcare Infrastructure: A Comprehensive Engineering Assessment of Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital

Enhancing Healthcare Infrastructure: A Comprehensive Engineering Assessment of Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital

By Kikomeko Pius Between 15th and 23rd December 2025, a multi-disciplinary team of engineering students from the Makerere University School of Engineering, in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders East Africa (EWB-EA), conducted a transformative field assessment at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital (ERRH). The mission aimed to evaluate the facility’s critical infrastructure across the civil, energy,...

Successful PhD Defense: Jude Zziwa Byansi Advances Sanitation Research in Kampala Schools

Edited by Kikomeko Pius & Harriet Musinguzi Celebrating success: Mr. Jude Zziwa Byansi with his parent, supervisors, panelists, and opponent after his PhD defense. On January 8, 2026, the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) at Makerere University hosted a landmark academic event: the PhD defense of Mr. Jude Zziwa Byansi. His dissertation,...
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