The Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development is committed to ensuring that the proposed Makerere University Regional Centre for Urban Research, Governance, and Innovation (MURCURGI) is fully established. Hon. Judith Nabakooba, the Minister for Lands Housing and Urban Development Hon. Judith Nabakooba, the Minister for Lands Housing and Urban Development expressed the commitment of...Read More

Makerere University, together with the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development and the Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU) are set to undertake an urban expansion planning drive that will result in better-planned cities and urban areas in Uganda. A national workshop on Urban Extension Planning in Uganda financed by Cities Alliance was held...Read More

The TUM SEED Center for Sustainable Energies, Entrepreneurship, and Development at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is part of the long-term DAAD program “Exceed – Excellence Centers for Exchange and Development”, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 2020-2024. The TUM SEED Center aims to contribute to sustainable development by offering...Read More

On November 7th, 2024, 4th-year Mechanical Engineering students from Makerere University visited Kyampisi Living Labs in Luwero District as part of their hands-on learning experience. The visit to this innovative research and development site provided students with valuable exposure to real-world applications of various renewable energy technologies and their impact on local communities. Kyampisi Living...Read More

We, the Makerere Consortium in partnership with Alle School of Fine Arts, University of Dar Es Salaam, USIU, EAMAN and Belva Digital, are excited to share that we were announced as a beneficiary in the second cohort of @Ignite_CultureEA. The course “The Short Century – Filling the Gap in Understanding and Appreciation of Eastern African...Read More

Mr. Tumusiime Edmund Thesis during a public Viva Voce held on the CEDAT Conference Hall on Tuesday 20th June 2023. A number of staff congratulated the candidate for hiss great work and according to the Principal CEDAT, Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, it was characterized with great practical recommendations with four publications in good journals. The Dean,...Read More

Swami Swaroopananda, the Global Head Chinmaya Mission lectures students in CTF II, Makerere University On Monday 27th March 2023, Swami Swaroopananda, the Global Head of the Chinmaya Mission delivered a public lecture to staff and students of Makerere University with the objective of creating mindset change. The Lecture held in Central Teaching Facility II was coordinated...Read More

The Marconi Research and Innovations Laboratory at Makerere University, incollaboration with Sleepiz AG, Zurich is offering an internship opportunity at theintersection of data science and sleep insights. Calling 2nd or 3rd-year undergraduatestudents at Makerere University with a computing and data science background toperform exploratory data analysis on audio recordings of sleep data. for more information...Read More

Engineering students at the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) benefited from a career guidance and mentorship session co-organized by the college and Tembo Steel (U) Ltd, during which an offer of ten Internship placement opportunities was announced. The session held on 10thMay 2023 in the CEDAT Conference hall was a follow up...Read More

Meeting Mr. Ssuubi Henry Kiyimba (File Photo) Henry Kiyimba Ssuubi, the Makerere University student whose photo trended on social media in 2019 when he arrived at the University Hall carrying a metallic suitcase will soon complete his studies. Ssuubi has been pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Click here for more detailsRead More