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MAPRONANO ACE’s innovative technologies to fight COVID-19

Development of low cost Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers MAPRONANO ACE in partnership with Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) have developed low cost hand sanitizer for use in resource-limited settings and use in institutions and communities for effective hygiene and infection control. This is an alcohol hand sanitizer with 99.9% alcohol and is locally...

GIS Fundamentals and Spatial Analysis Course – GIS Centre short Course

SIDA in collaboration with Makerere University GIS Centre has organised another cross-cutting course on Fundamentals of GIS and Spatial Data Analysis scheduled for Monday 14th to Friday 18th December 2020. In order to blend in with the new normal, the course will be conducted both online and physically at University GIS Centre. This will allow...

Land Tenure System: A Challenge for Urban Development and Service Delivery in GKMA

he opening remarks were given by Dr Lydia Mazzi Kayondo who represented Professor Moses Musinguzi, the Dean School of the Built Environment, Makerere University. Dr Lydia Mazzi Kayondo is the Chair, Department of Geomatics and Land Management, a senior lecturer and a Geographical Information System (GIS) specialist. She welcomed the participants and appreciated them for...

6th NCC Conference: Call for Papers

The College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), Makerere University and Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) are organizing the 6th National Conference on Communications #NCC2020 to be held on 21st to the 22nd January 2021. #NCC2020 will host keynote speeches and technical paper sessions on topical issues in Uganda’s Communications sector. The NCC provides an...

ob Alert: Business Development Manager Needed at Uganda Gatsby Trust

ganda Gatsby Trust, an organization birthed out of CEDAT is currently looking to hire a Business Development Manager. Uganda Gatsby Trust (UGT) was founded in 1994, with the financial and technical support of Gatsby Charitable foundation (GCF) of Great Britain. Since it was founded, UGT has established and maintained a special relationship with Makerere University,...

Experts call for integration of Land use and transport planning for Kampala

Researchers from Makerere University and officials from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development have called on the government to integrate land use and transport planning if we are to develop the urban centres around the city. Speaking at a public dialoague, researchers noted that there was need to decongest the city and also...
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